Citizenship
Obligations & Responsibilities
Ancient Greece & Rome
Principles
Vocabulary Random
100

If you are born anywhere in the United States or its territories you are a citizen based on this law?

Law of Soil

100

List one duty of a USA Citizen...

obey laws, pay taxes, school until 16, selective service, and or jury duty

100

What did the citizens of both Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome have in comment? 

Civic Participation

100

Noone is above the law not even the President.

____  __  _____ applies to everyone the same. 

Rule of Law 

100

What do we call the process of becoming a US Citizen?

Naturalization

200

If United States citizens have a child outside of the United States their child is automatically a United States citizen because of this law?

Law of Blood

200

Jeffy decides to donate the rest of his lunch to the homeless shelter, is this a responsibility or a duty?

Responsibility

200

Ancient Rome's form of government is similar to that of America's.  It is a ________.

Republic

or Representative Democracy

or Representative Government

200

When power is divided into different parts in order to avoid tyranny. 

Separation of Powers 

200

What ideas did we get from the Magna Carta? 

Right to Trial/ Right to Justice

(a jury of one's peers)

300

List the final step of the naturalization process

pledge allegiance to the country 


300

What obligation protects the constitutional right to be tried by one’s peers?

Jury Duty

300

The original pilgrims/puritans that landed in American can with specific Judeo-Christian beliefs.  Name one. 

Ethical Idea of Justice

Personal Responsibility

Individual Self Worth 

300

Rights of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

What are these rights called? 

Natural Rights 

300

What type of government did the pilgrims sign in the Mayflower Compact? 

Self Government

400

What is the first step in the Naturalization process?

Complete the application with US Citizenship/Immigration


400

What must all MEN do when they turn 18 years old?

Sign up for selective service

400

Define Ancient Greece's Polis ? 

city state / community with citizens

400

The fair and equal way to go through our court system without any bias. 


Due Process 

400

When a group of people give permission to be governed.

Consent of the Govern

500

What do we call a legal recognized member of country?

a citizen

500

Most important responsibility of a citizen 

Attend Civic Meetings (Staying Informed)

500

Which principle to balance power shaped Ancient Rome's idea of government? 

Separation of Powers 

500

People give up their rights in order for government to protect them (to set up a government) were all follow the same laws. 

Social Contract 

500

List one of the rights that American got from the English Bill of Rights. 

Freedom of Speech

Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

Right to Bail