U.S.A. Citizenship Test (100 Civics
Questions) With Correct Answers
1. What is the supreme law of the land? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the
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Constitution
2. What does the Constitution do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sets up the
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government
protects basic rights of Americans
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3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the
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Constitution. What are these words? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-We the
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People
4. What is an amendment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a change (to the
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Constitution)
an addition (to the Constitution)
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5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the Bill of Rights
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,6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-speech
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-twenty-seven (27) |
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-declared our independence from Great Britain | | | | |
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
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10. What is freedom of religion? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-You can
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practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
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11. What is the economic system in the United States? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-capitalist economy |
market economy |
12. What is the "rule of law"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Everyone must
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follow the law.
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, 13. Name one branch or part of the government. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
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judicial
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too
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powerful? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-checks and balances
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separation of powers | |
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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the President
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16. Who makes federal laws? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Congress
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Senate and House (of Representatives)
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(U.S. or national) legislature
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17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-the Senate and House (of Representatives) | | | | |
Questions) With Correct Answers
1. What is the supreme law of the land? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Constitution
2. What does the Constitution do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-sets up the
| | | | | | | | | | |
government
protects basic rights of Americans
| | | |
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Constitution. What are these words? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-We the
| | | | | | | | |
People
4. What is an amendment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a change (to the
| | | | | | | | | | |
Constitution)
an addition (to the Constitution)
| | | |
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the Bill of Rights
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,6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-speech
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-twenty-seven (27) |
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-declared our independence from Great Britain | | | | |
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
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10. What is freedom of religion? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-You can
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practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
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11. What is the economic system in the United States? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-capitalist economy |
market economy |
12. What is the "rule of law"? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Everyone must
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follow the law.
| |
, 13. Name one branch or part of the government. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
|
judicial
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too
| | | | | | | | | |
powerful? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-checks and balances
| | | | |
separation of powers | |
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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the President
|
16. Who makes federal laws? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Congress
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Senate and House (of Representatives)
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(U.S. or national) legislature
| | |
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-the Senate and House (of Representatives) | | | | |
