Maryland HSA Government Practice Test

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• Plessy v Ferguson established which doctrine?
• What is the role of jury service in Maryland?
• Which description best fits a system with private enterprise and government regulation for safety?
• Medicare provides health care for which group?
• In civil law, which term describes disputes between private individuals?
• Which body has the power to approve all appointments in Maryland?
• GDP measures production in which country?
• Who leads the Maryland House of Delegates?
• What are the presidential term limits?
• CPI measures which economic phenomenon?
• What is the primary role of the International Red Cross?
• Which term refers to writing something untrue about a person?
• What is federalism?
• Regulatory agencies have which primary function?
• Which statement describes a policy goal of the United States regarding weapons of mass destruction?
• What is the impeachment process in Maryland?
• Which statement about Fourth Amendment protections is accurate (in the context of Maryland law)?
• Why is trial by jury important in Maryland's justice system?
• GDP is an economic indicator that measures production in which country?
• What is the clause that allows Congress to do things not stated but related to their expressed powers?
• What is the primary aim of the World Trade Organization?
• Which branch interprets laws at the federal level?
• Which term describes a system where the central government shares power with subnational units?
• Which action best demonstrates the principle that government authority flows from the people?
• How many years must the President have lived in the United States?
• Marbury v Madison established which principle?
• Under federalism, which is always supreme?
• Miranda v. Arizona is associated with which Amendments in the material?
• What is the function of the Circuit Courts in Maryland?
• In a civil case, who initiates the lawsuit?
• Which court hears cases involving federal law and constitutional issues and typically has a jury?
• What is the constitutional age requirement for the President?
• Which action by the President results in a bill becoming law without the President's signature if Congress remains in session?
• Which statement best describes an authoritarian government?
• What is the role of a lobbyist?
• What is the United Nations?
• In criminal law, who prosecutes crimes?
• Which case desegregated schools?
• Which issue is commonly addressed by a county council?
• Which body has the power to review all actions of Congress and the President to determine their Constitutionality?
• Which term describes a failure to fulfill a contractual obligation?
• How does Maryland ensure separation of powers?
• What rights are protected by the First Amendment?
• What does unemployment rate measure?
• Which constitutional principle allows courts to declare laws unconstitutional?
• Which statement best describes the effect of Maryland court decisions on later cases?
• Medicaid provides health care for which group?
• Affirmative Action is a plan to remedy past discrimination by providing opportunities in business and education for which groups?
• What is the primary responsibility of the Maryland General Assembly?
• Which action is described as a way citizens affect policy?
• Which court is the highest court in the United States?
• What are the three branches of the U.S. federal government and their main functions?
• What is the main purpose of dividing government power among branches and using checks and balances?
• Recession/Depression describes which economic phase?
• Who is responsible for proposing the Maryland state budget?
• Which Maryland court hears appeals from the District Courts?
• What is the main function of the World Trade Organization?
• Which option best describes Foreign Aid as a tool of foreign policy?
• Welfare refers to which of the following?
• Which body is the highest court in Maryland?
• The right to assemble is protected by which amendment?
• In what year was the United Nations formed?
• Which department handles foreign policy?
• Which provision of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to counsel and to question witnesses?
• What citizenship is required to be President?
• Which agency is primarily associated with airline safety?
• Who has the authority to appoint federal judges?
• Open-market operations involve which action?
• Which statement best describes Social Security?
• Which Maryland court is the lowest court in Maryland with no jury?
• Which term describes the spread of cities into suburbs and countryside?
• What is judicial review?
• Which is an example of a concurrent power in the U.S. system?
• SmartGrowth is designed to guide growth through which approach?
• Expansion/Peak is a phase characterized by which condition?
• SmartGrowth is best described as which of the following?
• Fiscal policy refers to the actions of which two government entities?
• Which institution makes monetary policy decisions?
• Which agency is described as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) responsible for preventing and detecting environmental crimes and setting and monitoring standards for air and water pollution, hazardous wastes, and chemicals?
• Lowering the reserve requirement results in what?
• In the context of the First Amendment, what does press refer to?
• In Maryland, who serves as the second-in-command to the Governor?
• What does the Fourth Amendment require for searches and seizures?
• What is the primary purpose of primary elections in Maryland?
• Which of the following best describes the purpose of a filibuster?
• Which amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures?
• What determines representation in the House of Representatives?
• What does the Supremacy Clause establish?
• What does the 14th Amendment guarantee?
• Which principle describes the relationship between national and state governments in a federal system?
• In the context of the First Amendment, what does petition mean?
• How do civil liberties differ from civil rights?
• What is a key role of political parties in governance?
• What describes the division of power between national and state governments, with the Constitution as the supreme law?
• What is an enumerated power?
• What does the Establishment Clause prohibit?
• What best describes a political party?
• What is an ordinance?
• Which body is responsible for creating laws in Maryland?
• Fiscal policy refers to the actions of the President and Congress to tax and spend. Which actors implement it?
• Which Maryland court handles most appeals from trial courts?
• Which of the following best describes the Declaration of Independence?
• Which level of government is primarily responsible for local zoning and policing in Maryland?
• How can a Governor's veto on a Maryland bill be overridden?
• What is the name of the local legislature?
• Which of the following is an example of an Enumerated / Expressed power?
• What is one major purpose of Federal Reserve actions?
• Judicial review is the power of which branch?
• In the veto example, how can Congress respond to a presidential veto?
• Who appoints cabinet members and must secure Senate approval?
• The Federal Reserve is the central bank that makes monetary policy decisions independent of the President or Congress.
• Gideon v. Wainwright is associated with which amendment in the material?
• Tinker v. Des Moines Board of Education addressed which constitutional right?
• In Maryland, the House of Delegates has which of the following characteristics?
• Which Maryland court has a jury and handles serious criminal cases?
• Brown v Board of Education declared segregation in schools to be what?
• What is the effect of a Maryland Court of Appeals decision?
• Under the Fourth Amendment, warrants must be based on what standard?
• Expansion/Peak refers to which phase of the economic cycle?
• Open-market operations used to contract the economy involve which action?
• Which statement best describes federal law in conflicts with state law?
• What is the length of a presidential term?
• Which describes a federal government?
• Which agency is responsible for airline safety?
• The Sixth Amendment guarantees which rights?
• What is the principle of checks and balances?
• Zoning is best described as which of the following?
• What is a filibuster?
• What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
• Media influence on legislation occurs through which action?
• Which body has the power to begin impeachment proceedings?
• Which branch has the power to veto a bill passed by Congress?
• What is the primary function of the Court of Appeals?
• In civil law, what term describes a civil wrong, such as negligence?
• An executive order is best defined as which?
• Which branch interprets laws?
• In a command economy, who determines what will be produced, how, and who benefits?
• Raising the reserve requirement affects the money supply in what way?
• What is the purpose of amending the Maryland Constitution?
• What term describes the spread of cities into suburbs and countryside?
• Which statement best describes an economic sanction as a tool of foreign policy?
• CPI measures which economic phenomenon?
• Which protection is provided by the Fourth Amendment?
• What is the system in which each branch has powers to watch over the others to prevent abuse of power?
• In Maryland, which court is the highest one?
• Which program provides health care for people over 65?
• What are the basic economic questions an economy must answer?
• What is meant by the term 'common good' in civics?
• A pocket veto occurs when the President does what?
• Which amendment guarantees equal protection under the law and due process for all citizens?
• Which statement describes an executive order?
• In Maryland, what does it mean that the legislature is bicameral?
• What happens when interest rates are low?
• Which Maryland court reviews decisions of lower courts on appeal?
• McCulloch v Maryland involved the interplay of which constitutional provisions?
• What is the role of the Attorney General in Maryland?
• In a school setting, what level of evidence is required to search a student?
• What are the two houses of the Maryland General Assembly?
• The FDA protects public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of which items?
• How many members are in the Maryland Senate?
• What does the Fourth Amendment protect?
• Which statement about Maryland's two-chamber legislature is true?
• What is the Governor's role in Maryland's budget process?
• Which statement best describes the Governor's role in Maryland?
• How do counties and municipalities differ in Maryland?
• Which amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment?
• How can citizens influence state government besides voting?
• Welfare is defined as which of the following?
• In Maryland, which body conducts impeachment trials?
• Which of the following is NOT an example of civic participation beyond voting?
• What happens when interest rates are high?
• Which body derives its powers from the Maryland Constitution to create laws?
• Who signs appropriation bills into law after the Legislature passes them?
• Who heads Maryland's judiciary?
• The FDA is responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of which items?
• Where are powers such as declaring war and establishing post offices listed?
• Which Maryland executive office is responsible for collecting taxes?
• What is the role of the US Constitution?
• In a representative democracy, what do people do?
• Which agency is described as the Environment Regulatory Agency tasked with preventing and detecting environmental crimes?
• How do slander and libel differ?
• Equity initiatives in government discussions often focus on which groups?
• Zoning primarily governs which aspect of land use?
• Which concept requires fair legal procedures and non-discriminatory government actions in Maryland?
• Which principle is commonly associated with the Fifth Amendment?
• What is a constitutional obligation of Maryland's government?
• In a mixed-market economy, who generally decides what to produce?
• How does a bill become law at the state level in Maryland?
• Which powers does Congress have due to the Elastic Clause?
• The primary purpose of judicial review is to ensure laws and executive actions comply with what?
• How do primaries differ from general elections?
• Which concept is highlighted by the Declaration of Independence along with limiting government?
• What is another name for the Elastic Clause?
• What kinds of cases do the Maryland District Courts handle?
• Which program targets health care for individuals under 65 who live in poverty?
• Who heads the Maryland executive branch?
• After a bill passes both chambers in Maryland but before the Governor signs, what happens next?
• How does a Maryland bill become law if the Governor signs it?
• How do federal and state powers interact in the U.S. system?
• Which activity is a presidential power?
• Which rights are protected by the First Amendment?
• What is an interest group?
• What is the purpose of the U.S. Constitution's Preamble?
• Monetary policy refers to actions by which institution to maintain stability in the economy through the control of money flow?
• NAFTA stands for which of the following?
• What does opportunity cost mean?
• Which statement describes the relationship between enumerated and implied powers?
• Which option best describes the tools used in fiscal policy?
• What characterizes a presidential democracy?
• What vote threshold is needed in each Maryland house to override a gubernatorial veto?
• What is the Maryland State Board of Elections?
• What defines monetary policy?
• What is an implied power?
• Which entity's decisions are described as standing as policy?
• Which set correctly describes the Maryland Senate as given in the material?
• Which policy tool is used to influence other countries by restricting trade or aid?
• What is a primary policy goal of the United States in regard to terrorism?
• What is the role of local government in Maryland?
• In a presidential democracy, who is typically both head of state and head of government?
• At the federal level, which branch is responsible for making laws?
• What is the role of the Comptroller in Maryland?
• Which legal document orders a person to appear in court to provide testimony or evidence?
• At the federal level, which branch enforces laws?
• Which organization is known for providing medical and humanitarian aid during crises and war?
• Which of the following is a direct way residents can influence state government beyond voting in elections?