Citizenship: Rights & Responsibilities Quiz

Citizenship and Rights

• A member of a community, state, or nation is called a citizen.
• The freedoms belonging to a person as a benefit of citizenship are called rights.

Civic Responsibilities

• Things that we should do voluntarily as citizens are called civic duties.
• The process of becoming a citizen of a country is called naturalization.

Family and School Citizenship

• Children have the right to be safe and respected at home.
• One of the responsibilities of being a responsible family member is to respect others' rights and property.
• A key responsibility of a student at school is to respect teachers, classmates, and school property.
• Some of the five pillars of good school citizenship are respect, responsibility, honesty, kindness, and self-control.

State and National Citizenship

• One of the responsibilities of a state citizen is to obey state laws.
• A key responsibility of a United States citizen is to participate in the democratic process.

Bill of Rights

• The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect citizens' freedoms and rights.
• James Madison wrote the first ten amendments, which became known as the Bill of Rights.
• The 'Five Freedoms' outlined in the First Amendment are freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.

U.S. Constitution and Amendments

• George Washington was the president when the U.S. Constitution was written and almost not ratified.
• The event that led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the subsequent need for a bill of rights was the Shays' Rebellion.
• The Second Amendment protects the right to bear arms.
• The Fourth Amendment limits searches and often requires warrants to search someone's property.
• The Fifth Amendment protects people against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
• The Sixth Amendment promises a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, and the right to confront witnesses.
• The Ninth Amendment protects citizens' rights not listed in the Constitution.