Civic Life Quiz

What does the term 'civic life' refer to?

• The life of community leaders

• The public life of the citizen

• The private life of the citizen

• The life of government officials

What is civic participation?

• Involvement in personal hobbies

• Involvement in local, state, and national government affairs

• Involvement in corporate activities

• Involvement in religious activities

What is the social contract?

• An agreement between friends

• An agreement between citizens and the government

• An agreement between businesses

• An agreement between political parties

What is citizenship?

• A legal status and relation between an individual and a state

• A type of educational degree

• A type of social club membership

• A form of employment

What does 'natural born citizen' mean?

• A citizen who was born in a foreign country

• A citizen who was a U.S. citizen at birth

• A citizen who was born in a specific city

• A citizen who was born in a natural environment

What is naturalization?

• The process of becoming a business owner

• The process of becoming a government official

• The process of becoming a U.S. citizen after birth

• The process of becoming a legal resident

What is a legal resident?

• An individual with permanent permission to stay in the U.S.

• An individual with permission to stay in any country

• An individual with no permission to stay in the U.S.

• An individual with temporary permission to stay in the U.S.

What is the definition of democracy?

• A system of government by a single ruler

• A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state

• A system of government by a small group of people

• A system of government by the military

What is the 'consent of the governed'?

• The idea that a government's legitimacy is justified and lawful only with consent

• The idea that a government's legitimacy is justified and lawful with or without consent

• The idea that a government's legitimacy is justified and lawful only with military consent

• The idea that a government's legitimacy is justified and lawful without consent

What is systemic structural racism?

• A form of racism that is not influenced by social structures

• A form of racism that is easily visible

• A form of racism that is deeply embedded in systems and policies

• A form of racism that is only present in certain communities