Final Exam: Citizenship Exam

What is an amendment?

• It's part of the Electoral College.
• It's a change to the Constitution.
• It's a vote in Congress.
• It's the process by which Supreme Court Justices are chosen.

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

• The Ten Commandments
• The Bill of Laws
• The Preamble to the Constitution
• The Bill of Rights

What does the President’s Cabinet do?

• They make laws.
• They run the White House.
• They tell the President what he must do.
• They advise the President.

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

• 6
• 15
• 11
• 9

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

• serving in the military
• freedom of speech, right to bear arms
• serve on a jury, vote in a federal election
• none of these answers are correct

How many Senators are elected from each state?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• The Bill of Rights
• Checks and balances
• The military
• The President's veto power

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

• 8
• 2
• 4
• 6

9. We elect a President for how many years?

• 4
• 12
• 2
• 6

10. What is the Supreme Law of the Land?

• the Declaration of Independence
• the Supreme Court
• the Bill of Rights
• the Constitution