Civics exam prep questions and answers already passed

Civics exam prep questions and answers already passed What is the supreme law of the land? The Constitution. What does the constitution do? 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? We the people. What is an amendment? A change(to the constitution) and 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, and petition the government. How many amendments does the Constitution have? 27. What did the Declaration of Independence do? Announced our independence from Great Britain. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Life, liberty, and the 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"? No one is above the law, everyone must follow the law. Name one branch or part of the government. Congress, legislative, president, executive, the courts, or 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, legislature. What are the two parts of the U.S. congress? The senate and house of representatives. How many U.S. senators are there? 100. We elect a U.S. senator for how many years? 6. Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now? Rand Paul. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? 435. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? 2. Name your U.S. Representative. James Comer, Brett Guthrie, John Yarmuth, Thomas Massie, Harold Rogers, Garland Barr. Who does a U.S. senator represent? All