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