Citizenship Test Questions 1-25
100
How many U.S. Senators are there?
27
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
John Shimkus
Name Your U.S. Representative.
435
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
We the People
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
the Senate and the House of Representatives
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
life and liberty
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
announced our independence from Great Britain
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
The Bill of Rights
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
sets up the government
What does the Constitution do?
a change to the Constitution
What is an amendment?
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion
What is freedom of religion?
speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Everyone must follow the law
What is the "rule of law"?
capitalist economy
What is the economic system in the United States?
The Constitution
What is the supreme law of the land?
checks and balances
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
the people of that state
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
the President
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
Roy Blunt
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators?
Congress
Who makes federal laws?
because of the population
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
2
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
the legislative, executive, and the judicial
Name the three branches or part of the government.
6
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
