Minnesota Civics Test
What is the supreme law of the land? - correct answer The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - correct answer -Set up the government -Defines the government
-Protects basic rights of Americans
The idea of self government is in the first 3 words of the constitution... what are the words - correct answer We the people
What is an amendment - correct answer -change to the constitution
-addition to the constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the United States - correct answer Bill of Rights
What are the rights/ freedoms protected by the first amendment - correct answer -speech
-religion
-assembly
-press
-petition the government
What are the rights in the Declaration of Independence - correct answer -life
-liberty
-pursuit of happiness
What does freedom of religion mean - correct answer -you can practice any religion
-you can practice no religion What does rule of law mean - correct answer -everyone must follow the law
-leaders must obey the law
-government must obey the law
-no one is above the law
Branches of the Government - correct answer -congress
-legislative
-president
-executive
-the courts
-judical
what stops one branch is the government from becoming too powerful - correct answer -checks and balances -separation of powers
who is in charge of the federal executive branch? - correct answer the president
who males federal laws - correct answer -congress
-senate and house
-(u.s. or national) legislature
What are the two bodies of the U.S. Congress? - correct answer the Senate and House (of Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators are there? - correct answer 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - correct answer 6
What is the supreme law of the land? - correct answer The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - correct answer -Set up the government -Defines the government
-Protects basic rights of Americans
The idea of self government is in the first 3 words of the constitution... what are the words - correct answer We the people
What is an amendment - correct answer -change to the constitution
-addition to the constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the United States - correct answer Bill of Rights
What are the rights/ freedoms protected by the first amendment - correct answer -speech
-religion
-assembly
-press
-petition the government
What are the rights in the Declaration of Independence - correct answer -life
-liberty
-pursuit of happiness
What does freedom of religion mean - correct answer -you can practice any religion
-you can practice no religion What does rule of law mean - correct answer -everyone must follow the law
-leaders must obey the law
-government must obey the law
-no one is above the law
Branches of the Government - correct answer -congress
-legislative
-president
-executive
-the courts
-judical
what stops one branch is the government from becoming too powerful - correct answer -checks and balances -separation of powers
who is in charge of the federal executive branch? - correct answer the president
who males federal laws - correct answer -congress
-senate and house
-(u.s. or national) legislature
What are the two bodies of the U.S. Congress? - correct answer the Senate and House (of Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators are there? - correct answer 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - correct answer 6
