Question 1

The principal responsibility for public safety in the United States is held by:

       city councils.

       the U.S. military.

       states and communities.

       individual citizens.

Question 2

 The way scholars rank state policy liberalism is based on:

         the racial make-up of the state.

         key ideological issues of the day.

         religious profiles of the state's population.

         population size.

Question 3

Comparing political institutions and behaviors from state to state and community to community in order to identify and explain similarities or differences is referred to as:

        comparison/contrast.

        contrasting studies.

        comparative study.

         cooperative study.

Question 4

All state constitutions reflect the American political tradition of separate legislative, executive, and judicial articles, referred to as:

        divisions of authority.

         hierarchy of powers.

        separation of powers.

        separation divisions.

Question 5

The founding fathers of the United States chose to use:

            a direct democracy so that most citizens would have a direct voice.

            a democracy, as it ensured every citizen had a full voice in governmental decisions.

            a representative democracy, as they believed representatives elected by the people worked best.

            a republic system that allowed state elections to govern federal elections.