Citizenship Test for AL high school civics exam

Citizenship Test (for AL high school civics exam)

GRADED A+ (ACTUAL EXAM ) Questions and Answers (Solved)

• What is the supreme law of the land?

Answer: The Constitution

• What does the Constitution do?

Answer: Sets up the government

• The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the

Constitution. What are these words?

Answer: We the people

• A change to the US Constitution is known as a what?

Answer: Amendment

• 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

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• 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 of the United States?

Answer: Capitalist economy

• What is the "rule of law"?

Answer: Everyone must follow the law

• Name one branch or part of the government?

Answer:

Legislative Executive Judicial

• What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Answer: - Checks and balances

• Who is in charge of the executive branch?

Answer: The President

• Laws are written by?

Answer: Congress

• What are the two parts of the US congress?

Answer: The Senate and House of Representatives

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