USCIS Civics Test PASSED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the supreme law of the land? - Correct Answer- The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - Correct Answer- 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? - Correct Answer- We the People
What is an amendment? - Correct Answer- a change (to the constitution), an addition (to the
constitution)
what do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution? - Correct Answer- The Bill of
Rights
*What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment? - Correct Answer- speech,
religion, assembly, press, petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Correct Answer- 27
What did the declaration of independence do? - Correct Answer- 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? - Correct Answer- life, liberty,
pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? - Correct Answer- You can practice any religion, or not practice
a religion.
*What is the economic system in the US? - Correct Answer- capitalist economy, market
economy
, What is the "rule of law"? - Correct Answer- 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 - Correct Answer- congress, legislative,
president, executive, the courts, judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - Correct Answer-
checks and balances, separation of powers
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Correct Answer- the President
Who makes federal laws? - Correct Answer- Congress, Senate and House (of
Representatives), (US or national) legislature
*What are the TWO parts of the US Congress? - Correct Answer- Senate and House (of
Representatives)
How many US Senators are there? - Correct Answer- 100
We elect a US Senator for how many years? - Correct Answer- 6
*Who is ONE of your state's US Senators now? - Correct Answer- Barbara Mikulski, Ben
Cardin (as of 11/18)
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - Correct Answer- 435
We elect a US Representative for how many years? - Correct Answer- 2
Name your US representative - Correct Answer- MD Congressional Dist 6: John K. Delaney
(as of 10/18)
Who does a US Senator represent? - Correct Answer- all the people of the state
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is the supreme law of the land? - Correct Answer- The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - Correct Answer- 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? - Correct Answer- We the People
What is an amendment? - Correct Answer- a change (to the constitution), an addition (to the
constitution)
what do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution? - Correct Answer- The Bill of
Rights
*What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment? - Correct Answer- speech,
religion, assembly, press, petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Correct Answer- 27
What did the declaration of independence do? - Correct Answer- 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? - Correct Answer- life, liberty,
pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? - Correct Answer- You can practice any religion, or not practice
a religion.
*What is the economic system in the US? - Correct Answer- capitalist economy, market
economy
, What is the "rule of law"? - Correct Answer- 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 - Correct Answer- congress, legislative,
president, executive, the courts, judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - Correct Answer-
checks and balances, separation of powers
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Correct Answer- the President
Who makes federal laws? - Correct Answer- Congress, Senate and House (of
Representatives), (US or national) legislature
*What are the TWO parts of the US Congress? - Correct Answer- Senate and House (of
Representatives)
How many US Senators are there? - Correct Answer- 100
We elect a US Senator for how many years? - Correct Answer- 6
*Who is ONE of your state's US Senators now? - Correct Answer- Barbara Mikulski, Ben
Cardin (as of 11/18)
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - Correct Answer- 435
We elect a US Representative for how many years? - Correct Answer- 2
Name your US representative - Correct Answer- MD Congressional Dist 6: John K. Delaney
(as of 10/18)
Who does a US Senator represent? - Correct Answer- all the people of the state
