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