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Chapter 5: Citizenship and Government in a Democracy

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Things that we are required to do are called _____.
A)rights
B)responsibilities
C)duties
D)concerns
2
_____ pay for the government's activities.
A)Profits
B)Taxes
C)Proceeds from sales of property
D)Donations
3
In order for the principle of "consent of the governed" to be meaningful, citizens must _____.
A)respect diversity
B)serve on juries
C)attend school
D)vote
4
Today, the United States military is made up of _____.
A)those between the ages of 18 and 25 who were drafted
B)volunteers
C)those between the ages of 18 and 25 who registered for the draft
D)volunteers and those who were drafted
5
Who said "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country"?
A)President John F. Kennedy
B)President Franklin D. Roosevelt
C)President George W. Bush
D)President Harry Truman
6
The Senior Corps is made up of citizens who are _____.
A)seniors in high school
B)seniors in college
C)senior business leaders
D)senior citizens aged 55 or older
7
In 1961, _____ was launched to send people to help in the poorest corners of the world.
A)AmeriCorps
B)the Peace Corps
C)Project America
D)VISTA
8
President George W. Bush has initiated a new volunteer program called _____.
A)USA Freedom Corps
B)Peace Corps
C)AmeriCorps
D)RSVP
9
_____, a Frenchman who visited America in the 1830s, recognized the spirit of volunteerism here.
A)Alexis de Tocqueville
B)Marquis de Lafayette
C)Jean Jacques Rousseau
D)Louis Napoleon
10
All but which of the following are duties of citizens?
A)obeying the law
B)paying taxes
C)attending college
D)serving in court
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