Quarter 1 Assessment Review

1. Why is serving on a jury an important civic duty?

A. Doing so ensures that all citizens experience the trial process.

B. Doing so ensures the accused the right to a trial by jury guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

C. Doing so ensures the accused the right to due process guaranteed by a Supreme Court decision.

D. Doing so ensures citizens obey the law.

B. Doing so ensures the accused the right to a trial by jury guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

2. The events below describe the use of a government document.

---------------------------Laura was born in France and lived in France until she immigrated to the U.S. at age 21. At age 25, Laura visited Morocco on vacation.

--------------------------- Why did Laura use a U.S. passport to travel?

A. Laura was a resident alien of the U.S.B. Laura was a resident national of the U.S.C. Laura was a U.S. citizen by the law of soil.D. Laura was a U.S. citizen by the law of blood.

D. Laura was a U.S. citizen by the law of blood.

1. The passage below describes a court decision. How did the court apply the 14th Amendment to decide this case?

A. To deny a native person citizenship rights does not support constitutional principles.

B. A naturalized citizen possesses all the rights of a native citizen according to the Constitution.C. Persons born outside the U.S. are not permitted to pursue citizenship because they are unemployed. D. Persons born outside the U.S. are not permitted to pursue citizenship because they do not own property.

The Burlingame Treaty (1870) allowed the U.S. to deny citizenship to persons born in the U.S. whose parents were born outside the U.S. The U.S. Supreme Court granted writ of certiorari to a case challenging the constitutionality of the treaty.

A. To deny a native person citizenship rights does not support constitutional principles.

1.Which principle is included in the U.S. Constitution?

A. rule of law

B. right to trial

C. capitalism

D. confederalism

A. rule of law

State % of Naturalized Citizensfrom State’s Immigrant Population

California 46%Florida 49%New York 52%Texas 32%

Below is a table of the four most populated states in the United States. How might these populations affect political campaigns?

A. Candidates for governor will campaign for immigration reform in Texas.

B. Candidates for president will campaign for immigration reform in Florida.

C. Candidates for governor will campaign for naturalization reform in California.

D. Candidates for president will campaign for naturalization reform in New York.

D. Candidates for president will campaign for naturalization reform in New York.

1. What conclusion can be made about voting patterns of native-born and naturalized citizens?

Source: 2011Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (Table 1)

A. Registered native-born citizens are more likely to vote than naturalized citizens

B. Registered naturalized citizens are more likely to vote than registered native-born citizens.

C. The ratio of registered voters who vote is the same for native-born and naturalized citizens.

D. The ratio of registered voters who vote is significantly higher for registered native-born citizens.

A. Registered native-born citizens are more likely to vote than naturalized citizens

1. The quote below is from a 1977 interview with President Richard Nixon.

Source: New York Times

Based on the quote, what can be presumed about the rule of law?A. It requires judicial review. B. It promotes fair procedures. C. It requires consistent application.D. It promotes institutional transparency.

“Well, when the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.”

C. It requires consistent application.

1. How does rule of law affect U.S. government officials and institutions?

A. It holds government officials and institutions accountable to the law.

B. It requires government officials and institutions to create new laws.

C. It prevents government officials and institutions from making their work public

D. It ensures government officials and institutions are exempt from laws.

A. It holds government officials and institutions accountable to the law.

The quote below is from a historical document.

“A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”

How does this quote reflect the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the Founding Fathers?

A. They had reservations about self-government.

B. They were concerned with property rights.

C. They supported individual liberties.

D. They created a limited monarchy.

C. They supported individual liberties

Below is a newspaper headline.

What Enlightenment idea is represented by the headline?A. Separation of powersB. Checks and balancesC. Social contractD. Natural law

C. Social contract

The passage below is from a historical document.“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…”

What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Only citizens can enjoy the rights guaranteed by a government.B. People have rights that cannot be denied by any government.C. Government must equally distribute power among people.D. Government is necessary to promote equality.

B. People have rights that cannot be denied by any government.

What conclusion characterizes the impact of English policies on the colonists?

A.They did not have much of an impact because the colonists already hated England and planned to stage a revolution.

B.They transformed the colonists from loyal English subjects into rebels fighting to defend their rights and liberties.

C.They convinced the colonists that it was safer to remain an English colony because the English Army was strong.

D.They made it difficult for the colonists to embrace independence because the policies supported the colonial economy.

B. They transformed the colonists from loyal English subjects into rebels fighting to defend their rights and liberties.

Which statement completes the diagram?

A. It is the role of government to determine natural rights.B. It is the roles of government to protect natural rights.C. People establish natural rights.D. People possess natural rights.

B. It is the roles of government to protect natural rights.

Which sentence best describes the Enlightenment idea of the “social contract”?

A.People give up some rights in order to have other rights protected.

B.People must use reason and intellect in order to find truth.

C.People must separate church and state in all levels of government.

D. People of different cultures, beliefs, and ideas have equal value.

A. People give up some rights in order to have other rights protected.

What choice best completes the chart?

A. British agree to compromiseB. British allow colonists to determine policyC. British ignore colonial protestsD. British repeal all tax policies

C. British ignore colonial protests

According to the Declaration of Independence, how did Americans justify their separation from Britain?

A. King George III was doing an adequate job as a ruler, but the Americans were ready for a change.B. The Americans did not think King George III was very intelligent.C. The Americans were tired of being ruled by a king who was 3,000 miles away.D. King George III had violated the rights of the Americans; therefore, they had the right to

overthrow the government.

D. King George III had violated the rights of the Americans; therefore, they had the right to overthrow the government.

What concept is best described by the second sentence?

A. BicameralismB. Natural rightsC. Separation of powersD. Social contract

D. Social contract