USCIS Civics Test Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions 2024

What is the supreme law of the land? - The Constitution What does the Constitution do? - 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? - 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 from the First Amendment? - speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government How many amendments does the Constitution have? - 27 What did the declaration of independence do? - 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? - life, liberty, pursuit of happiness What is freedom of religion? - You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. *What is the economic system in the US? - capitalist economy, market economy 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 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 executive branch? - the President Who makes federal laws? - Congress, Senate and House (of Representatives), (US or national) legislature *What are the TWO parts of the US Congress? - Senate and House (of Representatives) How many US Senators are there? - 100 We elect a US Senator for how many years? - 6 *Who is ONE of your state's US Senators now? - Barbara Mikulski, Ben Cardin (as of 11/18) The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - 435 We elect a US Representative for how many years? - 2 Name your US representative - MD Congressional Dist 6: John K. Delaney (as of 10/18) Who does a US Senator represent? - all the people of the state Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - (because of) the state's population We elect a president for how many years - 4 * In what month do we vote for a president? - November *What is the name of the President of the US now? - Barack Obama (as of 11/18) What is the name of the Vice President of the US now? - Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (as of 11/18) If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president? - The vice president If both the president and vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president? - the Speaker of the House Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - the President Who signs bills to become laws? - the president who vetoes bills? - the president What does the president's Cabinet do? - advises the president