Alabama Civics Test Review
GRADED A+ (ACTUAL TEST ) Questions and Answers (Solved)
- The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the
Constitution. What are these words?
Answer: We the People
- Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal
government. What is one power of the federal government?
Answer:
To print money To declare war To make treaties
- Why do some states have more Representatives than other
states?
Answer: Because of the state's population
- What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: Life and pursuit of happiness
- What document announced our independence from Great
Britain?
Answer: Decla ration of Independence
- What is the economic system in the United States?
Answer: Capitalist Economy
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- What is the "rule of law"?
Answer:
Everyone must follow the law -Institutions are exempts from the law -Leaders are exempt from obeying the law -Government is all powerful
- When was the Constitution written?
Answer: 1787
- How many amendments does the Constitution have?
Answer: twenty-seven (27)
- Name a branch or part of the government.
Answer: Legislative, Executive, Judicial
- What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Answer: Senate and House of Rep resentatives
- How many U.S. Senators are there?
Answer: one hundred (100)
- We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
Answer: 6
- If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Answer: Vice-Pres- ident
- What does the President's Cabinet do?
Answer: advises the President
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- In which state is the Statue of Liberty?
Answer: New York
- Name one issue that did NOT lead to the Civil War.
Answer: Railroad expansion
- Which is NOT a national holiday?
Answer: Valentine's Day
- We elect a President for how many years?
Answer: four (4)
- In what month do we vote for President?
Answer: November
- What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Answer: Kamala Harris
- Who signs bills to become laws?
Answer: The President
- What is the highest court in the United States?
Answer: Supreme Court
- How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
Answer: 9
- What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
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