Maryland HSA Government Practice Test

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