Being a Citizen
Becoming a citizen by being born in the United States.
What is birthright citizenship?
English political philosopher who wrote about natural rights.
Who was John Locke?
A citizen can be called to sit as a member of this 12 person body which decides court cases.
What is a jury?
The definition of a responsibility.
What is something a citizen should do but is not forced to by law?
The First Amendment is part of this collection of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The process of voluntarily becoming a citizen.
What is naturalization?
The source of rights according to John Locke.
What is God/Creator?
The last draft that the United States had was during this war.
What was the Vietnam war?
Another name for a civic responsibility.
What is a civic virtue?
The first clause of the First Amendment prevents Congress from doing this.
What is establishing a religion?
The test that a person must take at the end of the naturalization process is composed of these two parts.
What are Civics and English?
The agreement among people to give up some of their freedom in order to form a government which protects their rights.
What is the social contract?
The Founding Father known for his quote "the only two certainties in life are death and taxes."
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
An example of a civic responsibility that can only be exercised by those over eighteen.
What is voting?
This term from the First Amendment refers to the protection of newspapers and other written forms of media.
What is the press?
The constitutional amendment which states "all persons born in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof" are citizens.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
The theoretical state that existed before government in which everyone was free but there was no protection of anyone's rights.
What is the state of nature?
The government agency that collects taxes.
What is the IRS?
State the Pledge of Allegiance.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
This refers to a written statement that is signed and given to the government in order to effect a change. It is protected by the First Amendment.
What is a petition?
The Supreme Court case which challenged birthright citizenship.
What is Trump v. Barbara?
The religion that believes God wound up the world like a clock, pressed start, and no longer intervenes, allowing the world to continue operating based on natural laws.
What is Deism?
The name for the registration of all military aged males in case of a future draft.
What is Selective Service?
The United States is currently in a war with this country.
What is Iran?
The reason why many of the Founding Fathers opposed adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
What is they were afraid that it would give the impression that people's rights came from the government?