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Which animal has the strongest bite force in the world?
Nile Crocodile
On what does local government MOST depend?
Alexis de Tocqueville
Structures and principles derived from totalitarian dictatorship
Financial support from Congress
Citizens taking an active role
Citizens taking an active role
Who has the power to establish naturalization laws?
The Supreme Court
State governments
The president
Congress
Congress
What do all 50 states have which the national government also has?
Representative government
Titles of nobility
Local forms of currency
A two-branch government
Representative government
Before he became President, Abraham Lincoln was an elite athlete in which sport?
wrestling
True or False: A cow has four stomachs.
False
Which president desegregated the Army?
FDR
Teddy Roosevelt
Harry Truman
George Bush
FDR
What do people say who are opposed to voting rights for aliens?
They do not pay taxes so they haven't “earned the right”
It makes citizens and aliens indistinguishable
It is a step towards improved sovereignty for the United States
B and C
It makes citizens and aliens indistinguishable
At what level of government are elections organized and carried out?
State and local
Federal
National
Judicial
State and local
Which Roman Emperor once planned to make his favorite horse, Incitatus, a consul (a high-ranking government official)?
Caligula
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
Bat
What is naturalization?
When a foreign citizen becomes a citizen of the United States
A high level of respect for nature and natural processes
The conversion of national citizenship to state citizenship and vice-versa
The process of removing oxygen molecules from water to yield pure hydrogen
When a foreign citizen becomes a citizen of the United States
What is one difference between natural rights philosophy and classical republicanism?
Natural rights philosophy stresses the importance of individual rights and the significance of self-interest
Classical republicanism stresses the importance of individual rights and the significance of self-interest
Natural rights philosophy emphasizes the importance of the common good over individual needs
Classical republicanism does not respect the need of citizens to vote
Natural rights philosophy stresses the importance of individual rights and the significance of self-interest
What is the central feature of classical republicanism?
Conservative political views
Commitment to the common good
Needing two senators per state
Self-interest
Commitment to the common good
The "Great Molasses Flood" of 1919, where a 25-foot wave of syrup killed 21 people, occurred in which U.S. city?
Boston
True or False: A snail can sleep for up to three years.
true
Which president used military force to get a school in Little Rock, Arkansas to desegregate?
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Eisenhower
What is the “law of the soil”?
Land cannot be taken from private owners for use by the government
Anyone born in the U.S. is a citizen, even if their parents weren't
Rotating crops will produce better quality crops in greater quantity
Only farmers can possess full citizenship
Anyone born in the U.S. is a citizen, even if their parents weren't
Why is the Bill of Rights a strong example of U.S. constitutionalism?
Benjamin Franklin signed it
It establishes and explains America’s three-branch government
It clarifies the duties of the citizen and defines national citizenship
It limits the government and guarantees individual rights
It limits the government and guarantees individual rights
In 18th-century England, what was a common "commodity" used to pay for admission to the London Zoo?
cat or dog to feed to the lions
How many legs does a lobster have?
ten
How does the U.S. Constitution stand out?
It is the longest written national plan of government
Unlike other national constitutions, it has never been amended
It was the world’s first written framework for a national government
All of these
It was the world’s first written framework for a national government
What was NOT a provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Literacy tests and poll taxes cannot be required to vote
Requirements to show I.D. to vote are invalid
In some cases, voting materials must be provided in languages besides English
Racial discrimination in voting is outlawed
Requirements to show I.D. to vote are invalid
What was the purpose of the National Voter Registration Act?
To make voter registration procedures stricter
To standardize voter registration across the nation
To require all citizens to vote
To set age guidelines for voting
To standardize voter registration across the nation
Which famous conqueror was once attacked by a massive "army" of domesticated rabbits?
Napoleon Boneparte