civic practice test

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*

• land

• bear arms

• speech

• testify

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• 27

• 30

• 13

• 25

What does the President’s Cabinet do?

• Sign the new laws over

• Veto bills

• Advise the president

• Make laws

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

• 35 or older

• 16 or older

• 21 or older

• 18 or older

What are the two major political parties in the United States today?

• Reform and Green.

• American and African American

• Democratic-Republican and Whig

• Democratic and Republican.

What is the “rule of law”?

• everybody but the president follows the law

• • Government must obey the law.

• only u.s. citizens must follow the law

• no one has to follow the law

Name one branch or part of the government.

• state congress

• United Nations

• Legislative

• Parliament

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

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Conferderation

• The Declaration of Indepence

• Petition of Rights

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

• Make treaties

• Provide schooling and education

• Create an army

• Coin or print money

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• Mexicans

• no one

• American Indians

• Slaves