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