Nevada Civics Exam Questions and Answers with complete solution

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 the 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) -Said that the United States was 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 -Free 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 -Senate and House (of Representatives) -(U.S. or national) legislature How many U.S. Senators are there? - Answer--One hundred (100), two per stateWhat are the TWO parts of the U.S. Congress? - Answer--Senate -House of Representatives We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - Answer--six(6) Who is one of your state's (Nevada) U.S. Senators now? - Answer--Catherine Cortez Masto -Jacky Rosen The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - Answer--Four hundred thirty-five (435) We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - Answer--two (2) years Who is one of your U.S. Representative. - Answer-- Dina Titus (D) 1st District - Mark Amodei (R) 2nd District - Susie Lee (D) 3rd District - Steven Horsford (D) 4th District Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - Answer--all people of their state Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - Answer--because of the states population -because they have more people -because some states have more people We elect a President for how many years? - Answer--Four (4) In what month do we vote for President? - Answer--November, the Tuesday after the first Monday What is the name of the President of the United States now? - Answer--Joe BidenWhat is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - Answer--Kamala Harris If the President can no longer serve who becomes President? - Answer--Vice President If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve who becomes President? - Answer--the Speaker of the House Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - Answer--the President - War making power