Nebraska Citizenship Test Questions And Answers With 100% Correct Answers

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 What is an amendment? - A change to the Constitution An addition to the Constitution What is the supreme law of the land? - The Constitution What does the Constitution do? - 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? - We the People 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 Name one branch or part of the government. - Congress: Legislative President: Executive The courts: Judicial What stops one branch of the 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 RepresentativesHow many U.S. Senators are there? - One hundred (100) We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - Six (6) Who is one of Nebraska's U.S. Senators now? - Deb Fischer Ben Sasse The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - Four hundred thirty-five (435) We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - Two (2) Name Nebraska's U.S. Representative? - Jeff Fortenberry (District 1) Don Bacon (District 2) Adrian Smith (District 3) Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - All people of the state Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - The state's population They have more people Some states have more people We elect a President for how many years? - Four (4) In what month do we vote for President? - November What is the name of the President of the United States now? (2018) - Donald J. Trump Donald Trump TrumpWhat is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? (2018) - Michael R. Pence Mike Pence Pence If the President can now longer serve, who becomes President? - The Vice President If both the President and the Vice President can now longer serve, who becomes President? - The Speaker of the House Who vetoes bills? - The President What does the President's Cabinet do? - Advises the President What are two Cabinet-level positions? - Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Defense Secretary of Education Secretary of Energy Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Labor Secretary of State Secretary of Transportation Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Veterans Affairs Attorney General Vice PresidentWhat does the judicial branch do? - Reviews laws Explains laws Resolves disputes (disagreements) Decides if a law goes against the Constitution