Lesson Plan - Warm Up - DC Voting Rights Quiz

Warm Up - DC Voting Rights Quiz

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Read each statement carefully. Circle TRUE or FALSE.

1. Washington, DC, is just a city.

   TRUE

   FALSE

2. Americans can have their civil rights denied depending on where in the United States they live.

   TRUE

   FALSE

3. The framers of the U.S. Constitution intended to deny District residents congressional voting rights.

   TRUE

   FALSE

4. People who live in DC have more influence because they are closer to the President and Congress.

   TRUE

   FALSE

5. DC citizens pay federal and local taxes even though they have no voting representation in Congress.

   TRUE

   FALSE

6. The population of DC is not large enough to have representation.

   TRUE

   FALSE

7. Because most of Washington, DC, is government land, the District cannot have representation.

   TRUE

   FALSE

8. Most Washington residents have lived in the District for more than 20 years.

   TRUE

   FALSE

9. It is impossible for DC to achieve voting rights.

   TRUE

   FALSE

10. DC citizens have worked hard throughout history to gain equal rights.

    TRUE

    FALSE

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