Unit 1 Study Guide

All Classes with be taking their Unit 1 Test on Thursday, 9/8 (A-DAY) and Friday, 9/9 (B-DAY). The test will be 25 questions, multiple choice. Each student received a study guide in class, but I'm posting the study guide below for any students that lost it or were absent.  It will be due for 20 POINTS on the day of the test.

Unit 1 Study Guide

Review your notes & activities.  Review the scenarios of different forms & systems of government.  You may write out or type the questions & answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1.      What are the two ways to become an American citizen?

2.      Describe the two ways to become a natural born citizen:

a.      Law of Soil:

b.      Law of Blood:

3.      Why might a refugee come to the U.S.?  What would they need to be allowed in?

4.      Label and describe the 3 ways to lose U.S. citizenship.

a.      ____________ :

b.      ____________ :

c.       Committing 3 types of crimes           

                                                              i.      _____________________________________

                                                            ii.      _____________________________________

                                                          iii.      _____________________________________

5.      What/who must naturalized citizens swear an oath to?

6.      Describe the differences between a resident alien, nonresident alien, and an illegal alien:

a.      Resident Alien:

b.      Nonresident Alien:

c.       Illegal Alien:

7.      How did the 14^th amendment affect the rights of citizens?

8.      How did the 19^th amendment affect the rights of citizens?

9.      How did the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 affect the rights of citizens?

10.  What are the 5 requirements to become a naturalized American citizen?

a.       

b.       

c.        

d.       

e.       

11.  Why must all males between the ages of 18 and 25 register with the Selective Service System?

12.  Democracy works on the principle of popular sovereignty.  What does popular sovereignty mean?

13.  Is voting a duty or responsibility? 

14.  Why is it important to vote?

15.  Forms of Government – The way a government is structured

Define the following forms of government.

a.      Democracy:

                                                              i.      Representative Democracy/Republic:

                                                            ii.      Direct Democracy:

b.      Autocracy:

   

c.       Monarchy:

                                                              i.      Absolute Monarchy:

                                                            ii.      Constitutional Monarchy:

d.      Oligarchy:

e.      Communism:

f.        Socialism:

16.  Systems of Government – The rules for how a government functions

Define the following systems of government.

a.      Federal:

b.      Confederal:

   

c.       Unitary:

d.      Parliamentary:

17.  How does the U.S. federal government share power?

18.  Which level of US government holds the highest authority?

19.  Provide examples of types of matters state government controls? (Chapter 3, Lesson 4)

20.  Provide examples of types of matters local government controls? (Chapter 3, Lesson 4)