Citizenship Test 2025
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1. What is the supreme law of the the land: The Constitution
2. What does the Constitution do?: sets up the government
defines 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?: " We the people"
4. What is an amendment?: A change (to the constitution)
An addition (to the constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?: The Bill of Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?: speech, religion, assembly,
press, petition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?: 27
8. 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)
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?: life, liberty, pursuit of
happiness
10. What is freedom of religion?: you can practice any religion or not practice a religion
11. What is the economic system in the United States?: Capitalist Economy, Market Economy
12. 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.
13. Name one branch or part of the government.: legislative (congress)
Judicial (courts)
executive (president)
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?: checks
and balances
separation of powers
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?: the president
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16. Who makes federal laws"?: Congress
Senate and House of Representatives
U.S./national/federal legislature
17. what are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?: the Senate and the House of Representatives
18. How many U.S. Senators are there?: 100
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?: 6
20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators?: Rick Scott
Ashley Moody
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?: 435
22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?: 2
23. Name your U.S. Representative: Corey Mills
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?: all people of the state
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?: because of
the state's population
26. We elect a President for how many years: 4
27. in what month do we vote for President?: November
28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?: Donald Trump
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?: JD Vance
30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?: the vice president
31. If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes
President?: The speaker of the house
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the Military?: The president
33. Who signs bills to become law?: The president
34. Who vetoes bills?: The president
35. What does the president's cabinet do?: Advises the President
36. What are two cabinet-level positions?: Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Health & Human Services
Secretary of Homeland Security
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hjum5d
1. What is the supreme law of the the land: The Constitution
2. What does the Constitution do?: sets up the government
defines 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?: " We the people"
4. What is an amendment?: A change (to the constitution)
An addition (to the constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?: The Bill of Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?: speech, religion, assembly,
press, petition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?: 27
8. 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)
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?: life, liberty, pursuit of
happiness
10. What is freedom of religion?: you can practice any religion or not practice a religion
11. What is the economic system in the United States?: Capitalist Economy, Market Economy
12. 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.
13. Name one branch or part of the government.: legislative (congress)
Judicial (courts)
executive (president)
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?: checks
and balances
separation of powers
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?: the president
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, Citizenship Test 2025
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hjum5d
16. Who makes federal laws"?: Congress
Senate and House of Representatives
U.S./national/federal legislature
17. what are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?: the Senate and the House of Representatives
18. How many U.S. Senators are there?: 100
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?: 6
20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators?: Rick Scott
Ashley Moody
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?: 435
22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?: 2
23. Name your U.S. Representative: Corey Mills
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?: all people of the state
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?: because of
the state's population
26. We elect a President for how many years: 4
27. in what month do we vote for President?: November
28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?: Donald Trump
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?: JD Vance
30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?: the vice president
31. If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes
President?: The speaker of the house
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the Military?: The president
33. Who signs bills to become law?: The president
34. Who vetoes bills?: The president
35. What does the president's cabinet do?: Advises the President
36. What are two cabinet-level positions?: Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Health & Human Services
Secretary of Homeland Security
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