Public policies
B. Institutions
C. Values
D. Budgets
A.
Community
B. Majority Rule
C. Naturalization
D. Popular Sovereignty
A.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Citizens
Immigrants
Aliens
Institutions
A.
B.
C.
D.
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Republic
Totalitarian state
A.
B.
C.
D.
Native Americans
African Americans
European Americans
Latino Americans
A.
B.
C.
D.
Fair elections
Volunteerism
Caring parents
Cultural education
A.
B.
C.
D.
A child born in Guam to
Japanese parents.
A girl born in Yemen to an
American mother.
A boy born in Illinois to
Mexican parents.
A child born in Great Britain
to Irish parents.
A.
B.
C.
D.
To deport aliens with
expired visas.
To prevent illegal entry of
aliens
To naturalize resident aliens.
To issue visas to legal aliens.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Keeping order
Providing public security
Providing services
Guiding the community
A.
B.
C.
D.
Age
Race
Wealth
Religion
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rule of law
Limited government
Individual rights
Representative government
A.
B.
C.
D.
Serving on a jury
Voting for mayor
Writing to the editor
Polling public opinion
A.
B.
C.
D.
Confederation
Constitutional convention
Bill of rights
Territorial government
A.
B.
C.
D.
Rule of law
Electoral College
Compromise
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
A.
B.
C.
D.
Expressed power
Reserved power
Concurrent power
Enumerated power
A.
B.
C.
D.
Judicial branch
Executive branch
Legislative branch
All three branches
A.
B.
C.
D.
They guaranteed trial by jury
They had written constitutions
They had bicameral
legislatures
They protected private
property
A.
B.
C.
D.
Payment of all Revolutionary
War debt
Economic security for
American farmers
Establishment of a plan for
organizing territories
Uniform enforcement of laws
throughout the states
A.
B.
C.
D.
Albany Plan
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Connecticut Plan
A.
B.
C.
D.
John Jay
John Tyler
Roger Sherman
Baron de Montesquieu
A.
B.
C.
D.
The purposes of the federal
government
The lawmaking powers of the
legislative branch
The law-enforcing powers of
the executive branch
The relationship of the state
and national governments
A.
B.
C.
D.
Federalism
Rule of law
Popular sovereignty
Separation of powers
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Constitution is the highest
law of the land.
Only the national government can
raise an army.
States keep powers not given to
the federal government.
The federal and state
governments share the power to
tax.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Legislature
Natural rights
Charter
compact
25
Questions
Complete!
A.
B.
C.
D.
Enslaved people
Plantation owners
Indentured servants
Religious dissenters
A.
B.
C.
D.
Toleration
Mercantilism
Egalitarianism
Triangular trade
A.
B.
C.
D.
Magna Carta
Common Law
English Bill of Rights
Locke’s social contract
A.
B.
C.
D.
Virginia Company
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut
A.
B.
C.
D.
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Maryland
A.
B.
C.
D.
Africans were more willing workers
than Europeans
Long indentures place huge financial
burdens on planters
Plantations demanded more workers
than immigration provided
The triangular trade was more
humane than indentured servitude
A.
B.
C.
D.
Soil and climate suited cash crops
Rivers for easy transport to the
coast
Abundant wood for use in
shipbuilding
An ideal location for fishing and
whaling
A.
B.
C.
D.
A religious revival
A political upheaval
An economic revolution
An educational movement
A.
B.
C.
D.
Stamp Act
Townshend Act
Declaratory Act
Coercive Act
A.
B.
C.
D.
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
A.
B.
C.
D.
Libel
Slander
Petition
Due process
A.
B.
C.
D.
Suffrage
Civil right
Eminent domain
Double jeopardy
A.
B.
C.
D.
Poll taxes
Age requirements
Civil rights
Search warrants
A.
B.
C.
D.
Indictments
Racial profiling
Censorship
Affirmative action
A.
B.
C.
D.
The right to provoke a riot for
a good cause.
The power of government to
operate efficiently.
The freedom to act without
government interference.
The choice to overthrow an
unjust government by force.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Assembly of groups such as
communists.
Establishment of an official
state religion.
Criticism of the government or
its officials.
Dissemination of alarming or
offensive ideas.
A.
B.
C.
D.
By requiring a speedy trial.
By requiring a search warrant.
By guaranteeing a trial by jury.
By protecting against self
incrimination.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Second Amendment
Third Amendment
Seventh Amendment
Ninth Amendment
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
A.
B.
C.
D.
Poor people in the South
Women across the county
Residents of Washington,
D.C.
Citizens 18 years old and
older
A.
B.
C.
D.
Schools
Work places
Armed forces
Lunch counters
A.
B.
C.
D.
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Civil Rights Act of 1654
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Twenty-fourth Amendment
A.
B.
C.
D.
First Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
Twenty-fourth Amendment
A.
B.
C.
D.
The right to bear arms
The freedom of the press
The right to private property
The freedom from cruel
punishment
50
Questions
Complete!
A.
B.
C.
D.
Military duty
Volunteer service
Jury duty
School attendance
A.
B.
C.
D.
Tolerance
Obedience
Compassion
responsibility
A.
B.
C.
D.
To pay taxes
To obey laws
To serve in court
To attend school
A.
B.
C.
D.
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lobbyists
Constituents members
Standing committees
Majority party
A.
B.
C.
D.
A bill of attainder
The franking privilege
An ex post facto law
A writ of habeas corpus
A.
B.
C.
D.
Casework
Special-interest groups
Gerrymandering
Pork barrel projects
A.
B.
C.
D.
Voice vote
Standing vote
Roll-call vote
Computerized vote
A.
B.
C.
D.
A standing committee
Odd-numbered years
Caucuses
A joint session
A.
B.
C.
D.
Speaker of the House
President pro tempore
Vice president
Minority leader
A.
B.
C.
D.
Coining money
Creating an air force
Regulating foreign trade
Establishing post offices
A.
B.
C.
D.
Trying public officials
Impeaching federal judges
Establishing bankruptcy
laws
Approving presidential
nominees.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Be at least 30 years old
Live in the state they represent
Live in the district they
represent
Be U.S. citizens for at least 9
years
A.
B.
C.
D.
Writing and introducing bills
Voting on the floor of the
house
Troubleshooting for people in
their district
Providing analysis for the IRS
A.
B.
C.
D.
Earmarking
Cloture
Gerrymandering
Pigeonholing
A.
B.
C.
D.
Representatives add riders to the
bill.
The House clerk assigns a number
to the bill.
Representatives add amendments
related to the bill.
Representatives vote for cloture to
limit debate on the bill.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Merit system
Electoral College
Spoils system
Executive system
A.
B.
C.
D.
Pardon
Amnesty
Reprieve
Executive order
A.
B.
C.
D.
Foreign policy
National security
Trade sanctions
Federal bureaucracy
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ambassadors
Civil service workers
Cabinet members
Political appointees
A.
B.
C.
D.
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin Roosevelt
George W. Bush
A.
B.
C.
D.
To create the Electoral College
To limit presidents to two
terms
To establish the order of
presidential succession
To clarify when a vice
president becomes president
A.
B.
C.
D.
To declare war on other
nations
To appoint judges to federal
courts
To ignore laws passed by
Congress
To strike down
unconstitutional laws
A.
B.
C.
D.
By planning the federal budget
By meeting with foreign
leaders
By raising funds for his or her
political party
By proposing legislation to
Congress
75
Questions
Complete!
A.
B.
C.
D.
World peace
National security
Better health care
International trade
A.
B.
C.
D.
Office of Administration
National Security Council
Council of Economic
Advisers
Office of Management and
Budget
A.
B.
C.
D.
School funding
Natural resources
Problems of cities
Trade, business, and tourism
A.
B.
C.
D.
Appellate jurisdiction
Concurrent jurisdiction
Original jurisdiction
Exclusive jurisdiction
A.
B.
C.
D.
Circuit
Opinion
Docket
Precedent
A.
B.
C.
D.
Declare a law
unconstitutional
Remand a case to a lower
court
Reject a brief
Hear an appeal
A.
B.
C.
D.
Majority opinion
Concurring opinion
Dissenting opinion
Unanimous opinion
A.
B.
C.
D.
A lawyer
A civil trial
The bet legal help
A Supreme Court hearing
A.
B.
C.
D.
A state sues another state over
water rights
A Houstonian kills a person in
Los Angeles
An Illinois state worker is
accused of forgery
The U.S. ambassador to Russia
breaks a Russian law
A.
B.
C.
D.
District courts
Appellate courts
The Supreme Court
All levels of federal courts
A.
B.
C.
D.
Submit an appeal to the court
Revise a law ruled
unconstitutional
Pass an amendment to
override a ruling
Refuse to enforce a Supreme
Court decision
A.
B.
C.
D.
A case that concerns political
issues
A case that involves the Bill of
Rights
A case that poses hypothetical
questions
A case that affects only a few
individuals
A.
B.
C.
D.
Stare decisis
Conservatism
Racial prejudice
Societal changes
A.
B.
C.
D.
Engle v. Vitale
Brandenburg v. Ohio
United States v. Eichmand
Tinker v. Des Moines
A.
B.
C.
D.
Idea
Platform
Plank
ideology
A.
B.
C.
D.
Petitions
Caucuses
Political machines
National committees
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ward
Precinct
Political party
Direct primary
A.
B.
C.
D.
Direct primary
General election
Open primary
Closed primary
A.
B.
C.
D.
1824
1828
1854
1860
A.
B.
C.
D.
Reform Party
Libertarian Party
Communist Party
Prohibitionist Party
A.
B.
C.
D.
Nominating candidates
Writing the party platform
Raising large amounts of
money
Listening to nominating
speeches
A.
B.
C.
D.
By winning an open primary
By running in a direct primary
By collecting voters’ signatures
on a petition
By receiving a majority of
votes
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ideological parties
Whig party
Precinct organizations
Political machines
A.
B.
C.
D.
Returns
Ballots
Exit polls
electorates
100
Questions
Complete!
A.
B.
C.
D.
Recall
Initiative
Referendum
proposition
A.
B.
C.
D.
Recall
Initiative
Referendum
Proposition
A.
B.
C.
D.
Returns
Elections
Incumbents
Political Action Committees
A.
B.
C.
D.
Deny felons the right to vote
Give the vote to citizens 18
and older
Record voters’ party affiliation
when they register
Allow people to register when
renewing their licenses
A.
B.
C.
D.
Middle-aged people
Disgruntled citizens
Low-income earners
High school dropouts
A.
B.
C.
D.
100
270
435
538
A.
B.
C.
D.
Citizens want to remove an
elected official
Parties want to narrow a field
of candidates
No candidate in a state
election wins a majority
No presidential candidate
wins enough electoral votes
A.
B.
C.
D.
To limit candidates’ free
speech
To keep corruption out of
elections
To create public funding for
third parties
To increase the soft money
contributions
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mass media
Public opinion
Public agenda
Public interest group
A.
B.
C.
D.
Push polls discourage voting.
Push poll questions are biased.
Push polls use too few
respondents.
Push poll samples are seldom
random.
A.
B.
C.
D.
By covering leaks from public
officials.
By airing news that attracts
more viewers.
By exposing public officials’
misconduct.
By publicizing entertainers
running for office.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sierra Club
Tobacco Institute
Chamber of Commerce
League of Women Voters
A.
B.
C.
D.
Article I
The preamble
The Charter of 1663
The Declaration of Rights
A.
B.
C.
D.
Separation of powers
Power of the purse
Popular sovereignty
Divided authority
A.
B.
C.
D.
Unicameral
Bicameral
General Assembly
Council of State
A.
B.
C.
D.
Charter
Boycott
Expressed power
precedent
A.
B.
C.
D.
Maintain a civilian militia
Limit the power of the legislature
Create an independent judiciary
Divide the power between state
and national levels of government
A.
B.
C.
D.
The governor
The people
The General Assembly
The North Carolina
Supreme Court
A.
B.
C.
D.
Popular sovereignty
Checks and balances
Civil rights
The right to vote
A.
B.
C.
D.
You must pay a poll tax.
You must own property.
You must be at least 18 years
of age and registered.
You must be at least 21 years
of age and registered.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Established the principle of “one
man, one vote”
Found “separate but equal” facilities
to be unconstitutional
Upheld the earlier Supreme Court
decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Established the principle of judicial
review
A.
B.
C.
D.
Precedents
Appeals
Vetoes
statutes
A.
B.
C.
D.
Census
Caucus
Ballot
Constituent
A.
B.
C.
D.
Revise
Levy
Commute
Impose
125
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Complete!
125
Questions
Complete!
A.
B.
C.
D.
Felony
Misdemeanor
Lawsuit
Magistrate
A.
B.
C.
D.
To pass laws
To try people accused of
committing crimes
To evaluate the
constitutionality of law
To make sure laws are carried
out
A.
B.
C.
D.
50
100
120
435
A.
B.
C.
D.
Area
Parties
Population
Legislation
A.
B.
C.
D.
Preparing a budget
Suggesting new bills
Commanding the National
Guard
All of the above
A.
B.
C.
D.
Department of
Administration
Department of State
Attorney General
Department of Crime
Control
A.
B.
C.
D.
Superior courts
District courts
Juvenile courts
The Supreme Court
A.
B.
C.
D.
Checks and balances
Federalism
Separation of powers
Judicial review
A.
B.
C.
D.
County
City
Municipality
Special District
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ordinances
Amendments
Home rule
Executive orders
A.
B.
C.
D.
Civil service
Bureaucracy
Public policy
Concurrent power
A.
B.
C.
D.
Public policy
Home rule
At-large election
Reserved power
A.
B.
C.
D.
The governor
The General Assembly
The county commissioners
The Supreme Court
A.
B.
C.
D.
Metropolitan area
Township
Appellate Court
Special district
A.
B.
C.
D.
Capital
Revenue
Expenditures
Interest
A.
B.
C.
D.
Criminal
Constitutional
Administrative
Common
A.
B.
C.
D.
Plaintiff
Defendant
Tort
Judge
A.
B.
C.
D.
Verdict
Due process of law
Plea bargaining
Search warrant
A.
B.
C.
D.
Russian Law
New laws they created
Ancient laws passed down
through generations
Warnings from King George
A.
B.
C.
D.
Justinian Code
Napoleonic Code
Roman Code
Code of Hammurabi
A.
B.
C.
D.
Misdemeanor
Felony
Plaintiff
Lawsuit
A.
B.
C.
D.
A person is attacked and a
wallet is stolen.
A person has his or her garage
painted with graffiti.
A company breaks a contract
to build someone’s house.
A person is hit by a hit-andrun driver.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Why he or she is being
arrested.
Who the prosecutor is.
Who brought the lawsuit
against him or her.
How many people will be on
his or her jury.
150
Questions
Complete!
A.
B.
C.
D.
Needs
Wants
Choices
Resources
A.
B.
C.
D.
Economic model
Economic decision
Economic system
Branch of economics
A.
B.
C.
D.
trade-off
Opportunity cost
Marginal cost
Marginal benefit
A.
B.
C.
D.
Trade-off
Opportunity cost
Marginal cost
Marginal benefit
A.
B.
C.
D.
The production of whole
industries.
The distribution of goods
worldwide.
The economic decisions of
individuals.
The allocation of resources by
governments.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Food
Videos
Shelter
Clothing
A.
B.
C.
D.
Water
Skills
Machinery
Knowledge
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wages
Cost of fuel
Price of materials
Mortgage payment
A.
B.
C.
D.
Fixed cost + variable cost
Fixed cost + marginal cost
Variable cost + marginal cost
Fixed cost + variable cost +
marginal cost
A.
B.
C.
D.
To compute total cost
To measure total revenues
To decide how much to
produce
To compare marginal cost
and marginal revenue
A.
B.
C.
D.
Consumer
Capital
Factor
Manufactured
A.
B.
C.
D.
Income
VAT
GDP
Resources
A.
B.
C.
D.
Factor
Product
Resource
Consumer
A.
B.
C.
D.
Profit motive
Interdependence
Exchange
Competition
A.
B.
C.
D.
entrepreneurs.
services.
goods.
specialization.
A.
B.
C.
D.
the value of its resources.
of its people.
the quality of goods and
services.
of how the products are
produced.
A.
B.
C.
D.
the GDP.
the factors of production.
the circular flow of
economic activity.
a nation’s standard of living.
A.
B.
C.
D.
the cost of production.
human capital.
economic interdependence.
the division of labor.
A.
B.
C.
D.
government interference.
voluntary exchange.
specialization.
division of labor.
A.
B.
C.
D.
private property rights.
specialization.
the factors of production.
consumer sovereignty.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Supply Curve
Law of Demand
Demand Curve
Market Demand
A.
B.
C.
D.
Substitutes
Surplus
Elastic
Complements
A.
B.
C.
D.
Profitable
Ceiling
Exchange
Equilibrium
A.
B.
C.
D.
Move in the same direction
Depend on marginal utility
Move in opposite directions
Are not related
175
Questions
Complete!
A.
B.
C.
D.
Spend less money for sale
items
Buy only one dessert with a
meal
Purchase more CDs of a
favorite singer
Buy expensive gifts for close
friends
A.
B.
C.
D.
Consumer expectations
change
Substitutes become popular
Demand is inelastic
Supply remains the same
A.
B.
C.
D.
Paying good wages
Supplying better products
Making a profit
Satisfying customers’ needs
A.
B.
C.
D.
Prices absorb some of the shocks
or unexpected changes in the
economy.
Most consumers can afford plenty
of the goods and services they
want.
Producers almost always make a
profit.
Demand is never greater than
supply.