Civics Today: Citizenship, Economics, & You

Chapter 1: Citizenship and Government in a Democracy

Citizenship and Government in a Democracy

1
Who said that without government life would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short"?
A)Henry Cabot Lodge
B)Aristotle
C)Thomas Hobbes
D)Abraham Lincoln
2
Which of the following is NOT a function of government?
A)keep order
B)maintain private property
C)provide security
D)provide services
3
According to the rule of law, __________.
A)American citizens are the source of the government's power
B)the legal requirements of voting must be kept to a minimum
C)one person equals one vote
D)everyone, including those who govern, must obey the law
4
During World War II, __________ were imprisoned in relocation camps.
A)Japanese Americans
B)German Americans
C)Italian Americans
D)Russian Americans
5
A person who moves permanently to a new country is a(n) __________.
A)immigrant
B)citizen
C)dual citizen
D)colonist
6
The __________ Amendment defines U.S. citizenship.
A)Fifteenth
B)Nineteenth
C)Fourteenth
D)First
7
The poem that appears at the base of the Statue of Libery was written by __________.
A)Walt Whitman
B)Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
C)Emily Dickinson
D)Emma Lazarus
8
The Latin phrase E pluribus unum means __________.
A)"Victory or death"
B)"Out of many, one"
C)"Let the buyer beware"
D)"Seize the day"
9
Most scholars believe that the first Native Americans arrived here from __________.
A)Asia
B)Europe
C)South America
D)Africa
10
__________ make up the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States.
A)Anglo Americans
B)African Americans
C)Asian Americans
D)Hispanic Americans
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