CIVICS QUIZ - PRACTICE

Which document is known as the Supreme Law of the Land?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The US Constitution

• State Constitutions

• The Bill of Rights

Why do some states have more US representatives than other states?

• The square miles of each state differs.

• The population of each state differs.

• The number of the employed population of each state varies.

• The US Constitution set the numbers in 1787 and the numbers still remain.

Who serves as the Commander and Chief of the US military?

• The President of the United States

• The Vice President

• US Congress

• The Attorney General

Who signs bills into law?

• The US House of Representatives

• The US Senate

• The US President

• US Congress

Who has the power to veto a bill from becoming a law?

• US Congress

• The US President

• The Judicial Branch

• The Legislative Branch

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution, specifically the Preamble. What are the first three words?

• Life, liberty, happiness

• We the Government

• We the People

• Self-government is not a part of the US Constitution.

What is an amendment to the Constitution?

• A change or addition to the Constitution.

• The glossary to the Constitution.

• An annotated summary of the Constitution.

• An interpretation of the articles in the Constitution written by our current government.

What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

• The Articles

• The Preamble

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

What rights are guaranteed in the first amendment, also known as the freedom amendment?

• Freedom of religion and speech

• Freedom to petition

• Freedom from quartering troops

• Freedom of the press

• Freedom to assemble

How many amendments does the US Constitution currently have?

• 10

• 27

• 12

• 28