Vocabulary
What is a Right?
a. To follow rules
b. The character and behavior of a citizen
c. A duty
d. A basic idea or truth that people value
d. A basic idea or truth that people value
A. Raul plants a community garden.
B. Sanjay stops his car at a red light.
C. Farrah looks both ways before crossing.
D. Maureen votes in school elections.
A. Raul plants a community garden.
What is citizenship?
a. the protection of rights
b. something that a person should do
c. a law that someone is supposed to follow
d. a person's character and behavior in their community
d. a person's character and behavior in their community
_________ is the right to vote.
A. Civics
B. Justice
C. Suffrage
D. Citizenships
C. Suffrage
Why was Clara Barton called “the angel of the battlefield”?
a. because she tried to be a soldier
b. because she wore a white uniform
c. because she cared for wounded soldiers
d. because she held church services for soldiers
c. because she cared for wounded soldiers
What is citizenship?
a. The character and behavior of a citizen
b. Money paid for violating a law
c. To make sure people obey laws
d. An action
a. The character and behavior of a citizen
A. Citizen
B. Activist
C. Volunteer
D. Role Model
D. Role Model
What is protected in the constitution?
A. Laws
B. Rights
C. Ideals
D. Responsibilities
B. Rights
In the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Supreme Court voted to
A. support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
B. give African Americans the right to vote.
C. allow women the right to vote.
D. end school segregation.
D. end school segregation.
Why did Harriet Tubman work on the Underground Railroad?
c. She wanted to start a war with the British.
d. She wanted to help people gain their freedom.
d. She wanted to help people gain their freedom.
What is Public Virtue?
a. An action
b. The goodness in all citizens and the willingness to work for the good of a community or nation.
c. To work or give without being paid
d. Refers to the rights and responsibilities of citizens
b. The goodness in all citizens and the willingness to work for the good of a community or nation.
Which of these examples could be an activist cause?
A. Becoming a firefighter
B. Voting for a popular local leader
C. Encouraging people to pay their taxes
D. Starting a community recycling program
D. Starting a community recycling program
B. The law would protect the right to gather peacefully
C. The person would be protected by the freedom of speech
D. The person could go to jail.
C. The person would be protected by the freedom of speech
Why was Susan B. Anthony arrested for voting in 1872?
A. She was not yet a citizen of the United States.
B. She tried to vote twice for the same candidate.
C. She broke a law prohibiting women from voting.
D. She gave a speech outside the place where she voted.
C. She broke a law prohibiting women from voting.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in the __________.
A. South
B. North
C. East and West
D. North and South
A. South
What are civil rights?
a. The right to vote
b. To separate
c. Rights of all citizens to be treated equally
d. Knowing about something
c. Rights of all citizens to be treated equally
Which of the following is an example of a rule?
A. Every car has to stop at stop signs.
B. Everyone has to wear a bicycle helmet.
C. People have to take turns when speaking.
D. A person can vote beginning at 18 years old.
C. People have to take turns when speaking.
Which of these situations is an example of someone using technology to be a good citizen?
A. e-mailing the post office to complain about a lost package
B. playing a video game with someone who lives in another country
C. keeping track of the fines that your neighbors have gotten for littering
D. learning online that people in another state need help and sending supplies
D. learning online that people in another state need help and sending supplies
How did Eleanor Roosevelt influence and change communities while working at the United Nations?
A. She helped all women get the right to vote.
B. She opened an international school for girls.
C. She led a group that worked for human rights.
D. She led a group that worked to end human slavery.
C. She led a group that worked for human rights.
The Founding Fathers included Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and __________.
A. James Madison
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Frederick Douglass
D. Martin Luther King Jr.
A. James Madison
What is Suffrage?
a. To separate
b. The right to vote
c. A person chosen to act for others
d. Someone who has done special deeds and is a role model for others
b. The right to vote
Layla is organizing a meeting where people can learn more about those running for local government. Layla is __________.
A. violating a law
B. protecting a right
C. promoting good citizenship
D. carrying out a responsibility
C. promoting good citizenship
Which statement supports the idea that the Internet has created new challenges?
A. Today, the world is very interconnected.
B. It is important to be a good digital citizen.
C. Citizens must understand the laws and rules around the world.
D. Cyberbullying makes it harder to help others outside of your own community.
B. It is important to be a good digital citizen.
What did Thurgood Marshall fight against?
d. segregation laws
Which sentence describes Jane Addams?
A. She was an enemy of peace.
B. She was an advocate for peace.
C. She was unconcerned about peace.
D. She was an obstacle to peace.
B. She was an advocate for peace.