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Unit 3 Exam - USA & Canada

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The passage from our Pledge of Allegiance that reads “…and to the Republic for which it stands…” refers to which form of government?
Theocracy
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Oligarchy
Compare and contrast a monarchy and an oligarchy. Which of these statements is true?

Monarchs may hold elections, but the elections are fixed so that the elite group always wins.
An oligarchy is ruled by a group of few people, and a monarchy is ruled by one person.
An oligarchy is a fair and balanced form of government because there is more than one leader.
A monarchy is a democratic form of government.
A weakness of the monarchy system of government is that
The United Kingdom has no king.
Kings and queens require a large military.
Rulers are not selected based on ability.
People do not enjoy voting to select their ruler.
Use this chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question: In 2000, which two ethnic groups were just above 10% of the population of the United States?
Asian Americans and Caucasians
Hispanics
African Americans and Hispanics
Caucasians and African Americans
Which ethnic group showed steady decline during the years of 1980-2010?
Caucasians
African Americans
Hispanics
Asian Americans
Use this cloud chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question: In the Representative Democracy of the United States, which constitutional principle do the statements above illustrate?
Flexibility
Federalism
Checks and balances
Citizenship
In the United States, what is one major difference between the responsibility to pay taxes and the responsibility to vote?
All citizens must pay taxes, but voting is only encouraged.
Citizens who vote do not have to pay taxes
Voting only happens every four years, but paying taxes is year-round.
All citizens have to vote, but only adults pay taxes.
An amendment is a change to a document. What are the first 10 Amendments of the U.S. Constitution called?
Bill of Rights
Bill of Writ
Postscript
Preamble
Ursula is a Russian-born woman who wants to become an American citizen. In order to become an American citizen, she needs to follow these steps: Completing all of these steps could take many years. What is this process called?
Reverse Immigration
Americanization
Paying taxes
Naturalization
Use the reading passage below and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions. What is one of the purposes of the U.S. Constitution based on the Preamble, which is the reading passage above?
To provide employment for U.S. citizens
To provide for the protection of U.S. citizens
To create new states
To develop pride in the United States
Which of the following statements is NOT true of citizenship?
Being born in a country can make you one of its citizens.
All people living in a country are citizens of that country.
People who move to a country can become citizens by completing certain requirements and participating in a naturalization ceremony.
A citizen is a legal member of a country.
In the United States, there are many duties of citizens, including paying taxes and following laws. If a person breaks the law, judges can decide on a sentence. The group of people that decides what to do with a criminal is called a
trial
jury
lawyer
library
Read the passage below and use your knowledge of social studies to answer the questions: Based on the excerpt above, what did Canada’s leaders do after World War II to attract more people to live there?
It increased the number of farms
It offered land grants to attract people
Immigration laws made it easier for people to leave Canada
12 million people were in Canada in 1945
Canada has a long history that includes Native Americans and European explorers & settlers. Which statement is NOT true of Canada’s history?
The Vikings explored the eastern coast of Canada as early as the year 1000, but did not stay for long.
The French explorers came to Canada in the 1500s, and traded furs with the Native Americans and farmed.
The French explorers came to Canada in the 1500s, and traded furs with the Native Americans and farmed.
The First Nations and the Inuit went to war for control over the province of Quebec in the 1980s.
_____________ means you are able to use 2 languages.
bilingual
seperatists
tundra
province
_____________ means those who want to break away from a dominant group or government.
province
seperatists
tundra
bilingual
_____________ means a vast, treeless region of the north where the subsoil is permanently frozen.
tundra
seperatists
bilingual
province
_____________ means a region within a country.
bilingual
tundra
seperatists
province
Based on the map, in what region is the absolute location of 80°N, 80°W?
Northern Lands (Nunavut)
​​​​​​​Quebec and Ontario
​​​​​​​Prairie Provinces (Saskatchewan)
The United States
Based on the map, which region of Canada is bordered to the south by the Great Lakes of the United States?
​​​​​​​Quebec and Ontario
Northern Lands
Greenland
Atlantic Provinces