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Civics Citizenship Ch1
Civics Citizenship Ch1
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Citizenship and basic government
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1
Today the American economy and others like it are described as:
pure capitalist systems
democratic socialism
mixed market economies
command economies
2
Which of the following is not a form of local government:
city
county
state
town
3
Principle of American democracy that all people, including those in power, must obey the law:
rule of law
limited government
consent of the governed
representative government
4
When the will of the most people prevails, it is called:
democracy
dictatorship
citizenship
majority rule
5
One purpose of a constitution serves is to:
give government unlimited powers
put all of a nation's laws and customs in writing
establish a basic structure of government
always reflect the actual practice of government
6
The evolutionary theory of government origin hypothesizes that the state started out as:
consideration of one person's power
an agreement between rulers and ruled
an extended family
God's creation
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The legal process to become an American citizen is called:
deportation
naturalization
immigration
allegiance
8
Who is NOT a U.S. citizen:
a person born to foreign diplomats living in the US
a person born on a US military base overseas
a person born in Puerto Rico or Guam
a person born on US soil to non-citizens
9
Democracy requires that all people be free to:
develop their own capacities
do whatever they want
do what their leaders permit
vote on every issue individually
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A government in which all the citizens have an equal voice:
direct democracy
public policy
dictatorship
representative democracy
11
The mass movement of African Americans from the south to the north following the civil war:
migration
diffusion
deportation
immigration
12
Alien NOT married to a US citizen must live in US at least how many years before citizenship:
8
3
5
7
13
The countries most likely to succeed as democracies have citizens who:
inform themselves about issues
avoid serving on juries
cannot control their economic lives
have differences of opinions on all basic issues
14
What ethnic group currently accounts for the largest group of immigrants to the US:
Africans
Asians
Latin Americans
Europeans
15
Karl Marx predicted workers would overthrow capitalist governments & create a government that:
ensure free competition in the marketplace
would keep its hands off the economy
would pay workers just enough to survive
would own the means of production
16
Which country's government is a dictatorship:
Cuba
Canada
Great Britain
United States
17
A unitary system of government gives all key powers to the:
city governments
county governments
provincial governments
national governments
18
A government establishes courts to:
maintain social order
defend the country from attack
stimulate economic growth
promote public health and safety
19
The four essential features of a modern state are population, territory, government, and:
one language
sovereignty
common customs
social consensus
20
All but which of the following are functions of government:
providing services
keeping order
providing health care
providing security
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The first step in the naturalization process is:
signing a declaration of intention
taking a citizenship exam
taking an oath of allegiance
an interview with USCIS
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The key idea of democracy is that the people of a country:
hold sovereign power
cannot put limits on power
appear to have power but are actually suppressed
meet regularly to decide key issues