AZ CIVICS 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED
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✔✔The Star-Spangled Banner - ✔✔The name of the national anthem.
✔✔July 4 - ✔✔Date when we celebrate Independence Day.
✔✔New Year's Day - ✔✔A national U.S. holiday.
✔✔ supreme law of the land - ✔✔the Constitution
✔✔What does the Constitution do? - ✔✔sets up the government, defines the
government, protects basic rights of Americans
✔✔self-government - ✔✔The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the
Constitution: 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? - ✔✔twenty-seven (27)
✔✔What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ✔✔announced our independence
(from Great Britain), declared our independence (from Great Britain), said that the
United States 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 United States? - ✔✔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),
(U.S. or national) legislature
✔✔What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - ✔✔the Senate and House (of
Representatives)
✔✔How many U.S. Senators are there? - ✔✔one hundred (100)
✔✔U.S. Senator term length - ✔✔six (6) years
✔✔House of Representatives voting members - ✔✔four hundred thirty-five (435)
members
✔✔U.S. Representative term length - ✔✔two (2) years
✔✔Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - ✔✔all people of the state
✔✔Why do some states have more Representatives? - ✔✔because of the state's
population
✔✔President term length - ✔✔four (4) years
✔✔Month we vote for President - ✔✔November
✔✔If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - ✔✔the Vice
President
✔✔If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes
President? - ✔✔the Speaker of the House
✔✔Commander in Chief of the military - ✔✔the President
✔✔Who signs bills to become laws? - ✔✔the President
✔✔Who vetoes bills? - ✔✔the President
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✔✔The Star-Spangled Banner - ✔✔The name of the national anthem.
✔✔July 4 - ✔✔Date when we celebrate Independence Day.
✔✔New Year's Day - ✔✔A national U.S. holiday.
✔✔ supreme law of the land - ✔✔the Constitution
✔✔What does the Constitution do? - ✔✔sets up the government, defines the
government, protects basic rights of Americans
✔✔self-government - ✔✔The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the
Constitution: 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? - ✔✔twenty-seven (27)
✔✔What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ✔✔announced our independence
(from Great Britain), declared our independence (from Great Britain), said that the
United States 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 United States? - ✔✔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),
(U.S. or national) legislature
✔✔What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - ✔✔the Senate and House (of
Representatives)
✔✔How many U.S. Senators are there? - ✔✔one hundred (100)
✔✔U.S. Senator term length - ✔✔six (6) years
✔✔House of Representatives voting members - ✔✔four hundred thirty-five (435)
members
✔✔U.S. Representative term length - ✔✔two (2) years
✔✔Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - ✔✔all people of the state
✔✔Why do some states have more Representatives? - ✔✔because of the state's
population
✔✔President term length - ✔✔four (4) years
✔✔Month we vote for President - ✔✔November
✔✔If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - ✔✔the Vice
President
✔✔If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes
President? - ✔✔the Speaker of the House
✔✔Commander in Chief of the military - ✔✔the President
✔✔Who signs bills to become laws? - ✔✔the President
✔✔Who vetoes bills? - ✔✔the President
