CIVICS EXAM BUNDLED 2026 ACTUAL
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◉ What does the constitution do?. Answer: ▪ sets up the government
▪ defines the government
▪ protects basic rights of Americans
◉ The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the
Constitution. What are these words?. Answer: ▪ We the people
◉ What is an amendment?. Answer: ▪ a change (to the Constitution)
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
◉ What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?.
Answer: ▪ The Bill of Rights
◉ What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*. Answer: ▪
Speech
▪ Religion
▪ Assembly
▪Press
▪ Petition the government
,◉ How many amendments does the Constitution have?. Answer: ▪
twenty-seven (27)
◉ What did the Declaration of Independence do?. Answer: ▪ announced
our independence (from Great Britain)
▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)
▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
◉ What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?. Answer: ▪
life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
◉ What is freedom of religion?. Answer: ▪ You can practice any religion,
or not practice a religion.
◉ What is the economic system in the United States?*. Answer: ▪
capitalist economy
▪ market economy
◉ What is the "rule of law"?. Answer: ▪ Everyone must follow the law
▪ Leaders must obey the law
, ▪ Government must obey the law
▪ No one is above the law
◉ Name one branch or part of the government.*. Answer: ▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
◉ What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?.
Answer: ▪ checks and balances
▪ separation of powers
◉ Who is in charge of the executive branch?. Answer: ▪ the President
◉ Who makes federal laws?. Answer: ▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
◉ What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*. Answer: ▪ the Senate
and House (of Representatives)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL
ILLUSTRATED VERIFIED 100% CORRECT A+
◉ What does the constitution do?. Answer: ▪ sets up the government
▪ defines the government
▪ protects basic rights of Americans
◉ The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the
Constitution. What are these words?. Answer: ▪ We the people
◉ What is an amendment?. Answer: ▪ a change (to the Constitution)
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
◉ What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?.
Answer: ▪ The Bill of Rights
◉ What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*. Answer: ▪
Speech
▪ Religion
▪ Assembly
▪Press
▪ Petition the government
,◉ How many amendments does the Constitution have?. Answer: ▪
twenty-seven (27)
◉ What did the Declaration of Independence do?. Answer: ▪ announced
our independence (from Great Britain)
▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)
▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
◉ What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?. Answer: ▪
life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
◉ What is freedom of religion?. Answer: ▪ You can practice any religion,
or not practice a religion.
◉ What is the economic system in the United States?*. Answer: ▪
capitalist economy
▪ market economy
◉ What is the "rule of law"?. Answer: ▪ Everyone must follow the law
▪ Leaders must obey the law
, ▪ Government must obey the law
▪ No one is above the law
◉ Name one branch or part of the government.*. Answer: ▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
◉ What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?.
Answer: ▪ checks and balances
▪ separation of powers
◉ Who is in charge of the executive branch?. Answer: ▪ the President
◉ Who makes federal laws?. Answer: ▪ Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
◉ What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*. Answer: ▪ the Senate
and House (of Representatives)
