2.
The __________ conducts product safety research.
National Labor Relations Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Consumer Product Safety Commission
7.
A commutation forgives a person for his or her crime and eliminates any punishment for it.
True
False
8.
The __________ runs the U.S. space program.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Federal Election Commission
National Labor Relations Board
9.
The Senate is the house of equal representation for the states.
True
False
10.
The Department of State issues __________________________ and visas to keep track of people traveling to and from the United States.
orders
passports
foreign policy
justice
12.
The U.S. State Department was created on July 27, 1789.
True
False
16.
Rights guaranteed to all U.S. citizens are called _____________.
suffrage
labor rights
civil rights
human rights
17.
Statutory law, common law, administrative law, and constitutional law are all sources of law.
True
False
19.
Senators must be naturalized citizens.
True
False
21.
Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote.
True
False
22.
As of 2013, the presidential salary was $400,000 per year.
True
False
29.
One of the most important civil rights is _________, or the right to vote.
suffrage
labor rights
human rights
the Bill of Rights
31.
The five initial cabinet departments included the departments of State, the Treasury, War, Justice, and Post Office.
True
False
32.
American editor and drama critic George Jean Nathan once said, “Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.”
True
False
33.
The __________ enforces election laws.
Federal Election Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Labor Relations Board
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
39.
In 1951, the passage of the ___________ limited the number of terms a president can serve to two.
Twenty-first Amendment
Twenty-fourth Amendment
Twenty-third Amendment
Twenty-second Amendment
40.
Regulatory commissions are a type of independent agency.
True
False
45.
When the country is in need of a massive influx of troops, they may hold a ration.
True
False
