Unit 1 (Civics) Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for an agreement among members of a society to cooperate for social benefits?

• Social Contract

• Naturalization

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

The process by which a foreign citizen becomes a citizen of a new country is called ______.

• Naturalization

• Petition

• Autocracy

• Due Process

Which of the following refers to a moral or legal obligation?

• Duty

• Privilege

• Theocracy

• Petition

A special right or advantage available only to a particular person or group is known as ______.

• Privilege

• Democracy

• Citizenship

• Human Rights

Who is a person represented by an elected official?

• Constituent

• Autocrat

• Attorney

• Citizen

The legal principle that prevents an individual from being tried twice for the same offense is called ______.

• Double Jeopardy

• Due Process

• Popular Sovereignty

• Natural Rights

What is the fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement?

• Due Process

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Republic

The act of implicating oneself in a crime or exposing oneself to criminal prosecution is known as ______.

• Self-Incrimination

• Petition

• Democracy

• Counsel

What is the term for legal advice or representation in court?

• Counsel

• Sovereignty

• Autocracy

• Privilege

A system of government by one person with absolute power is called ______.

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Republic

• Oligarchy