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