A) alien B) permanent resident C) native-born citizen D) naturalized citizen
A) republic B) representative democracy C) dictatorship D) direct democracy
A) close ties with England B) states' sovereignty C) Declaration of Independence D) government
A) proposal B) living document C) article D) amendment
A) the Bill of Rights B) freedom of speech C) freedom of religion D) separation of church and state
A) imprisonment without due process B) all of the answers C) double jeopardy D) self-incrimination
A) deportation B) population growth C) migration D) immigration
A) naturalization B) deportation C) immigration D) adoption
A) the Parliamentary Proceedings B) the Petition of Right C) the Treaty of Ghent D) the Magna Carta
A) how many illegal aliens live in the United States B) how much food to grow for export C) the size of each state's population D) how many people are registered to vote
A) Joint Chiefs of Staff B) U. S. Commission on Civil Rights C) cabinet D) Joint Chiefs of State
A) Department of Interior B) Department of Justice C) Department of Veterans Affairs D) Department of State
A) Congress B) all the departments and agencies in the executive branch C) the Judicial Brance D) the White House staff
A) Supreme Court decisions B) the Bill of Rights C) a decision of the president D) the Constitution
A) new president B) Speaker of the House C) attorney general D) Secretary of State
A) carry out the laws B) make the laws C) interpret the laws and punish lawbreakers D) all of the answers
A) all of the answers B) jury trial C) lawyer D) fair trial
A) global warming B) terrorism C) home demolitions D) labor strikes
A) national court B) district court C) state court D) Supreme Court
A) independent agency that can make rules and bring violators to court B) plan for interacting with other countries C) group of senators who investigate presidential actions D) independent agency that can make rules but may not bring violators to court
A) chief executive B) chief legislator C) chief examiner D) political party leader
A) the constable B) the county clerk C) the district attorney D) the sheriff
A) direct democracy B) federalism C) representative democracy D) charter government
A) serve a six-year term B) be law-school graduates C) live in the district they represent D) be at least 35 years old
A) village B) borough C) town D) city
A) mayor-council B) mayor-manager C) commission D) council-manager
A) people accused of a crime are considered innocent until proven guilty B) county and state governments do not have overlapping power C) none of the answers D) the states work together
A) special district funding B) congressional grants C) block grants D) grants-in-aid
A) raising money through taxes B) coining money C) regulating business within state borders D) establishing and maintaining schools
A) superintendent of public instruction B) attorney general C) secretary of state D) all of the answers
A) All other political parties are forbidden by law B) all of the answers C) Citizens do not have freedom of speech D) A single person or group controls the government
A) Democrat and Federalist B) Republican and Democrat C) Federalist and Republican D) Independent and Republican
A) 25 years old B) 18 years old C) 21 years old D) 16 years old
A) Bill Clinton B) none of the answers C) George Bush D) Ross Perot
A) outlines the party's views on important issues B) is revealed at the nominating convention C) suggests programs for the nation D) all of the answers
A) estate taxes B) income taxes C) property taxes D) Social Security taxes
A) encourage wealthy people to spend their money B) pay for Congress C) raise money D) prevent poor people from spending too much
A) the salaries of government officials B) the salaries of White House security guards C) people with disabilities and retired people D) the families of prisoners
A) benefit payments to the elderly, disabled, and poor B) payment of interest on money it borrowed C) national defense D) building and repairing roads
A) balanced budget B) surplus C) deficit D) national deby
A) compulsory attendance B) longer classes C) local control D) an enriching environment
A) offer vocational or technical courses only B) offer both college preparatory and vocational or technical courses C) offer college preparatory work only D) include seventh through twelfth grades
A) guarantees that women will be paid the same as men B) usually increases your income C) doesn't pay for itself because of the high cost D) is not necessary in technical fields
A) take up too much time B) are only for those who have talent C) are only for popular students D) help give you a well-rounded education
A) high schools, community colleges B) community colleges, colleges and universities C) academic high schools, colleges D) junior high schools, community colleges
A) higher wages, higher profits, and higher prices B) lower wages, higher profits, and lower prices C) higher wages, higher profits, and lower prices D) higher wages, lower profits, and higher prices
A) Recession Cycle B) New Deal C) New Economy D) Business Cycle
A) unemployment B) recession C) inflation D) union strikes
A) fiscal policy B) monetary policy C) the business cycle D) banking policy
A) North American Free Trade Agreement B) New Deal C) Great Recession D) Great Depression |