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