100 Civics Questions and Answers- Nevada Guaranteed A+

100 Civics Questions and Answers- Nevada Guaranteed A+ AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ️️A: Principles of American Democracy B: System of Government C: Rights and Responsibilities A: Principles of American Democracy ️️ 1. What is the supreme law of the land? ️️the Constitution 2. What does the Constitution do? ️️-sets up the government -defines the government -protects basic rights of Americans 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? ️️We the People 4. What is an amendment? ️️-a change to the Constitution -an addition (to the Constitution) 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? ️️the Bill of Rights 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? ️️-speech -religion -assembly -press -petition the government 7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? ️️twenty-seven (27) 8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? ️️-announced our independence (from Great Britain) -declared our independence (from Great Britain) -said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) 9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? ️️-life -liberty -pursuit of happiness 10. What is freedom of religion? ️️You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. 11. What is the economic system in the United States?* ️️-capitalist economy -market economy 12. What is the "rule of law"? ️️-Everyone must follow the law. -Leaders must obey the law. -Government must obey the law. -No one is above the law. B: System of Government ️️ 13. Name one branch or part of the government.* ️️-Congress-legislative -President-executive -the courts-judicial 14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? ️️-checks and balances -separation of powers 15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? ️️the President 16. Who makes federal laws? ️️-Congress -Senate and House (of Representatives) -(U.S. or national) legislature 17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* ️️the Senate and House (of Representatives) 18. How many U.S. Senators are there? ️️one hundred (100) 19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? ️️six (6) 20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* ️️-Dean Heller(Repub.) -Catherine Cortez Masto (Democ) 21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? ️️four hundred thirty-five (435) 22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? ️️two (2) 23. Name your U.S. Representative. ️️-Dina Titus (Demo) -Mark E. Amodei (Repu) -Jacky Rosen (2017 Demo) 24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? ️️all people of the state 25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? ️️-(because of) the state's population -(because) they have more people -(because) some states have more people 26. We elect a President for how many years? ️️four (4) 27. In what month do we vote for President?* ️️November 28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?* ️️Donald Trump 29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? ️️Mike Pence, /Michael R. Pence, preceded by Joe Biden 30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? ️️the Vice President 31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? ️️the Speaker of the House 32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? ️️the President 33. Who signs bills to become laws? ️️the President 34. Who vetoes bills? ️️the President 35. What does the President's Cabinet do? ️️advises the President