North Dakota Civics Exam Questions And Detailed Verified Answers

What is the supreme law of the land? - correct answers Constitution What does the Constitution do? - correct answers Sets up and defines the government The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? - correct answers We the People What is an Amendment? - correct answers A change or addition to the Constitution What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - correct answers Bill of Rights Which of the following are the rights provided by the 1st Amendment? - correct answers Freedom of speech, assembly, petition, religion, press. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - correct answers 27 What did the Declaration of Independence do? - correct answers announced our independence (from Great Britain) What were the rights stated in the Declaration of Independence? - correct answers Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness What is freedom of religion? - correct answers Right to practice religion of your choosing What is the economic system in the United States? - correct answers capitalist economy What is the "rule of law"? - correct answers Everyone must follow the law Which of the following is not a branch of government? - correct answers Theological What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - correct answers Checks and Balances Who is in charge of the executive branch? - correct answers president Who makes federal laws? - correct answers Congress What are two parts of the U.S congress? - correct answers Senate and House of Representatives How many U.S. Senators are there? - correct answers 100 We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - correct answers 6 Who is currently one of North Dakota's Senators in Washington D.C right now? - correct answers Kevin Kramer The U.S House of Representatives has how many voting members? - correct answers 435 We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - correct answers 2 Who is North Dakota's lone member of the U.S House of Representatives? - correct answers Kelly Armstrong Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - correct answers all people of the state Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - correct answers They have more people We elect a President for how many years? - correct answers four In what month do we vote for the President? - correct answers November Who is currently serving as the President of the United States? - correct answers Donald Trump Who is currently serving as Vice President of the United States? - correct answers Mike Pence If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - correct answers Vice President If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - correct answers Speaker of the House Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - correct answers president Who signs bills to become laws? - correct answers president Who vetoes bills? - correct answers president What does the President's Cabinet do? - correct answers advises the President Which of the following is NOT a cabinet level postion? - correct answers Secretary of Laws What does the judical brand do? - correct answers Reviews Laws What is the highest court in the United States? - correct answers U.S. Supreme Court How many justices are on the Supreme Court? - correct answers 9 Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? - correct answers John Roberts Which of the following is NOT a power of the Federal Government? - correct answers Control religion Under our Constitution which of the following is NOT a power that belongs to the states? - correct answers Declare War Who is the current governor of North Dakota? - correct answers Doug Burgum What is the capital of North Dakota? - correct answers Bismarck