Youth Rights
At what age can you vote in the US?
18
When hanging a state, city, and country flag, which one must be highest?
The national flag must always be the highest on the flagpole.
In Los Angeles, it is illegal to wash your neighbor’s car without…
Asking for permission
Also drying it
Soap
Buying a puppy
Asking for permission
Which drug is legal in some U.S. states?
Marijuana / weed / cannabis
True / False: The U.S allows dual citizenship (you can have citizenship in the U.S. and another country)
True
What can you not do in the USA once you turn 18?
a. Buy cigarettes
b. Enlist in the military
c. Rent a car
d. Buy a gun
c. Rent a car
(d: Depends on the state you're in -- some states allow you to buy a gun at 18 or earlier; some states at 21)
When the National Anthem is played/performed, where should everyone face?
Everyone is supposed to face towards the flag.
In Michigan, you cannot sell a car on what day of the week?
Sunday
In most U.S. states, you are allowed to buy a gun starting at age….
18
A few states allow you to first buy a gun at 21 (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and District of Columbia)
True/False: For an Austrian to study in the U.S., they would need a student visa.
True
Of the following, what can you do in the U.S. once you turn 16? Two are correct.
Rent property
Drive a car (get your driver’s license)
Drink alcohol
Get a tattoo
Drop out of high school
2. Drive a car / get your driver's license
5. Drop out of high school
Public schools must start their day by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Fill in the blanks of the pledge:
I pledge allegiance ____ the flag of the United States of America and to the republic ____ which it stands, one nation, indivisible, under God, with liberty and justice for all.
Blank 2: for
The Illinois Sip and Spit law means…
It is illegal to spit in the street.
Bartenders must sip and spit out their alcohol to make sure it is ok.
Culinary students under age 21 can taste alcohol if they spit it out afterwards.
Culinary students under age 21 can taste alcohol if they spit it out afterwards.
The right to bear arms is…
The right to walk in public without sleeves
The right to hunt bears
The right to own a weapon
The right to use drugs in public
The right to own a weapon
True / False: There are more immigrants (individuals born outside the US who do not have US citizenship) per capita (by population) in the U.S. than Austria.
True and False. Immigrants make up 14% of the American population, 16% of the Austrian population.
However, if immigrants and their children are included in the American immigrants population, 27% of America is immigrants. This is because ALL children born on US territory automatically acquire US citizenship, whereas children born in Austria to non-Austrian parents do NOT automatically acquire Austrian citizenship/What things are typical of American 18 year olds’ lives? 2 are correct.
Graduating high school
Getting a full-time job
Going to college (university) for some
Doing the mandatory national service year
Buying a car
1. Graduating high school (at 17 or 18)
3. Going to college/university (for some)
Which of the following are legal to do with an American flag? (one answer)
Flying a ripped flag
Letting it touch the ground
Burning it
Wearing it as clothing
3: Burn it
In Connecticut, there is a law that ___X___ can only be sold as ___X___ if they bounce.
Apples
Chicken
Pickles
Soup
Pickles
What drug is considered an epidemic in the U.S. right now (ie, in 2023)?
Marijuana (cannabis)
Cocaine
Crack
Opioids (heroin, prescription pain killers)
Opiods are currently an epidemic is the US
How long does an immigrant need to have been a citizen before they can run for congress?
2 years
7 years
14 years
20 years
7 years
Which of the 3 scenarios is legal?
Sarah wants to protest the U.S. military invasion of a Afghanistan. She organizes students to walk out of class to protest with her. The school expels her for this.
Kim wears a hat to show her support for the NRA (national rifle organization). Her principal tells her it is against school rules to wear hats and she must take it off.
Tobey is frustrated after experiencing racism at school and posts a rant on twitter about it. His history teacher sees it and shows the school board. They demand he delete the posts.
2. Most schools have rules that don't allow students to wear hats.
The “PATRIOT Act” is a law which stands for…
Putting American Traditions Rightfully In Our Troops
Performing American Trials Required In Occupational Treaties
Patent And Tax Revenue Interrogation Organization Type
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
Puppies And T-Rex Interested in Ottoman Trees
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
In Kentucky, a woman can only marry the same man a maximum __ times.
2
3
4
5
3
Name a school where there was a shooting in the U.S.
Columbine, Sandy Hook, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas …
In the U.S., immigrants can be deported (sent home) for all of the following except what?
Drug trafficking
Overstaying their visa
Traffic violation (i.e. speeding or missing a stop sign)
Not telling US Customs and Immigration that your address changed
Traffic violations