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