A) New England Confederation B) Articles of Confederation C) US Constitution D) Declaration of Independence
A) Independence from Great Britain B) The abolishment of Magna Carta C) Ratification of the Constitution D) The Stamp Act
A) Constitution B) delegates C) charter D) New England Confederation
A) promoting respect for the law B) Providing justice without mercy C) allowing people to make choices D) recognizing the worth and dignity of each person
A) listed in the Bill of Rights B) implied by the constitution C) too complex to understand D) specified in footnotes to amendments
A) states B) armed forces and the president C) other branches D) cabinet
A) Legislative Branch B) cabinet C) Executive Branch D) Judicial Branch
A) respect the rights of states B) serve the public good C) decrease taxes D) discourage concentration of power
A) inherent powers B) concurrent powers C) reserved powers D) expressed powers
A) Enabling act B) extradition C) Elastic Clause D) Inherent Powers
A) appropriations B) constituents C) Aristocrats D) PACs
A) tax exports B) regulate foreign trade C) borrow money D) govern the District of Columbia
A) reserved powers B) inherent powers C) expressed powers D) implied powers
A) every 10 years B) every year C) every 6 years D) every 20 years
A) plank B) popular vote C) reprieve D) executive privilege
A) Presidential succession B) electoral college C) executive agreement D) executive privilege
A) electoral college B) caucuses C) reprieve D) party platform
A) Diplomatic Policy B) Executive Vote C) Foreign Policy D) Executive agreement
A) speaker's recommendations B) Spoils system C) executive orders D) civil service system
A) Government officials B) Secretaries C) lawyers D) Executive assistants
A) Head of state is a hereditary position B) Citizens must obey the constitution only if the monarch requires it C) Monarch may change the constitutution D) Monarch is elected every four years.
A) resolving conflict B) maintaining order C) pursuing truth D) providing services
A) none of these B) boycott C) ratify D) reliable
A) none of these B) boycott C) prohibit D) ratify
A) none of these B) Confederation C) Constitution D) Charter
A) Declarations of independence B) English Constitution C) Magna Carta D) Magma Serta
A) Representation in the two houses of Congress B) The question of slavery in the States C) Whether the chief executive should be a president or a king D) The addition of a Bill of Rights to the Constitution
A) voting rights B) school C) family D) ideology
A) costly B) political C) opinionated D) scientific
A) the number of the questions asked B) the wording of the questions C) the type of poll used D) the order of the questions
A) basic beliefs about freedom B) basic beliefs about happiness C) basic beliefs about equality D) basic beliefs about opportunity
A) acting as a watchdog B) disciplining corrupt politicians C) informing the public D) serving as a gatekeeper
A) 4th Amendment B) 1st Amendment C) Articles of Confederation D) 2nd Amendment
A) Public Opinion B) Polling C) Censorship D) None of these
A) Public Opinion B) Reverse Polling C) Polling D) Censorship
A) sampling B) polling C) reverse polling D) public opinion
A) posterizing B) Reverse polling C) Sampling error D) poll differential
A) exit poll B) real poll C) sample poll D) electoral poll
A) gerrymandering B) successful lobbying by non smokers C) class action suits D) medical interest group projects
A) the chief justice B) the VP and President C) Government agencies and lawmakers D) the speaker of the house
A) slightly positive way B) extremely positive way C) neutral way D) negative way
A) cut down on political spending B) write legislation with lawmakers C) promote minority viewpoints D) can control the media
A) have luxurious offices and meet with the president frequently B) have doctoral degrees and give cabinet advice on controversial issues C) are experts in their areas and maintain large staffs D) appear on television newscasts and give speeches about their concerns.
A) lobbying B) endorsement C) approval D) none of these
A) case based group B) professional group C) trade organization D) none of these
A) multiparty B) one party C) two party D) uniparty
A) Local and Federal B) Local, City and State C) Town, City and County D) Local, State and National
A) monarchies B) wealthy C) dictatorships D) at way
A) voter apathy B) political moderation C) political extremism D) corruption
A) primary elections B) general elections C) preprimary elections D) federal elections
A) charged if a person voted more than once B) a tax to finance primary elections C) money paid for the printing of ballots D) money paid to cast a ballot
A) fax B) telephone C) internet D) mail
A) age B) educational background C) residence D) registration status
A) multiparty and singleparty B) secondary and tertiary C) plural and singular D) special and general
A) 3rd B) 5th C) 4th D) 1st
A) 5th B) 9th C) 1st D) 4th
A) 6th B) 1st C) 5th D) 2nd
A) 6th B) 1st C) 4th D) 5th
A) 5th & 6th B) 5th & 8th C) 1st & 2nd D) 4th & 5th
A) vote B) voice an opinion C) assemble D) be tried publicly
A) 3rd B) 6th C) 8th D) 1st
A) Decide if a defendant is guilty B) Decide if evidence was obtained legally or not C) Decide if there is enough evidence to send case to trial D) none of these
A) none of these B) The accuser C) The supreme court D) The state
A) 3rd B) 10th C) 9th D) 1st
A) None of these B) the highest $$ you can win with one question C) a good movie with Ashley Judd D) cannot be tried for the same crime twice
A) 10 years in prison B) 29 days in jail C) $10K fine D) death
A) Criminal Trial B) Civil Trial C) Judge Judy Trial D) Personal Trial
A) 10th B) 1st C) 4th D) 8th
A) December 7, 1787 B) December 1, 1791 C) December 15, 1791 D) September 15, 1787
A) Civil War Amendments B) Civil Rights Amendments C) Civil Justice Amendments D) None of these
A) 20th B) 19th C) 25th D) 12th
A) Prohibition B) Suffrage C) Progressivism D) Repeal of Prohibition
A) Poll Tax B) Taxes C) Sur-Tax D) Income Tax
A) 17th B) 18th C) 15th D) 16th
A) Women's Lib Amendment B) 18 year old Selective Service Registration Amendment C) Non Prohibition for 18 year olds D) 18 year old suffrage |