Chapter 1:
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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Unit 1
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Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit 7
Unit 8
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
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