USCIS Civics Test NJ test
questions and answers 2025
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?
Cory Booker (NJ)
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
We elect a US Representative for how many years?
2
Name your US representative
NJ 6th District: Frank Pallone (Democratic)
Who does a US Senator represent?
all the people of the state
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
questions and answers 2025
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?
Cory Booker (NJ)
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
We elect a US Representative for how many years?
2
Name your US representative
NJ 6th District: Frank Pallone (Democratic)
Who does a US Senator represent?
all the people of the state
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
