CWI Citizenship Test with 100 Practice Questions and Answers

CWI Citizenship Test with 100 Practice Questions and Answers 1. What is the supreme law of the land? - The Constitution 2. What does the Constitution do? - sets 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? - We the People 4. What is an amendment? - a change (to the Constitution); an addition (to the Constitution) 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - The Bill of Rights 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - Speech; religion; assembly; press; petition the government 7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - 27 2Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? - announced 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? - life; liberty; pursuit of happiness 10. What is freedom of religion? - You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. 11. What is the economic system in the United States? - capitalist economy; market economy 12. 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. 13. Name one branch or part of the government. - Congress; legislative; President; executive; the courts; judicial 14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - checks and balances; separation of powers 15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - the President 16. Who makes federal laws? - Congress; Senate and House (of Representatives); (U.S. or national) legislature 3Brittie Donald, All Rights Reserved © 2025 17. What are the two parts of the U.S.Congress? - the Senate and House (of Representatives) 18. How many U.S. Senators are there? - 100 19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - 6 20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators? - Maria Cantwell; Patty Murray 21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - 435 22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - 2 23. Name your U.S. Representative. - 1st District- Susan DelBene 24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - All people of the state 25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other