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