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What is the supreme law of the land? ✔✔▪ the Constitution
What does the Constitution do? ✔✔▪ sets up the government
▪ defines the government
▪ protects basic rights of
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AZ GED - Civics Test 2021 (1/4) Already
Passed
What is the supreme law of the land? ✔✔▪ the Constitution
What does the Constitution do? ✔✔▪ sets up the government
▪ defines the government
▪ protects basic rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
✔✔▪ We the People
What is an amendment? ✔✔▪ a change (to the Constitution) ▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? ✔✔▪ the Bill of Rights
What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment?* ✔✔▪ speech
other answers: ▪ religion ▪ assembly ▪ press ▪ petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? ✔✔▪ twenty-seven (27)
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)
What are TWO rights in the Declaration of Independence? ✔✔▪ life ▪ liberty
Other answer: ▪ pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? ✔✔▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion
What is the economic system in the United States? ✔✔▪ capitalist economy ▪ market economy
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.
Name ONE branch or part of the government. ✔✔▪ Congress
other answers: ▪ legislative ▪ President ▪ executive ▪ the courts ▪ judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? ✔✔▪ checks and balances ▪
separation of powers
Who is in charge of the executive branch? ✔✔▪ the President
Who makes federal laws? ✔✔▪ Congress ▪ Senate and House (of Representatives) ▪ (U.S. or
national) legislature
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? ✔✔▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators are there? ✔✔▪ one hundred (100)
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? ✔✔▪ six (6)
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* ✔✔Mark Kelly
Kyrsten Sinema
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? ✔✔▪ four hundred thirty-five
(435)
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? ✔✔▪ two (2)
Name your U.S. Representative ✔✔Tom O' Halleran
Greg Stanton
David Schweikert
Raúl Grijalva
Ann Kirkpatrick
Debbie Lesko
Ruben Gallego
Andy Biggs
Paul Gosar
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? ✔✔▪ all people of the state
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? ✔✔▪ (because of) the state's
population ▪ (because) they have more people ▪ (because) some states have more people
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