U.S.A. Citizenship Test uscis.gov Questions & Answers

1. What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWERSthe Constitution 2. What does the Constitution do? - ANSWERSsets up the government defines 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? - ANSWERSWe the People 4. What is an amendment? - ANSWERSa change (to the Constitution) an addition (to the Constitution) 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ANSWERSthe Bill of Rights 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - ANSWERSspeech religion assembly press petition the government 7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANSWERStwenty-seven (27) What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANSWERSannounced our independence (from Great Britain) declared our independence (from Great Britain) said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) 9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWERSlife liberty pursuit of happiness 10. What is freedom of religion? - ANSWERSYou can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. 11. What is the economic system in the United States? - ANSWERScapitalist economy market economy 12. What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWERSEveryone must follow the law. Leaders must obey the law. Government must obey the law. No one is above the law. 13. Name one branch or part of the government. - ANSWERSCongress legislative President executive the courts judicial 14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ANSWERSchecks and balances separation of powers 15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWERSthe President 16. Who makes federal laws? - ANSWERSCongress Senate and House (of Representatives) (U.S. or national) legislature 17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - ANSWERSthe Senate and House (of Representatives) 18. How many U.S. Senators are there? - ANSWERSone hundred (100) 19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - ANSWERSsix (6) 20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - ANSWERSCurrent Michigan Senators 21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - ANSWERSfour hundred thirty-five (435) 22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - ANSWERStwo (2) 23. Name your U.S. Representative. - ANSWERSCurrent Michigan House Rep 24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - ANSWERSall people of the state 25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - ANSWERS(because of) the state's population (because) they have more people (because) some states have more people