U.S.A. Citizenship Test 100 Civics
Questions With Complete Solutions.
1. What is the supreme law of the land? - correct answer. the Constitution
2. What does the Constitution do? - correct answer. sets up the government
protects basic rights of Americans
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are
these words? - correct answer. We the People
4. What is an amendment? - correct answer. a change (to the Constitution)
an addition (to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - correct answer. the
Bill of Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - correct answer. speech
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - correct answer. twenty-
seven (27)
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - correct answer. declared our
independence from Great Britain
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - correct answer. life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
10. What is freedom of religion? - correct answer. You can practice any religion, or not
practice a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States? - correct answer. capitalist
economy
market economy
, 12. What is the "rule of law"? - correct answer. Everyone must follow the law.
13. Name one branch or part of the government. - correct answer. Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - correct
answer. checks and balances
separation of powers
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - correct answer. the President
16. Who makes federal laws? - correct answer. Congress
Senate and House (of Representatives)
(U.S. or national) legislature
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - correct answer. the Senate and
House (of Representatives)
18. How many U.S. Senators are there? - correct answer. one hundred (100)
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - correct answer. six (6)
20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - correct answer. Kirsten Gillibrand
/ Chuck Schumer
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - correct answer.
four hundred thirty-five (435)
22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - correct answer. two (2)
23. Name your U.S. Representative. - correct answer. Nydia Velazquez
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - correct answer. all people of the state
25. 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
26. We elect a President for how many years? - correct answer. four (4)
Questions With Complete Solutions.
1. What is the supreme law of the land? - correct answer. the Constitution
2. What does the Constitution do? - correct answer. sets up the government
protects basic rights of Americans
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are
these words? - correct answer. We the People
4. What is an amendment? - correct answer. a change (to the Constitution)
an addition (to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - correct answer. the
Bill of Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - correct answer. speech
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - correct answer. twenty-
seven (27)
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - correct answer. declared our
independence from Great Britain
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - correct answer. life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
10. What is freedom of religion? - correct answer. You can practice any religion, or not
practice a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States? - correct answer. capitalist
economy
market economy
, 12. What is the "rule of law"? - correct answer. Everyone must follow the law.
13. Name one branch or part of the government. - correct answer. Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - correct
answer. checks and balances
separation of powers
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - correct answer. the President
16. Who makes federal laws? - correct answer. Congress
Senate and House (of Representatives)
(U.S. or national) legislature
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - correct answer. the Senate and
House (of Representatives)
18. How many U.S. Senators are there? - correct answer. one hundred (100)
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - correct answer. six (6)
20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - correct answer. Kirsten Gillibrand
/ Chuck Schumer
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - correct answer.
four hundred thirty-five (435)
22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - correct answer. two (2)
23. Name your U.S. Representative. - correct answer. Nydia Velazquez
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - correct answer. all people of the state
25. 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
26. We elect a President for how many years? - correct answer. four (4)
