Unit 3: Civil Rights, Citizenship, and Civic
Participation - Civics and Economics
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?
A. to protect the citizenship of those born in the United States
B. to grant voting rights to all Americans over 21 years old
C. to outlaw slavery and forced servitude
D. to defend due process for American Indians - CORRECT ANSWER -to outlaw slavery
and forced servitude
What is Betty Friedan famous for?
A. writing The Feminine Mystique
B. leading the women's suffrage movement
C. advocating for rights for gays and lesbians
D. registering voters in Selma, Alabama - CORRECT ANSWER -writing The Feminine
Mystique
Which Supreme Court decision did Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturn?
A. Dred Scott v. Sandford
B. Plessy v. Ferguson
C. McCulloch v. Maryland
D. Barron v. Baltimore - CORRECT ANSWER -Plessy v. Ferguson
Which group or organization was not inspired by the civil rights movement of the 1950s and
1960s?
A. American Indian Movement (AIM)
, B. feminists
C. Gay Rights
D. women's suffrage - CORRECT ANSWER -women's suffrage
Why are political parties considered an important part of a democratic political system?
A. They are included in the US Constitution.
B. They provide a way to control individuals and shape politics.
C. They provide a way to organize individuals into political groups.
D. They were approved by the Founding Fathers. - CORRECT ANSWER -They provide a
way to organize individuals into political groups.
Which principle asserts that citizens, not politicians or government officials, hold ultimate
authority?
A. aristocracy
B. popular sovereignty
C. bureaucracy
D. parliamentarianism - CORRECT ANSWER -popular sovereignty
What must a candidate win a majority of to become the US president?
A. Congress
B. the popular vote
C. governors' votes
D. Electoral College votes - CORRECT ANSWER -Electoral College votes
Which method is used to measure public opinion in the United States?
A. polls and surveys
B. campaign advertisements
C. press releases
Participation - Civics and Economics
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What was the purpose of the 13th Amendment?
A. to protect the citizenship of those born in the United States
B. to grant voting rights to all Americans over 21 years old
C. to outlaw slavery and forced servitude
D. to defend due process for American Indians - CORRECT ANSWER -to outlaw slavery
and forced servitude
What is Betty Friedan famous for?
A. writing The Feminine Mystique
B. leading the women's suffrage movement
C. advocating for rights for gays and lesbians
D. registering voters in Selma, Alabama - CORRECT ANSWER -writing The Feminine
Mystique
Which Supreme Court decision did Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturn?
A. Dred Scott v. Sandford
B. Plessy v. Ferguson
C. McCulloch v. Maryland
D. Barron v. Baltimore - CORRECT ANSWER -Plessy v. Ferguson
Which group or organization was not inspired by the civil rights movement of the 1950s and
1960s?
A. American Indian Movement (AIM)
, B. feminists
C. Gay Rights
D. women's suffrage - CORRECT ANSWER -women's suffrage
Why are political parties considered an important part of a democratic political system?
A. They are included in the US Constitution.
B. They provide a way to control individuals and shape politics.
C. They provide a way to organize individuals into political groups.
D. They were approved by the Founding Fathers. - CORRECT ANSWER -They provide a
way to organize individuals into political groups.
Which principle asserts that citizens, not politicians or government officials, hold ultimate
authority?
A. aristocracy
B. popular sovereignty
C. bureaucracy
D. parliamentarianism - CORRECT ANSWER -popular sovereignty
What must a candidate win a majority of to become the US president?
A. Congress
B. the popular vote
C. governors' votes
D. Electoral College votes - CORRECT ANSWER -Electoral College votes
Which method is used to measure public opinion in the United States?
A. polls and surveys
B. campaign advertisements
C. press releases
