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