CIVICS EXAM PREP 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANS The Constitution.
What does the constitution do? - ANS Sets up the government, defines the government, and
protects basic rights of Americans.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these
words? - ANS We the people.
What is an amendment? - ANS A change(to the constitution) and an addition(to the
constitution).
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ANS The Bill of Rights.
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - ANS Speech, religion, assembly,
press, and petition the government.
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANS 27.
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANS Announced our independence from
Great Britain.
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, What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ANS Life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness.
What is freedom of religion? - ANS You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States? - ANS Capitalist economy, market
economy.
What is the "rule of law"? - ANS No one is above the law, everyone must follow the law.
Name one branch or part of the government. - ANS Congress, legislative, president,
executive, the courts, or judicial.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ANS Checks and
balances, separation of powers.
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANS The president.
Who makes federal laws? - ANS Congress, senate and house, legislature.
What are the two parts of the U.S. congress? - ANS The senate and house of representatives.
How many U.S. senators are there? - ANS 100.
We elect a U.S. senator for how many years? - ANS 6.
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now? - ANS Rand Paul.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANS The Constitution.
What does the constitution do? - ANS Sets up the government, defines the government, and
protects basic rights of Americans.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these
words? - ANS We the people.
What is an amendment? - ANS A change(to the constitution) and an addition(to the
constitution).
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ANS The Bill of Rights.
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - ANS Speech, religion, assembly,
press, and petition the government.
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANS 27.
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANS Announced our independence from
Great Britain.
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, What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ANS Life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness.
What is freedom of religion? - ANS You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States? - ANS Capitalist economy, market
economy.
What is the "rule of law"? - ANS No one is above the law, everyone must follow the law.
Name one branch or part of the government. - ANS Congress, legislative, president,
executive, the courts, or judicial.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ANS Checks and
balances, separation of powers.
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANS The president.
Who makes federal laws? - ANS Congress, senate and house, legislature.
What are the two parts of the U.S. congress? - ANS The senate and house of representatives.
How many U.S. senators are there? - ANS 100.
We elect a U.S. senator for how many years? - ANS 6.
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now? - ANS Rand Paul.
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