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