SSCG16&17

What are the responsibilities of citizens called? (SSCG16a) 

• civic duty

• civil service

• indentured service

• work

What is collected to pay for public benefits that citizens receive? (SSUSH16a) 

• Taxes

• civil duties

• fines

• fees

What are collected on the income that we earn, on property we own, such as homes and vehicles, and purchases that we make? (SSCG16a) 

• dues

• taxes

• fees

• tariffs

Another civic duty is serving on a jury. As U.S. citizens, we all have a right to a trial by jury and a civic responsibility to serve on a jury if called upon. What is serving on a jury called? (SSCG16a) 

• jury work

• jury service

• jury duty

• jury foreman

What are requirements of eligibility to serve on a jury? (Choose the one that doesn't apply)

• 18 years old

• US Citizen

• No Felonies

• disqualifying physical or mental conditions

• must have voted in every election

All male citizens in the United States between the ages of 18 and 25 are required by law to register within 30 days of their 18th birthday, unless they are in prison or a mental hospital. (SSCG16a) 

• True

• False

Citizens have the right to cast a vote at what level of government? Choose the one doesn't apply. (SSCG16b) 

• state

• local

• federal

• regional

Running for public office, working directly for the government, volunteering at local precincts or with campaigns, and taking employment in areas that serve the public, such as health care or education are all forms of what? (SSCG16b) 

• voting

• jury duty

• public service

• selective service

The Pledge of Allegiance was originally written in 1887 by whom? (SSCG16c) 

• Colonel Harlan Sanders

• Colonel George A. Custer

• Colonel Lewis Cass

• Colonel George Balch

When a person recites the pledge, they are pledging our loyalty to what? (SSCG16c) 

• state government

• local government

• USA

• Qanon