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Study Guide Answers

1.     Citizenship is defined as a love for one's country, or nation-state. True or False.
     False - patriotism is defined?
2.     Before 1776, people who lived in what is now the USA were considered what?
     English subjects
3.     What document governed the Unites States before the Constitution was drafted?
     Articles of Confederation
4.     The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the _______________.
     Bill of Rights
5.     How many branches of government are there?
     Three
6.     The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States as a designed by a Spanish sculptor. True or False.
     False - French sculptor
7.     What are three duties of a citizen?
     Obeying the laws, voting and paying taxes.
8.     The Pledge of Allegiance originally stated, "I pledge allegiance to the Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." True or False.
     True
9.     Popular myth credits whom with having sewn the first American flag?
     Betsy Ross
10.     One of the greatest examples of lawful dissent was the Labor Movement. True or False.
     False - Civil Rights Movement
11.     What is, ideally, the freedom to work and to reap the benefits of your work?
     Capitalism
12.     How has the Supreme Court historically interpreted the clause in the Constitution that prohibits the government from "endorsing" any religion?
     "Separation of church and state"
13.     The Senate and House of Representatives are a part of the ____________ branch of American government.
     Legislative
14.     Who wrote the "Star Spangled Banner?
     Francis Scott Key
15.     The Declaration of Independence states that we, as citizens, are endowed with certain inalienable rights that include _________, ____________, and ___________.
     "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness."
16.     How does the government pay for the services it offers?
     Collects taxes from its citizens
17.     The term _____________ refers to people of a single nationality, or for multiple nationalities, that join and agree to participate in a formal political union.
     Nation-state
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