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Question no. 65
American Government

What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?

  • Freedom of expression
  • Freedom of speech
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom to petition the government
  • Freedom of religion
  • The right to bear arms

Question no. 66
American Government

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

  • The United States
  • The flag

Question no. 67
American Government

Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.

  • Give up loyalty to other countries
  • Defend the (U.S.) Constitution
  • Obey the laws of the United States
  • Serve in the military (if needed)
  • Serve (help, do important work for) the nation (if needed)
  • Be loyal to the United States

Question no. 68
American Government

How can people become United States citizens?

  • Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
  • Naturalize
  • Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)

Question no. 69
American Government

What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?

  • Vote
  • Run for office
  • Join a political party
  • Help with a campaign
  • Join a civic group
  • Join a community group
  • Give an elected official your opinion (on an issue)
  • Contact elected officials
  • Support or oppose an issue or policy
  • Write to a newspaper

Question no. 70
American Government

What is one way Americans can serve their country?

  • Vote
  • Pay taxes
  • Obey the law
  • Serve in the military
  • Run for office
  • Work for local, state, or federal government

Question no. 71
American Government

Why is it important to pay federal taxes?

  • Required by law
  • All people pay to fund the federal government
  • Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment)
  • Civic duty

Question no. 72
American Government

It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.

  • Required by law
  • Civic duty
  • Makes the draft fair, if needed

Question no. 73
American History

The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.

  • Freedom
  • Political liberty
  • Religious freedom
  • Economic opportunity
  • Escape persecution

Question no. 74
American History

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

  • American Indians
  • Native Americans

Question no. 75
American History

What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?

  • Africans
  • People from Africa

Question no. 76
American History

What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?

  • American Revolution
  • The (American) Revolutionary War
  • War for (American) Independence

Question no. 77
American History

Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

  • High taxes
  • Taxation without representation
  • British soldiers stayed in Americans’ houses (boarding, quartering)
  • They did not have self-government
  • Boston Massacre
  • Boston Tea Party (Tea Act)
  • Stamp Act
  • Sugar Act
  • Townshend Acts
  • Intolerable (Coercive) Acts

Question no. 78
American History

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

  • (Thomas) Jefferson

Question no. 79
American History

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

  • July 4, 1776

Question no. 80
American History

The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.

  • (Battle of) Bunker Hill
  • Declaration of Independence
  • Washington Crossing the Delaware (Battle of Trenton)
  • (Battle of) Saratoga
  • Valley Forge (Encampment)
  • (Battle of) Yorktown (British surrender at Yorktown)