US Government English Grammar Exercises

Question. Tax that is calculated and dependant on the amount a person earns in a democracy is called ....... tax.
(a) sales
(b) income
(c) service
Answer. B

Question. Federal or state tax that is added to goods and/or services is called ....... tax.
(a) sales
(b) income
(c) service
Answer. A

Question. ....... is the term used when a county, town or city defines and decides where homes and businesses are to be situated.
(a) Seats
(b) Zoning
(c) Court
Answer. B

Question. A ....... is a region or district that is divided from other areas in order to establish and operate local governments in that particular area.
(a) zoning
(b) county
(c) commission
Answer. B

Question. In each county, the head of the law enforcement agency or body is called the ........
(a) police
(b) chief
(c) sheriff
Answer. C

Question. A person who is elected, to represent and govern a city or town, by the people is called the ........
(a) county clerk
(b) treasurer
(c) mayor
Answer. C

Question. When communities or groups hold functions in order to raise money for a cause, the activity is called a........
(a) consituent
(b) fund-raiser
(c) platform
Answer. B

Question. A ....... is a stance or statement containing a political party's thoughts, beliefs and plans put forth prior to an election.
(a) constituent
(b) fund-raiser
(c) platform
Answer. C

Question. Usually, ....... political parties are more resistant to change.
(a) liberal
(b) conservative
(c) socialist
Answer. B

Question. Political parties that are usually more open to societal change are referred to as ....... parties.
(a) liberal
(b) conservative
(c) socialist
Answer. A

Question. Usually, a political party that holds the lesser amount of seats, or power, within an existing government is called the ....... party.
(a) lesser
(b) minimum
(c) opposition
Answer. C

Question. The Republican Party in the US is usually more ....... when compared to the Democratic Party.
(a) liberal
(b) conservative
(c) opposition
Answer. B

Question. A person who is selected to run in an election is called a ........
(a) mayor
(b) keynote
(c) nominee
Answer. C

Question. Democrats in the US are usually more ....... when compared to the Republican Party.
(a) liberal
(b) conservative
(c) opposition
Answer. A

Question. In order to vote, American citizens must first be ....... in their voting district.
(a) nominated
(b) registered
(c) selected
Answer. B

Question. An American citizen who is living outside of the US during an election year can fill out an ....... ballot in order to vote from the existing location.
(a) person
(b) absentee
(c) eligible
Answer. B

Question. If an issue is disagreed upon and put forth in a direct vote approach by the government, the undertaking is called a ........
(a) recall
(b) referendum
(c) convention
Answer. B

Question. An ....... is a person who leaves his/her country to live in another country.
(a) attorney
(b) nationality
(c) emigrant
Answer. C

Question. People who are being victimized or persecuted and, therefore, leave their country in order to seek refuge in a safer place are known as ........
(a) immigrants
(b) refugees
(c) nationalists
Answer. B

Question. Citizens of other countries who reside in the US are called ........
(a) nominees
(b) refugees
(c) aliens
Answer. C

Question. If a person, who is not a citizen of the US, is ordered to leave the country, the order is known as ........
(a) immigration
(b) emigration
(c) deportation
Answer. C

Question. ....... is the process people go through when they are offered citizenship in a country but they were born in another country.
(a) Allegiance
(b) Naturalization
(c) Security
Answer. B

Question. If an alien is offered American citizenship, he/she must take an oath of ....... in order to proceed with the next course of action.
(a) country
(b) government
(c) allegiance
Answer. C

Question. ....... is the love and loyalty citizens possess for their country.
(a) Lobbyism
(b) Ambition
(c) Patriotism
Answer. C

Question. Groups who want changes within the existing societal system can ....... law making, government officials and members.
(a) lobby
(b) bully
(c) turnout
Answer. A

Question. A study or survey regarding citizens' thoughts and opinions about a certain subject is called an ....... poll.
(a) subject
(b) mandated
(c) opinion
Answer. C

Question. A group of people who have similar interests in mind and work together for change or action is called an ....... group.
(a) poll
(b) citizen
(c) interest
Answer. C

Question. The rules, laws and regulations that guide and govern a particular country are called public ........
(a) group
(b) polls
(c) policy
Answer. C

Question. Individual freedoms declared in the US Constitution, such as freedom of the press, speech and religion, are known as civil ........
(a) liberties
(b) protectionists
(c) interests
Answer. A

Question. Every American citizen, over the age of 18, has the right to ....... in elections via prior amendments in the US Constitution.
(a) vote
(b) stand
(c) oversee
Answer. A