U.S.A. Citizenship Test 100 Civics

U.S.A. Citizenship Test (100 Civics Questions and Correct Answers) from uscis.gov

• What is the supreme law of the land? - Correct Answer the Constitution
• What does the Constitution do? - Correct 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? - Correct Answer We the People

• What is an amendment? - Correct Answer a change (to the Constitution)

an addition (to the Constitution)

• What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - Correct Answer the

Bill of Rights

• What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - Correct Answer speech

religion assembly press petition the government

• How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Correct Answer twenty-seven

(27) What did the Declaration of Independence do? - Correct 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? - Correct Answer life

liberty pursuit of happiness

• What is freedom of religion? - Correct Answer You can practice any religion, or not

practice a religion.

• What is the economic system in the United States? - Correct Answer capitalist

economy market economy 1 / 2

• What is the "rule of law"? - Correct 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. - Correct Answer Congress

legislative President executive the courts judicial

• What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - Correct

Answer checks and balances separation of powers

• Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Correct Answer the President
• Who makes federal laws? - Correct Answer Congress

Senate and House (of Representatives) (U.S. or national) legislature

• What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - Correct Answer the Senate and

House (of Representatives)

• How many U.S. Senators are there? - Correct Answer one hundred (100)
• We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - Correct Answer six (6)
• Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - Correct Answer Current Michigan

Senators

• The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - Correct Answer

four hundred thirty-five (435)

• We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - Correct Answer two (2)
• Name your U.S. Representative. - Correct Answer Current Michigan House Rep
• Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - Correct Answer all people of the state
• Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - Correct

Answer (because of) the state's population (because) they have more people (because) some states have more people

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