A) permanent resident B) native-born citizen C) alien D) naturalized citizen
A) dictatorship B) representative democracy C) republic D) direct democracy
A) Declaration of Independence B) government C) close ties with England D) states' sovereignty
A) proposal B) article C) amendment D) living document
A) the Bill of Rights B) freedom of religion 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) deportation B) population growth C) immigration D) migration
A) naturalization B) adoption C) deportation D) immigration
A) the Parliamentary Proceedings B) the Treaty of Ghent C) the Petition of Right D) the Magna Carta
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) Joint Chiefs of State B) cabinet C) Joint Chiefs of Staff D) U. S. Commission on Civil Rights
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) the Bill of Rights B) a decision of the president C) Supreme Court decisions D) the Constitution
A) attorney general B) Speaker of the House C) new president D) Secretary of State
A) all of the answers B) make the laws C) interpret the laws and punish lawbreakers D) carry out the laws
A) all of the answers B) jury trial C) fair trial D) lawyer
A) global warming B) home demolitions C) terrorism D) labor strikes
A) district court B) state court C) Supreme Court D) national court
A) group of senators who investigate presidential actions B) plan for interacting with other countries C) independent agency that can make rules and bring violators to court D) independent agency that can make rules but may not bring violators to court
A) political party leader B) chief legislator C) chief examiner D) chief executive
A) the constable B) the sheriff C) the district attorney D) the county clerk
A) charter government B) federalism C) representative democracy D) direct democracy
A) be law-school graduates B) live in the district they represent C) serve a six-year term D) be at least 35 years old
A) town B) borough C) village D) city
A) mayor-manager B) council-manager C) mayor-council D) commission
A) none of the answers B) people accused of a crime are considered innocent until proven guilty C) county and state governments do not have overlapping power D) the states work together
A) special district funding B) grants-in-aid C) congressional grants D) block grants
A) coining money B) establishing and maintaining schools C) regulating business within state borders D) raising money through taxes
A) superintendent of public instruction B) secretary of state C) all of the answers D) attorney general
A) A single person or group controls the government B) all of the answers C) Citizens do not have freedom of speech D) All other political parties are forbidden by law
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) 16 years old D) 18 years old
A) Bill Clinton B) none of the answers C) George Bush D) Ross Perot
A) all of the answers B) suggests programs for the nation C) is revealed at the nominating convention D) outlines the party's views on important issues
A) Social Security taxes B) estate taxes C) property taxes D) income taxes
A) encourage wealthy people to spend their money B) prevent poor people from spending too much C) raise money D) pay for Congress
A) people with disabilities and retired people B) the salaries of White House security guards C) the families of prisoners D) the salaries of government officials
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) national deby B) deficit C) balanced budget D) surplus
A) compulsory attendance B) local control C) longer classes D) an enriching environment
A) include seventh through twelfth grades B) offer college preparatory work only C) offer both college preparatory and vocational or technical courses D) offer vocational or technical courses only
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) are only for those who have talent B) are only for popular students C) help give you a well-rounded education D) take up too much time
A) junior high schools, community colleges B) high schools, community colleges C) community colleges, colleges and universities D) academic high schools, colleges
A) lower wages, higher profits, and lower prices B) higher wages, higher profits, and lower prices C) higher wages, higher profits, and higher prices D) higher wages, lower profits, and higher prices
A) New Deal B) Recession Cycle C) New Economy D) Business Cycle
A) unemployment B) recession C) inflation D) union strikes
A) fiscal policy B) banking policy C) the business cycle D) monetary policy
A) New Deal B) Great Recession C) Great Depression D) North American Free Trade Agreement |