Kentucky Civics Practice Test for Graduation
Requirement / Study Guide Questions with
Definitive Solutions.
Terms in this set (100)
the Constitution What is the supreme law of the land?
sets up the government 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 an addition What is an amendment?
(to the Constitution)
The Bill of Rights What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
petition the government What is one right or freedom from the First
Amendment?
Twenty-seven (27) How many amendments does the Constitution have?
announced our What did the Declaration of Independence do?
independence
life, liberty and the pursuit What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
of happiness
You can practice any religion, What is freedom of religion?
or not practice a religion.
capitalist or market What is the economic system in the United States?
economy
, ▪Congress / legislative Name one branch or part of the government
Everyone must follow the What is the "rule of law"?
law.
checks and balances What stops one branch of government from becoming too
(separation of powers) powerful?
The President ( which Who is in charge of the executive branch?
branch)
Congress Who makes federal laws?
Senate and House of
Representatives
(Congress)
the Senate and House (of What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Representatives)
One hundred (100) How many U.S. Senators are there?
six (6) We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
Rand Paul and Mitch Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*
McConnell
Four hundred thirty-five The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
(435)
Two (2) We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
John Yarmouth-Louisville Name your U.S. Representative
All the people of the state Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
Because the number is Why do some states have more Representatives than other
based on population of states?
the state
Four (4) We elect a President for how many years?
November In what month do we vote for President?
Requirement / Study Guide Questions with
Definitive Solutions.
Terms in this set (100)
the Constitution What is the supreme law of the land?
sets up the government 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 an addition What is an amendment?
(to the Constitution)
The Bill of Rights What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
petition the government What is one right or freedom from the First
Amendment?
Twenty-seven (27) How many amendments does the Constitution have?
announced our What did the Declaration of Independence do?
independence
life, liberty and the pursuit What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
of happiness
You can practice any religion, What is freedom of religion?
or not practice a religion.
capitalist or market What is the economic system in the United States?
economy
, ▪Congress / legislative Name one branch or part of the government
Everyone must follow the What is the "rule of law"?
law.
checks and balances What stops one branch of government from becoming too
(separation of powers) powerful?
The President ( which Who is in charge of the executive branch?
branch)
Congress Who makes federal laws?
Senate and House of
Representatives
(Congress)
the Senate and House (of What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Representatives)
One hundred (100) How many U.S. Senators are there?
six (6) We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
Rand Paul and Mitch Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*
McConnell
Four hundred thirty-five The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
(435)
Two (2) We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
John Yarmouth-Louisville Name your U.S. Representative
All the people of the state Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
Because the number is Why do some states have more Representatives than other
based on population of states?
the state
Four (4) We elect a President for how many years?
November In what month do we vote for President?
