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