Types of Government
What is a government ruled by a few?
What is an Oligarchy?
Name one of the four main duties of U.S. citizens.
- Obey the Law
- Serve on a Jury
- Pay Taxes
- Selective Service
Name one privilege of U.S. citizens.
Voting
Individual right protected by Law
Private Property
What percentage of all Americans were born in another country?
13%
What is the definition of civics?
The study of the duties and rights of citizens and how they participate in their government and community.
In this form of government, priests rule in the name of God or a god.
Theocracy
Federal law requires nearly all male U.S. citizens and male immigrants between these ages to register with Selective Service.
What is 18 through 25?
Name ONE of the Major political parties in the United States
What is democracy and Republicans
These were the first people who populated the American Continents.
What are Native Americans (or Indigenous peoples)?
Name three factors that shape personal identity.
What is family, friends, ethnicity, race, culture, geography, media, life experiences, interests, or self-expression?
This system emphasizes the participation of citizens for the common good of the community.
What is Republicanism?
To be a qualified juror, you must be at least this age and a U.S. citizen.
18 Years Old
This document outlines the individual rights of U.S. citizens.
Bill of Rights
Between 1600 and 1808, approximately how many African slaves were brought to America?
What is nearly 500,000?
This refers to developing and situating oneself and one's beliefs within a group of people and how one engages with others in social, political, and economic structures.
What is civic identity?
In this form of government, power is concentrated in the hands of a single leader or small elite, whose decisions are taken without regard for the will of the people.
What is Authoritarianism?
These three levels of law exist in the United States.
What are local, state, and federal laws?
Name three civic behaviors that citizens can participate in.
What is voting, volunteerism, blood drives, community service, census participation, or writing to elected officials?
During the 1830–1890 period, immigrants from these countries came to America seeking jobs, land, and gold.
What are Germany, Ireland, Scandinavian countries, and China?
In this form of democracy, citizens directly participate in democratic decision-making.
What is direct democracy?
This political ideology advocates for a classless system in which the means of production are owned communally and private property is nonexistent or severely curtailed.
What is Communism?
A qualified juror must NOT have served as a juror during the previous how many years?
This phrase from the Declaration of Independence refers to life, liberty, and private property.
What is "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"?
During 1890–1924, nearly 22 million new immigrants came mostly from this region of Europe.
What is Eastern Europe?
(Including Italy, Greece, Poland, and Russia
This is a political system whereby an individual is elected by popular vote by the people to represent their interests.
What is representative democracy?