Civil Service Exam Test Questions wait Answers Rated A
What is the supreme law of the land? Constitution
Set up and define the government and protect the basic
What does the constitution do?
rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of
We the People
the Constitution. What are these words?
What is an amendment? A change or addition to the Constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Consti-
The Bill of Rights
tution?
Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition the Govern-
What are rights or freedoms from the first amendment?
ment
How many amendments does the Constitution have? 27
What did the Declaration of Independence do? Declared our independence from Great Britain
What are the rights declared in the Declaration of Inde-
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
pendence
What is freedom of religion? A person can practice any religion, or no religion
What is the economic system in the United States? capitalist or market economy
The idea that everyone, including leaders, must obey the
What is the "rule of law"
law
What are the branches of government? Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too
Checks and balances
powerful?
Who is in charge of the executive branch? the president
Who makes federal laws? Congress
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? Senate and House of Representatives
How many U.S. Senators are there? 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? 6
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Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? Tom Cotton and John Boozman
The House of Representatives has how many voting mem-
435
bers?
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? two
Steve Womack
French Hill
Select one U.S. Representative from Arkansas.
Rick Crawford
Bruce Westerman
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? all people of the state
Why do some states have more Representatives than oth-
Because some states have more people than other states
er states?
We elect a President for how many years? 4 years
In what month do we vote for the president? November
What is the name of the President of the United States
Donald Trump
now?
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States
Mike Pence
now?
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes Pres-
Vice President
ident?
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer
The speaker of the house
serve, who becomes President?
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? president
Who signs bills to become laws? president
Who vetoes bills president
What does the President's Cabinet do? advises the President
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
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What is the supreme law of the land? Constitution
Set up and define the government and protect the basic
What does the constitution do?
rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of
We the People
the Constitution. What are these words?
What is an amendment? A change or addition to the Constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Consti-
The Bill of Rights
tution?
Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition the Govern-
What are rights or freedoms from the first amendment?
ment
How many amendments does the Constitution have? 27
What did the Declaration of Independence do? Declared our independence from Great Britain
What are the rights declared in the Declaration of Inde-
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
pendence
What is freedom of religion? A person can practice any religion, or no religion
What is the economic system in the United States? capitalist or market economy
The idea that everyone, including leaders, must obey the
What is the "rule of law"
law
What are the branches of government? Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too
Checks and balances
powerful?
Who is in charge of the executive branch? the president
Who makes federal laws? Congress
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? Senate and House of Representatives
How many U.S. Senators are there? 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? 6
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, Civil Service Exam Test Questions wait Answers Rated A
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? Tom Cotton and John Boozman
The House of Representatives has how many voting mem-
435
bers?
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? two
Steve Womack
French Hill
Select one U.S. Representative from Arkansas.
Rick Crawford
Bruce Westerman
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? all people of the state
Why do some states have more Representatives than oth-
Because some states have more people than other states
er states?
We elect a President for how many years? 4 years
In what month do we vote for the president? November
What is the name of the President of the United States
Donald Trump
now?
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States
Mike Pence
now?
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes Pres-
Vice President
ident?
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer
The speaker of the house
serve, who becomes President?
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? president
Who signs bills to become laws? president
Who vetoes bills president
What does the President's Cabinet do? advises the President
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
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