Civics Test

What are the two parts of the U.S Congress?

• House of Reps and the courts

• House of Lords and the Senate

• Senate and the House of Reps

• Senate and the courts

Which of the following is NOT a right in the Declaration of Independence?

• life

• liberty

• pursuit of happiness

• religion

Who is the commander in chief of the military?

• President

• Vice President

• Secretary of Defense

• Attorney General

What is the supreme law of the land?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

Who makes federal laws?

• Congress

• The President

• The States

• The Supreme Court

The idea of self-governing is in the first three words of the Constitution. They are...

• Congress shall make

• We the British

• We the People

• We the Colonists

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

• People within a state

• Only the people who voted for that Senator

• The state legislature

• Only people that belong to the same political party

Which of the following is a power of the federal government?

• Provide a police department

• Make treaties with other countries

• Issue driver's license

• Provide schooling

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• Native Americans

• No one

• Floridians

• Canadians

What does the Constitution do?

• Defines the government

• Protects basic rights of Americans

• Sets up the government

• All of these are correct