Third Government Exam - Units 11-15

Question 1

What is the governmental power to use or take private property for public purposes without the owner’s permission?

Answer 1

eminent domain

Question 2

A program that began in the 1960s

Answer 2

Medicare

Question 3

The phrase “wall of separation” originated in a ___ written by Thomas Jefferson to a Baptist Association.

Answer 3

letter

Question 4

The major portion of a country’s revenue comes from ___ taxes.

Answer 4

property

Question 5

Taxes on imported goods

Answer 5

Tariffs

Question 6

What tax do state and local governments impose on routine purchases?

Answer 6

sales tax

Question 7

The Hyde Amendment prevents the federal government from funding what?

Answer 7

abortions

Question 8

What is the process by which a city or county regulates how people use land?

Answer 8

zoning

Question 9

A ___ was the first form of city government in America.

Answer 9

town meeting

Question 10

The proper purpose for ___ is raising revenue for proper government function.

Answer 10

taxation

Question 11

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom said that she was in politics because of what?

Answer 11

the conflict between good and evil

Question 12

An immigrant must apply for what if he or she wishes to live in the United States?

Answer 12

green card

Question 13

An ___ serves as the highest ranking representative of one nation in another nation.

Answer 13

ambassador

Question 14

The total debt of the federal government is approaching twenty ___ dollars.

Answer 14

trillion

Question 15

In what kind of economy do private individuals and companies own the means of production?

Answer 15

free market or capitalist

Question 16

The location of our most important citizenship

Answer 16

Heaven

Question 17

The greatest source of revenue for the federal government is the ___ tax.

Answer 17

income

Question 18

Key alliance formed after World War II

Answer 18

NATO

Question 19

The conduct of formal relations among nations

Answer 19

Diplomacy

Question 20

Chief Justice Rehnquist wrote the Pledge of Allegiance is what kind of exercise?

Answer 20

patriotic

Question 21

America’s founders believed in God, personal freedom, the rights and worth of humans, and ___.

Answer 21

the rule of law

Question 22

Political ___ is an official status that a person can request from a receiving country if he is persecuted.

Answer 22

asylum

Question 23

The United States, United Kingdom, Russia, France, and China are permanent members of the U.N. ___.

Answer 23

Security Council

Question 24

What level of government is for an area larger than a city but smaller than a county?

Answer 24

township

Question 25

What data do federal officials use to allocate funding to state, local, and tribal governments?

Answer 25

census