USCIS Civics Test Questions with Verified Solutions

USCIS Civics Test Questions with Verified Solutions What is the supreme law of the land? The Constitution What does the Constitution do? 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? We the People What is an amendment? a change (to the constitution), an addition (to the constitution) what do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution? The Bill of Rights *What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment? speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government How many amendments does the Constitution have? 27 What did the declaration of independence do? announced our independence (from great Britain), declared our independence (from Great Britain, said that the US is free (from Great Britain) What are TWO rights in the declaration of independence? life, liberty, pursuit of happiness What is freedom of religion? You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. *What is the economic system in the US? capitalist economy, market economy 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 Name ONE branch or part of the government congress, legislative, president, executive, the courts, judicial What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? checks and balances, separation of powers Who is in charge of the executive branch? the President Who makes federal laws? Congress, Senate and House (of Representatives), (US or national) legislature *What are the TWO parts of the US Congress? Senate and House (of Representatives) How many US Senators are there? 100 We elect a US Senator for how many years? 6 *Who is ONE of your state's US Senators now? Barbara Mikulski, Ben Cardin (as of 11/18) The House of Representatives has how many voting members? 435 We elect a US Representative for how many years? 2 Name your US representative MD Congressional