American Citizenship Quiz: Test Your Knowledge!

American Citizenship Quiz ° Due Oct 29 at 11:59pm ° Points 100 ° Questions 10 ° Time Limit 20 Minutes Instructions You are not allowed to consult other class members or any other resources when taking the quiz, and you cannot share your answers with anyone else in the course. You must do your own work. Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 11 minutes 100 out of 100 Score for this quiz: 100 out of 100 Submitted Oct 29 at 11:41pm This attempt took 11 minutes. Question 1 10 / 10 pts Which of the following was the single most important political concern of the American founders? Spalding calls it the "essential American idea."

Correct! Liberty (CORRECT ANSWER) Equality Protection of financial interests Social justice Question 2 10 / 10 pts Which of the following summarizes the American founders' understanding of liberty?

Liberty means doing whatever we want. Correct! Liberty means the rightful exercise of freedom. (CORRECT ANSWER) Liberty means the ability to do something as opposed to the duty to do something. None of the above Question 3 10 / 10 pts According to Spalding, which of the following was the single most important country that influenced the ideas and practices of the American founders?

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Correct! Great Britain (CORRECT ANSWER) France Ancient Greece Germany Question 4 10 / 10 pts When the Declaration of Independence uses the phrase "natural rights," it means:

rights given to people by the government. that people have a right to anything that they want or claim. that government can (and must) make up rights as it sees fit in order to adapt the U.S. Constitution to changing historical circumstances. Correct! that all people are entitled to certain rights due to the fact that all people are naturally equal and naturally free. (CORRECT ANSWER) Question 5 10 / 10 pts Which of the following did Jefferson call "the essential principles of our Government" in

his First Inaugural Address? "the sword of revolution where peacaeable remedies are unprovided" "freedom of religion" "peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations" Correct! All of the above (CORRECT ANSWER) Question 6 10 / 10 pts

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Which of the following were concerns of Washington in his famous "Farewell Address"? He wanted America to retain her religion and morality in order to maintain our republican goverment. He wanted America to act justly and, if possible, peaceably with all nations. He wanted America to avoid excessive partisan disputes. Correct! All of the above (CORRECT ANSWER) Question 7 10 / 10 pts

George Washington: owned slaves and thought slavery a good thing. Correct! owned slaves but did not think slavery a good thing. He therefore eventually had his slaves freed. (CORRECT ANSWER) did not own slaves, but as a Virginian, he defended slavery. did not own slaves, and thought slavery an evil thing. Question 8 10 / 10 pts

In Episode 1 of "The Good Society," Father Sirico learned the importance of which of the following from his boyhood encounter with a Holocaust survivor? Correct! Anthropology (CORRECT ANSWER) American citizenship the U.S. Constitution the Bill of Rights Question 9 10 / 10 pts

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Which of the following was not one of America's founding principles that Spalding emphasize in the video that you watched? Correct! social justice (CORRECT ANSWER) private property and free markets religious liberty and self-government the rule of law Question 10 10 / 10 pts

In what document do the following lines appear: "We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"? Correct! The Declaration of Independence (CORRECT ANSWER) The Gettysburg Address The United States Constitution The Mayflower Compact Quiz Score: 100 out of 100 Previous Next

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