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