U.S.A. Citizenship Test (100 Civics Questions) from
uscis.gov
1. 1. What is the supreme law of the land?: the Constitution
2. 2. What does the Constitution do?: sets up the government defines the government
protects basic rights of Americans
3. 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?: We the
People
4. 4. What is an amendment?: a change (to the Constitution) an addition (to the
Constitution)
5. 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?: the Bill of Rights
6. 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?: speech religion
assembly
press
petition the government
7. 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. 9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?: life liberty
pursuit of happiness
10.10. What is freedom of religion?: You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
11.11. What is the economic system in the United States?: capitalist economy market economy
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, U.S.A. Citizenship Test (100 Civics Questions) from
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12.12. 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.
13.13. Name one branch or part of the government.: Congress legislative
President
executive the
courts judicial
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14.14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?-
: checks and balances separation of powers
15.15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?: the President
16.16. Who makes federal laws?: Congress Senate and House
(of Representatives)
(U.S. or national) legislature
17.17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?: the Senate and House (of Representatives)
18.18. How many U.S. Senators are there?: one hundred (100)
19.19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?: six (6)
20.20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?: blumenthol and murphy
21.21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?: four hundred thirty-five (435)
22.22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?: two (2)
23.23. Name your U.S. Representative.: Jim Himes
24.24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?: all people of the state
25.25. 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
26.26. We elect a President for how many years?: four (4)
27.27. In what month do we vote for President?: November
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uscis.gov
1. 1. What is the supreme law of the land?: the Constitution
2. 2. What does the Constitution do?: sets up the government defines the government
protects basic rights of Americans
3. 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?: We the
People
4. 4. What is an amendment?: a change (to the Constitution) an addition (to the
Constitution)
5. 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?: the Bill of Rights
6. 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?: speech religion
assembly
press
petition the government
7. 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. 9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?: life liberty
pursuit of happiness
10.10. What is freedom of religion?: You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
11.11. What is the economic system in the United States?: capitalist economy market economy
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, U.S.A. Citizenship Test (100 Civics Questions) from
uscis.gov
12.12. 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.
13.13. Name one branch or part of the government.: Congress legislative
President
executive the
courts judicial
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, U.S.A. Citizenship Test (100 Civics Questions) from
uscis.gov
14.14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?-
: checks and balances separation of powers
15.15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?: the President
16.16. Who makes federal laws?: Congress Senate and House
(of Representatives)
(U.S. or national) legislature
17.17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?: the Senate and House (of Representatives)
18.18. How many U.S. Senators are there?: one hundred (100)
19.19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?: six (6)
20.20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?: blumenthol and murphy
21.21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?: four hundred thirty-five (435)
22.22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?: two (2)
23.23. Name your U.S. Representative.: Jim Himes
24.24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?: all people of the state
25.25. 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
26.26. We elect a President for how many years?: four (4)
27.27. In what month do we vote for President?: November
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