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