USCIS CIVICS TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
What ccis ccthe ccsupreme cclaw ccof ccthe ccland? cc- ccAnswer ccThe ccConstitution
What ccdoes ccthe ccConstitution ccdo? cc- ccAnswer ccsets ccup ccthe ccgovernment,
ccdefines ccthe ccgovernment, ccprotects ccbasic ccrights ccof ccamericans
The ccidea ccof ccself-government ccis ccin ccthe ccfirst ccthree ccwords ccof ccthe
ccconstitution. ccWhat ccare ccthese ccwords? cc- ccAnswer ccWe ccthe ccPeople
What ccis ccan ccamendment? cc- ccAnswer cca ccchange cc(to ccthe ccconstitution), ccan
ccaddition cc(to ccthe ccconstitution)
what ccdo ccwe cccall ccthe ccfirst ccten ccamendments ccto ccthe ccconstitution? cc-
ccAnswer ccThe ccBill ccof ccRights
*What ccis ccONE ccright ccor ccfreedom ccfrom ccthe ccFirst ccAmendment? cc- ccAnswer
ccspeech, ccreligion, ccassembly, ccpress, ccpetition ccthe ccgovernment
How ccmany ccamendments ccdoes ccthe ccConstitution cchave? cc- ccAnswer cc27
What ccdid ccthe ccdeclaration ccof ccindependence ccdo? cc- ccAnswer ccannounced
ccour ccindependence cc(from ccgreat ccBritain), ccdeclared ccour ccindependence cc(from
ccGreat ccBritain, ccsaid ccthat ccthe ccUS ccis ccfree cc(from ccGreat ccBritain)
What ccare ccTWO ccrights ccin ccthe ccdeclaration ccof ccindependence? cc- ccAnswer
cclife, ccliberty, ccpursuit ccof cchappiness
What ccis ccfreedom ccof ccreligion? cc- ccAnswer ccYou cccan ccpractice ccany ccreligion,
ccor ccnot ccpractice cca ccreligion.
*What ccis ccthe cceconomic ccsystem ccin ccthe ccUS? cc- ccAnswer cccapitalist
cceconomy, ccmarket cceconomy
What ccis ccthe cc"rule ccof cclaw"? cc- ccAnswer cceveryone ccmust ccfollow ccthe cclaw,
ccleaders ccmust ccobey ccthe cclaw, ccgovernment ccmust ccobey ccthe cclaw, ccno ccone
ccis ccabove ccthe cclaw
, Name ccONE ccbranch ccor ccpart ccof ccthe ccgovernment cc- ccAnswer cccongress,
cclegislative, ccpresident, ccexecutive, ccthe cccourts, ccjudicial
What ccstops ccone ccbranch ccof ccgovernment ccfrom ccbecoming cctoo ccpowerful? cc-
ccAnswer ccchecks ccand ccbalances, ccseparation ccof ccpowers
Who ccis ccin cccharge ccof ccthe ccexecutive ccbranch? cc- ccAnswer ccthe ccPresident
Who ccmakes ccfederal cclaws? cc- ccAnswer ccCongress, ccSenate ccand ccHouse cc(of
ccRepresentatives), cc(US ccor ccnational) cclegislature
*What ccare ccthe ccTWO ccparts ccof ccthe ccUS ccCongress? cc- ccAnswer ccSenate
ccand ccHouse cc(of ccRepresentatives)
How ccmany ccUS ccSenators ccare ccthere? cc- ccAnswer cc100
We ccelect cca ccUS ccSenator ccfor cchow ccmany ccyears? cc- ccAnswer cc6
*Who ccis ccONE ccof ccyour ccstate's ccUS ccSenators ccnow? cc- ccAnswer ccBarbara
ccMikulski, ccBen ccCardin cc(as ccof cc11/18)
The ccHouse ccof ccRepresentatives cchas cchow ccmany ccvoting ccmembers? cc-
ccAnswer cc435
We ccelect cca ccUS ccRepresentative ccfor cchow ccmany ccyears? cc- ccAnswer cc2
Name ccyour ccUS ccrepresentative cc- ccAnswer ccMD ccCongressional ccDist cc6:
ccJohn ccK. ccDelaney cc(as ccof cc10/18)
Who ccdoes cca ccUS ccSenator ccrepresent? cc- ccAnswer ccall ccthe ccpeople ccof ccthe
ccstate
Why ccdo ccsome ccstates cchave ccmore ccRepresentatives ccthan ccother ccstates? cc-
ccAnswer cc(because ccof) ccthe ccstate's ccpopulation
We ccelect cca ccpresident ccfor cchow ccmany ccyears cc- ccAnswer cc4
* ccIn ccwhat ccmonth ccdo ccwe ccvote ccfor cca ccpresident? cc- ccAnswer ccNovember
*What ccis ccthe ccname ccof ccthe ccPresident ccof ccthe ccUS ccnow? cc- ccAnswer
ccBarack ccObama cc(as ccof cc11/18)
What ccis ccthe ccname ccof ccthe ccVice ccPresident ccof ccthe ccUS ccnow? cc- ccAnswer
ccJoseph ccR. ccBiden, ccJr. cc(as ccof cc11/18)
COMPLETE ANSWERS
What ccis ccthe ccsupreme cclaw ccof ccthe ccland? cc- ccAnswer ccThe ccConstitution
What ccdoes ccthe ccConstitution ccdo? cc- ccAnswer ccsets ccup ccthe ccgovernment,
ccdefines ccthe ccgovernment, ccprotects ccbasic ccrights ccof ccamericans
The ccidea ccof ccself-government ccis ccin ccthe ccfirst ccthree ccwords ccof ccthe
ccconstitution. ccWhat ccare ccthese ccwords? cc- ccAnswer ccWe ccthe ccPeople
What ccis ccan ccamendment? cc- ccAnswer cca ccchange cc(to ccthe ccconstitution), ccan
ccaddition cc(to ccthe ccconstitution)
what ccdo ccwe cccall ccthe ccfirst ccten ccamendments ccto ccthe ccconstitution? cc-
ccAnswer ccThe ccBill ccof ccRights
*What ccis ccONE ccright ccor ccfreedom ccfrom ccthe ccFirst ccAmendment? cc- ccAnswer
ccspeech, ccreligion, ccassembly, ccpress, ccpetition ccthe ccgovernment
How ccmany ccamendments ccdoes ccthe ccConstitution cchave? cc- ccAnswer cc27
What ccdid ccthe ccdeclaration ccof ccindependence ccdo? cc- ccAnswer ccannounced
ccour ccindependence cc(from ccgreat ccBritain), ccdeclared ccour ccindependence cc(from
ccGreat ccBritain, ccsaid ccthat ccthe ccUS ccis ccfree cc(from ccGreat ccBritain)
What ccare ccTWO ccrights ccin ccthe ccdeclaration ccof ccindependence? cc- ccAnswer
cclife, ccliberty, ccpursuit ccof cchappiness
What ccis ccfreedom ccof ccreligion? cc- ccAnswer ccYou cccan ccpractice ccany ccreligion,
ccor ccnot ccpractice cca ccreligion.
*What ccis ccthe cceconomic ccsystem ccin ccthe ccUS? cc- ccAnswer cccapitalist
cceconomy, ccmarket cceconomy
What ccis ccthe cc"rule ccof cclaw"? cc- ccAnswer cceveryone ccmust ccfollow ccthe cclaw,
ccleaders ccmust ccobey ccthe cclaw, ccgovernment ccmust ccobey ccthe cclaw, ccno ccone
ccis ccabove ccthe cclaw
, Name ccONE ccbranch ccor ccpart ccof ccthe ccgovernment cc- ccAnswer cccongress,
cclegislative, ccpresident, ccexecutive, ccthe cccourts, ccjudicial
What ccstops ccone ccbranch ccof ccgovernment ccfrom ccbecoming cctoo ccpowerful? cc-
ccAnswer ccchecks ccand ccbalances, ccseparation ccof ccpowers
Who ccis ccin cccharge ccof ccthe ccexecutive ccbranch? cc- ccAnswer ccthe ccPresident
Who ccmakes ccfederal cclaws? cc- ccAnswer ccCongress, ccSenate ccand ccHouse cc(of
ccRepresentatives), cc(US ccor ccnational) cclegislature
*What ccare ccthe ccTWO ccparts ccof ccthe ccUS ccCongress? cc- ccAnswer ccSenate
ccand ccHouse cc(of ccRepresentatives)
How ccmany ccUS ccSenators ccare ccthere? cc- ccAnswer cc100
We ccelect cca ccUS ccSenator ccfor cchow ccmany ccyears? cc- ccAnswer cc6
*Who ccis ccONE ccof ccyour ccstate's ccUS ccSenators ccnow? cc- ccAnswer ccBarbara
ccMikulski, ccBen ccCardin cc(as ccof cc11/18)
The ccHouse ccof ccRepresentatives cchas cchow ccmany ccvoting ccmembers? cc-
ccAnswer cc435
We ccelect cca ccUS ccRepresentative ccfor cchow ccmany ccyears? cc- ccAnswer cc2
Name ccyour ccUS ccrepresentative cc- ccAnswer ccMD ccCongressional ccDist cc6:
ccJohn ccK. ccDelaney cc(as ccof cc10/18)
Who ccdoes cca ccUS ccSenator ccrepresent? cc- ccAnswer ccall ccthe ccpeople ccof ccthe
ccstate
Why ccdo ccsome ccstates cchave ccmore ccRepresentatives ccthan ccother ccstates? cc-
ccAnswer cc(because ccof) ccthe ccstate's ccpopulation
We ccelect cca ccpresident ccfor cchow ccmany ccyears cc- ccAnswer cc4
* ccIn ccwhat ccmonth ccdo ccwe ccvote ccfor cca ccpresident? cc- ccAnswer ccNovember
*What ccis ccthe ccname ccof ccthe ccPresident ccof ccthe ccUS ccnow? cc- ccAnswer
ccBarack ccObama cc(as ccof cc11/18)
What ccis ccthe ccname ccof ccthe ccVice ccPresident ccof ccthe ccUS ccnow? cc- ccAnswer
ccJoseph ccR. ccBiden, ccJr. cc(as ccof cc11/18)
