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