Arizona Civics Test Questions And Answers
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What is the form of the United Sates? - Answer✔Republic
What is the supreme law of the land? - Answer✔U.S. Constitution
What is one thing US Constitution does? - Answer✔Protects people's rights.
What does "We the People" mean? - Answer✔self-government
How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution? - Answer✔Amendments
What does the Bill of Rights protect? - Answer✔The basic rights of Americans
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Answer✔27
Why is the Declaration of Independence important? - Answer✔It says America is free from
British control.
What document said that American colonies were free from Britain? - Answer✔Declaration of
Independence
Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. -
Answer✔equality and liberty
The words, "Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness" are in what document? -
Answer✔Declaration of Independence
What is the economic system in the United States? - Answer✔capitalist economy or free
market economy
What is the "rule of law"? - Answer✔Everyone must follow the law.
Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one. - Answer✔Declaration of
Independence
Articles of Confederation
Federalist Papers
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Anti-Federalist Papers
Why are there three branches of government? - Answer✔Separation of powers
Name three branches of gov AKA - Answer✔Legislative, Executive, Judicial OR Congress,
President, and Courts
The president of the US is in charge of what branch? - Answer✔executive
What part of the federal government writes laws? AKA? - Answer✔U.S. Congress (aka
Legislative Branch)
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - Answer✔Senate and House of Representatives
Name one power of the U.S. Congress. - Answer✔Writes laws
How many U.S. Senators are there? - Answer✔100
How long is a Senator's term? - Answer✔6 years
Who are your state's U.S. Senators now? - Answer✔Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives? - Answer✔435
How long is a House of Representative's term? - Answer✔2 years
Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators? - Answer✔To closely
follow public opinion
How many U.S. Senators are there in each state? - Answer✔2
Why does each state have 2 senators? - Answer✔equal representation
Name your U.S. Representative. - Answer✔Andy Biggs
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? - Answer✔Nancy Pelosi
What does a U.S. Senator represent? - Answer✔Their state
Who elects U.S. senators? - Answer✔Citizens from their state
Who does member of House of Representatives represent? - Answer✔Citizens in their district
Some states have more representatives than other states. Why? - Answer✔because of the
state's population
A president is elected for how many years? - Answer✔4 yrs
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