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What is a citizen's most important duty?
To obey the law
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Individuals recognized as legal members of a country, with full rights and obligations, are called
Citizens
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Your duty to serve on a jury is required to protect your OWN right to what?
To have a jury of your peers decide your fate in a criminal or civil case.
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In the earliest years of the United States, which group was considered full citizens with voting rights?
Land-owning, white men, over 21 years of age
100
One of the most sacred rights and important responsibilities of a U.S. citizen is
to vote
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Is voting a responsibility or an obligation?
Voting is a responsibility. It is not a duty, or obligation, because it not required. (Voting is also a right)
200
Civics is the study of what?
The rights and duties of citizens.
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What are the increasingly expanding levels of citizenship?
Family, community, city, county, state, country
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Which amendment to the US Constitution gave suffrage (the right to vote) to all men over 21, including African-Americans?
The 15th amendment: "the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
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At what age to you become eligible to vote in the US?
18
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Is it a citizen's responsibility or duty to serve on a jury?
It is a duty. You can be punished for failing to serve when called.
300
The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution defines citizens as all people
"born or naturalized" in the US
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In which document are the rights of U.S. citizens established?
US Constitution
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The principle of ________________________ is the idea that the government gets its power from the people.
Popular Sovereignty
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An obligation of male citizens is to register with what government agency when they turn 18?
The Selective Service. This registers you for the draft.
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What are the pathways to citizenship in the US?
Citizenship through birth on U.S. land, citizenship through birth to citizen parents, and completing the Naturalization process.
400
When Naturalized Citizens take the Oath of Allegiance, what are they pledging their loyalty to?
The US Constitution
400
Individuals that have moved permanently to the US from another country are
immigrants
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Voting is a right for
citizens ONLY.
400
Can the US President be a naturalized citizen?
No. He or she must be a natural-born citizen of the U.S.
500
What are some requirements to be eligible for Naturalization?
1. Be 18 years old 2. Be of good moral character 3. Pass a civics and US History test 4. Have been a legal permanent resident for 5 years
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What is the final step in the Naturalization process?
Taking the Oath of Allegience
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TRUE OR FALSE: To be a natural born citizen, you must be born within the United States.
FALSE! If your parents are citizens, you are a citizen no matter where you were born. Also, you may be born in any US territory (Puerto Rico, for example) or on a US Military base anywhere in the world.
500
In the Oath of Allegiance, new citizens swear to be loyal to the U.S. ______________________.
Constitution
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Can a US Senator be a Naturalized citizen?
Yes