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