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Lesson 3: American Indians and Government — Practice Questions

  1. 1. The term "dual citizenship" for an American Indian means they are a member of which two groups?

    • A. Their state and their city
    • B. Their tribal nation and the United States
    • C. The United States and another country like Canada
    • D. Their school community and their neighborhood
  2. 2. An American Indian person is a citizen of the United States. What other community are they also a citizen of?

    • A. The state where they were born
    • B. Their own tribal nation
    • C. The county where they live
    • D. Any other country they choose
  3. 3. If a person is a member of the Pala Band of Mission Indians and also votes for the President of the United States, what is this an example of?

    • A. Sovereign government
    • B. Dual citizenship
    • C. A state constitution
    • D. A local election only
  4. 4. Having dual citizenship means an American Indian person has rights and responsibilities in which two communities?

    • A. Their city and their county
    • B. Their home state and the federal government
    • C. Their tribal nation and the United States
    • D. The United States and the United Nations
  5. 5. What does it mean for a tribal nation to have its own government?

    • A. It means they use the same leaders as the state government.
    • B. It means they can make some of their own laws and choose their own leaders.
    • C. It means they do not have to follow any United States laws.
    • D. It means they are not part of the United States at all.
  6. 6. What was a key purpose of early American Indian governments?

    • A. To build large palaces for every family in the community
    • B. To make rules for the group
    • C. To learn how to write a constitution
    • D. To elect a president to send to Washington D.C.
  7. 7. In many early American Indian communities, who was often chosen to be a leader?

    • A. The person who had the most money
    • B. The youngest and strongest warrior
    • C. A respected elder with experience
    • D. A visitor from another land
  8. 8. The governments of early American Indian nations were often based on what?

    • A. The laws and books written by European thinkers
    • B. The results of a single election held every four years
    • C. Family ties and group traditions
    • D. A system of money and collecting taxes from everyone
  9. 9. If two people in an early American Indian community had a disagreement, what was one role of the tribal government?

    • A. To ask European settlers for help
    • B. To help the community solve the problem
    • C. To ignore the problem until it went away
    • D. To sell the land the people were arguing about
  10. 10. What was the main goal for leaders of early American Indian governments when they made decisions?

    • A. To become wealthy and powerful
    • B. To do what was best for the entire group
    • C. To make rules that only benefited their own family
    • D. To prepare to move to a new land