Civics Today: Citizenship, Economics, & You

Chapter 1: Citizenship and Government in a Democracy

Citizenship and Government in a Democracy

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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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