USCIS CIVICS TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the supreme law of the land? Ans✓✓✓The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? Ans✓✓✓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? Ans✓✓✓We the People
What is an amendment? Ans✓✓✓a change (to the constitution), an
addition (to the constitution)
what do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution?
Ans✓✓✓The Bill of Rights
*What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Ans✓✓✓speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? Ans✓✓✓27
What did the declaration of independence do? Ans✓✓✓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? Ans✓✓✓life,
liberty, pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? Ans✓✓✓You can practice any religion, or
not practice a religion.
*What is the economic system in the US? Ans✓✓✓capitalist economy,
market economy
What is the "rule of law"? Ans✓✓✓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 Ans✓✓✓congress,
legislative, president, executive, the courts, judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Ans✓✓✓checks and balances, separation of powers
Who is in charge of the executive branch? Ans✓✓✓the President
Who makes federal laws? Ans✓✓✓Congress, Senate and House (of
Representatives), (US or national) legislature
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the supreme law of the land? Ans✓✓✓The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? Ans✓✓✓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? Ans✓✓✓We the People
What is an amendment? Ans✓✓✓a change (to the constitution), an
addition (to the constitution)
what do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution?
Ans✓✓✓The Bill of Rights
*What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Ans✓✓✓speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? Ans✓✓✓27
What did the declaration of independence do? Ans✓✓✓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? Ans✓✓✓life,
liberty, pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? Ans✓✓✓You can practice any religion, or
not practice a religion.
*What is the economic system in the US? Ans✓✓✓capitalist economy,
market economy
What is the "rule of law"? Ans✓✓✓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 Ans✓✓✓congress,
legislative, president, executive, the courts, judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Ans✓✓✓checks and balances, separation of powers
Who is in charge of the executive branch? Ans✓✓✓the President
Who makes federal laws? Ans✓✓✓Congress, Senate and House (of
Representatives), (US or national) legislature
