Minnesota State Citizenship Test with Complete Solutions

Minnesota State Citizenship Test with Complete Solutions What is the supreme law of the United States? The Constitution What does the Constitution do? Sets up the government, defines the government, and 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 protected by the First Amendment? Speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness. What does freedom of religion mean? You can practice any religion, you can practice no religion. What does the "rule of law" mean? 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 federal executive branch? President Who makes federal laws? Congress, Senate and House, (U.S. or national) legislature. What are the two bodies of the U.S. Congress? The Senate and House (of Representatives). How many U.S. Senators are there? 100 We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? 6 years The House of Representatives has how many voting members? 435 We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? 2 year terms Who is represented by a U.S. Senator? All people of the state Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? The state's population, they have more people, some states have more people. We elect a President for how many years? 4 year term, maximum of 2 terms In what month do we vote for President? November If the President can not longer serve, who becomes President? Vice President Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?