CWI Citizenship Test 100 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
1. What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER-The Constitution
2. What does the Constitution do? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-We the People
4. What is an amendment? - ANSWER-a change (to the Constitution);
an addition (to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -
ANSWER-The Bill of Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? -
ANSWER-Speech; religion; assembly; press; petition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANSWER-27
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANSWER-
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? -
ANSWER-life; liberty; pursuit of happiness
10. What is freedom of religion? - ANSWER-You can practice any
religion, or not practice a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States? - ANSWER-
capitalist economy; market economy
12. What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWER-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. - ANSWER-Congress;
legislative; President; executive; the courts; judicial
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful? - ANSWER-checks and balances; separation of powers
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWER-the President
16. Who makes federal laws? - ANSWER-Congress; Senate and House
(of Representatives); (U.S. or national) legislature
17. What are the two parts of the U.S.Congress? - ANSWER-the Senate
and House (of Representatives)
1. What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER-The Constitution
2. What does the Constitution do? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-We the People
4. What is an amendment? - ANSWER-a change (to the Constitution);
an addition (to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -
ANSWER-The Bill of Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? -
ANSWER-Speech; religion; assembly; press; petition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANSWER-27
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANSWER-
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? -
ANSWER-life; liberty; pursuit of happiness
10. What is freedom of religion? - ANSWER-You can practice any
religion, or not practice a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States? - ANSWER-
capitalist economy; market economy
12. What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWER-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. - ANSWER-Congress;
legislative; President; executive; the courts; judicial
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful? - ANSWER-checks and balances; separation of powers
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWER-the President
16. Who makes federal laws? - ANSWER-Congress; Senate and House
(of Representatives); (U.S. or national) legislature
17. What are the two parts of the U.S.Congress? - ANSWER-the Senate
and House (of Representatives)
