A) an affiliate of the terrorist group Al Qaeda
B) a branch of the Syrian military
C) a loosely organized group of social media users
D) a Muslim sect known as the Alawites
A) are led by Sunni Muslims
B) are led by Shiite Muslims
C) have forged close alliances with the United States
D) have recently claimed land that ISIS views as part of its own long-held territory
A) The U.S. and its allies sent ground troops to fight ISIS last summer
B) Until the recent ISIS attacks in Paris, the U.S. and its allies had agreed not to take action against ISIS
C) The U.S. and its allies have been conducting airstrikes on ISIS targets since 2014
D) none of the above choices
A) The group is extremely disorganized
B) The group has no source of funding other than the terrorists' own money
C) The group lacks an air force and sophisticated weaponry
D) all of the above
A) U.S. senator
B) small-business owner
C) chief executive of a big company
D) big-city mayor
A) town hall meetings
B) campaign dinners hosted by wealthy supporters
C) big stadium speeches
D) negative advertising in which candidates attack one another
A) A candidate buys a full-page ad in a major newspaper
B) An organization donates to a candidate's campaign
C) A candidate talks with a handful of voters over lunch
D) A candidate makes a YouTube video about his goals
A) suspects who were guilty
B) suspects who were innocent
C) a witness's testimony in a courtroom
D) a suspect's interactions with police
A) The justices were not unanimous in the decision
B) The decision was actually for four cases bundled together
C) The decision was applauded by most police departments and prosecutors
D) All of the above
A) 1st Amendment
B) 4th Amendment
C) 5th Amendment
D) 6th Amendment
A) eliciting a false confession from the suspect
B) interrogating the suspect for long periods without offering food or water
C) reading the suspect a list of his or her rights
D) questioning the suspect without an attorney present
A) insisted on them
B) gave them up
C) employed them
D) repeated them
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) George Washington
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Aaron Burr
A) Super Tuesday
B) The start of the Republican National Convention
C) The start of the Democratic National Convention
D) Election Day