1. History and Government 100 Questions

2. Question 1 What is the supreme law of the land? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship the Constitution

3. Question 2 What does the Constitution do? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship sets up the government

4. Question 3 The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship We the People

5. Question 4 What is an amendment? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship a change to the Constitution

6. Question 5 What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship the Bill of Rights

7. Question 6 What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government

8. Question 7 How many amendments does the Constitution have? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship twenty-seven (27)

9. Question 8 What did the Declaration of Independence do? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship announced our independence from Great Britain

10. Question 9 What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

11. Question 10 What is freedom of religion? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

12. Question 11 What is the economic system in the United States? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship capitalist economy

13. Question 12 What is the “rule of law”? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Everyone must follow the law. No one is above the law.

14. Question 13 Name one branch or part of the government. www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Congress—legislative President—executive Courts—judicial

15. Question 14 What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship checks and balances separation of powers

16. Question 15 Who is in charge of the executive branch? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship the President

17. Question 16 Who makes federal laws? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Congress (Senate and House of Representatives)

18. Question 17 What are two parts of the U.S. Congress? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship the Senate the House of Representatives

19. Question 18 How many U.S. Senators are there? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship one hundred (100)

20. Question 19 We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship six (6)

21. Question 20 Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Tom Harkin Chuck Grassley

22. Question 21 The House of Representative has how many voting members? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship four hundred thirty-five (435)

23. Question 22 We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship two (2)

24. Question 23 Name your U.S. Representative? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Leonard Boswell

25. Question 24 Who does a U.S. Representative represent? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship all the people of the state

26. Question 25 Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship because some states have more people

27. Question 26 We elect a President for how many years? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship four (4)

28. Question 27 In what month do we vote for President? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship November

29. Question 28 What is the name of the President of the United States now? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Barack Obama

30. Question 29 What is the name of the Vice President now? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Joe Biden

31. Question 30 If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship the Vice President

32. Question 31 If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship the Speaker of the House

33. Question 32 Who is the Commander and Chief of the military? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship the President

34. Question 33 Who signs bills to become law? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship the President

35. Question 34 Who vetoes bills? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship the President

36. Question 35 What does the President’s Cabinet do? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship advises the President

37. Question 36 What are two Cabinet-level positions? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Secretary of Defense Secretary of Education

38. Question 37 What does the judicial branch do? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Reviews or interprets laws

39. Question 38 What is the highest court in the United States? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship the Supreme Court

40. Question 39 How many justices are on the Supreme Court? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship nine (9)

41. Question 40 Who is the Chief Justice of the United States? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship John G. Roberts, Jr.

42. Question 41 Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship to print money, to declare war, to create an army, to make treaties

43. Question 42 Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the state? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship provide schooling and education provide protection (police) provide safety (fire department) give a driver's license approve zoning and land use

44. Question 43 Who is the Governor of your state? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Chet Culver

45. Question 44 What is the capital of your state? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Des Moines

46. Question 45 What are the two major political parties in the United Sates? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Democratic and Republican

47. Question 46 What is the political party of the President now? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Democratic Party

48. Question 47 What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Nancy Pelosi

49. Question 48 There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship Citizens 18 and older can vote. You don’t have to pay to vote. Any citizen can vote. (men and women) A male citizen of any race can vote.

50. Question 49 What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship serve on a jury vote

51. Question 50 What are two rights only for United States citizens? www.elcivics.com Civics History and Government Test for Citizenship apply for a federal job, vote, run for office, carry a U.S. passport