CIVICS TEST FOR NATURALIZATION (2008 VERSION,
ILLINOIS) | FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY
WITH CONFIDENCE!
What is the supreme law of the land? Answer: The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? Answer: ▪ 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? Answer: We the People
What is an amendment? Answer: ▪ a change (to the Constitution)
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? Answer: the Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Answer: ▪ speech
▪ religion
▪ assembly
▪ press
▪ petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? Answer: twenty-seven (27)
What did the Declaration of Independence do? Answer: ▪ announced our independence (from
Great Britain)
▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)
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, ▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Answer: ▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? Answer: You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States? Answer: ▪ capitalist economy
▪ market economy
What is the "rule of law"? Answer: ▪ 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. Answer: ▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? Answer: ▪ checks and
balances
▪ separation of powers
Who is in charge of the executive branch? Answer: the President
Who makes federal laws? Answer: ▪ Congress
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ILLINOIS) | FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY
WITH CONFIDENCE!
What is the supreme law of the land? Answer: The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? Answer: ▪ 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? Answer: We the People
What is an amendment? Answer: ▪ a change (to the Constitution)
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? Answer: the Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Answer: ▪ speech
▪ religion
▪ assembly
▪ press
▪ petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? Answer: twenty-seven (27)
What did the Declaration of Independence do? Answer: ▪ announced our independence (from
Great Britain)
▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)
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, ▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Answer: ▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? Answer: You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States? Answer: ▪ capitalist economy
▪ market economy
What is the "rule of law"? Answer: ▪ 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. Answer: ▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? Answer: ▪ checks and
balances
▪ separation of powers
Who is in charge of the executive branch? Answer: the President
Who makes federal laws? Answer: ▪ Congress
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