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