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