Civics Midterm Study Guide
Civics Midterm Study Guide.
1. What is Civics? Study of citizenship and government.
2. Define a citizen. Someone who is born in the U.S. or someone who goes through the naturalization process.
3. What is government? A group of people who make up rules and have control.
4. Name 3 reasons why we need government. 1) Keep order. 2) Provide services. 3) To prevent anarchy (lack of government)
5. What are the 3 levels of gov’t? Judicial, Legislative, and Executive.
6. This is the name given to a government where the power resides with the people? Local Government.
7. What are the 2 types of democracies? 1)Democracy- rights of people to rule themselves. 2)Representative Democracy- people who choose smaller body to govern on their behalves.
8. This is a gov’t system based on religious rule? Theocracy.
9. In which form of gov’t does a single person or small group hold all the power? Dictatorship.
10. What are the 2 ways in which a person can become a citizen of the United States? Birth and the naturalization process.
11. What are the requirements to be naturalized? 1)File an intent form. 2) Live in the U.S. for 5 years. 3) Must be 18 years old. 4) Take the naturalization test. 5) Take an oath of citizenship.
12. There are the things that all citizens are required to do? Pay taxes.
13. Name the five basic requirements of all citizens? 1) File an intent form. 2) You have to be living in the U.S. at least for 5 years. 3) Must be 18 years or older. 4) Take the naturalization test. 5) Take an oath of citizenship.
14. Give several examples of written documents that contain our rights? Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and The Constitution.
15. Give an example of a liberty right. Freedom of Speech.
16. What is the Census? They are the ones who must have a count of the population in the county for representative in congress.
17. Why are we concerned about the age of the “baby boom” generation? Because
1. What is Civics? Study of citizenship and government.
2. Define a citizen. Someone who is born in the U.S. or someone who goes through the naturalization process.
3. What is government? A group of people who make up rules and have control.
4. Name 3 reasons why we need government. 1) Keep order. 2) Provide services. 3) To prevent anarchy (lack of government)
5. What are the 3 levels of gov’t? Judicial, Legislative, and Executive.
6. This is the name given to a government where the power resides with the people? Local Government.
7. What are the 2 types of democracies? 1)Democracy- rights of people to rule themselves. 2)Representative Democracy- people who choose smaller body to govern on their behalves.
8. This is a gov’t system based on religious rule? Theocracy.
9. In which form of gov’t does a single person or small group hold all the power? Dictatorship.
10. What are the 2 ways in which a person can become a citizen of the United States? Birth and the naturalization process.
11. What are the requirements to be naturalized? 1)File an intent form. 2) Live in the U.S. for 5 years. 3) Must be 18 years old. 4) Take the naturalization test. 5) Take an oath of citizenship.
12. There are the things that all citizens are required to do? Pay taxes.
13. Name the five basic requirements of all citizens? 1) File an intent form. 2) You have to be living in the U.S. at least for 5 years. 3) Must be 18 years or older. 4) Take the naturalization test. 5) Take an oath of citizenship.
14. Give several examples of written documents that contain our rights? Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and The Constitution.
15. Give an example of a liberty right. Freedom of Speech.
16. What is the Census? They are the ones who must have a count of the population in the county for representative in congress.
17. Why are we concerned about the age of the “baby boom” generation? Because