| LATEST EXAM UPDATES| 2024/25 |ARKANSAS CIVICS EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+

ARKANSAS CIVICS EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ The Constitution - -What is the supreme law of the land? set up and define the government and protect the basic rights of Americans - -What does the Constitution do? We the people - -The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? A change or addition to the constitution - -What is an amendment? The Bill of Rights - -What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government - -Which of the following are rights or freedoms from the First Amendment 27 - -How many amendments does the Constitution have? Declare our independence from Great Britain - -What did the Declaration of Independence do? Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - -What are the rights in the Declaration of Independence? a person can practice any religion, or no religion - -What is freedom of religion a capitalist (or market) economy - -What is the economic system in the United States? The idea that everyone, including leaders, must follow the law - -What is the "rule of law" Legislative, Executive, Judicial - -What are the three branches of government? checks an balances - -What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? The President - -Who is in charge of the executive branch? Congress - -Who makes federal laws? the senate and the house of represenatives - -What are the two parts of the US Congress? 100 - -How many U.S. Senators are there? 6 years - -A U.S. senator is elected for how many years