Unit 1 Test Civic Literacy

What is the census?

The census is conducted __ every years.

What is the process of becoming a US citizen called?

• citizenship

• naturalization

• immigration

• migrating

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Indepdence?

• to complain about taxes

• to organize the US government

• to declare the colonists' independence from Britain

• to threaten to withdraw from Britain's control

"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" are...

• inalienable rights

• the Constitution

• the Founder's goals for the country

• US values

Name two groups of people who were excluded from the ideals set out in the Declaration of Independence?

What is the purpose of the US Constitution?

• only lays out the 3 branches of government

• set out rights for individuals

• declared our freedom from Britain

• defines what the structure of the US government

The three branches of government are:

What does separation of powers mean?

What are checks and balances?