Q. What is the primary purpose of federal prisons in the United States?
a) Holding people convicted of state crimes
b) Holding individuals convicted of federal crimes, including pretrial detainees
c) Detaining individuals awaiting trial for local offenses
d) Confiscating illegal weapons and drugs
Q. How do state prisons differ from local jails?
a) State prisons are only for juveniles
b) State prisons hold convicted felons serving longer sentences, while local jails mainly hold pretrial detainees and short-term offenders
c) Local jails handle federal offenders, while state prisons handle only minor crimes
d) Local jails are larger and more secure than state prisons
Q. Who operates juvenile correctional facilities in the United States?
a) Local or state governments
b) The Federal Bureau of Prisons
c) Private corporations
d) County sheriff departments
Q. As of January 2023, what was the per capita incarceration rate in the United States?
a) 250 per 100,000 inhabitants
b) 400 per 100,000 inhabitants
c) 531 per 100,000 inhabitants
d) 700 per 100,000 inhabitants
Q. Which country had the largest prison and jail population in the world in January 2023?
a) China
b) United States
c) Russia
d) Brazil
Q. According to a 2010 analysis, how much higher was the U.S. gun homicide rate compared to other high-income countries?
a) 10 times higher
b) 25 times higher
c) 50 times higher
d) 100 times higher
Q. What was a primary factor contributing to the higher U.S. homicide rate compared to other high-income countries?
a) Higher rates of violent protests
b) Increased drug use
c) Gun-related homicides
d) Lack of law enforcement
Q. Since approximately what year has the U.S. been the world’s largest economy by nominal GDP?
a) 1776
b) 1850
c) 1890
d) 1945
Q. What was the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024?
a) $20 trillion
b) $25 trillion
c) More than $29 trillion
d) $35 trillion
Q. In 2024, what percentage of global economic output did the U.S. nominal GDP constitute?
a) 10%
b) 15%
c) Over 25%
d) 30%