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WorksheetsCivics Exam Review #1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta
What does the Constitution do?
It establishes the federal government and how the three branches operate.
It creates the state governments and how they work with each other.
It maintains a system of laws that govern the American people.
It lays the foundation of how foreign nations operate with one another.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
“Life, liberty, property”
“We the people.”
“Earth, Wind, Fire”
“Man the torpedoes!”
What is an amendment?
A law passed by Congress
A decision by the Supreme Court
An executive order by the President
A change to the Constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation
The Edict of Nantes
The Trial of Nuremberg
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
The right of people to peaceably assembly
The right of the people to keep and bear arms
The right of the people to overthrow their government
The right of the government to jail troublesome people
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
12
10
27
15
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
It created the United States and justified its separation from Great Britain.
It ended the Revolutionary War.
It created the first government of the United States.
It ended the French and Indian War.
What is one right not in the Declaration of Independence?
Life
Pursuit of Happiness
Liberty
Property
What is the economic system in the United States?
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism
Barter
What is the “rule of law”?
The principle of government by law
The principle of government by force
The principle of telling three jokes in a row
The principle of people promoted to their level of incompetence
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the Federal Government?
Administrative
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Brute force
Fear keeps them in line
A system of checks and balances
A system of give and take
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The Speaker of the House
The Vice-President
The President
Who makes federal laws?
The Supreme Court
The President
The Congress
The President Pro Tem of the Senate
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
The House of Commons and the House of Lords
The House and the Senate
The House of Burgesses and the Senate
The Lower Chamber and the Upper Chamber
How many U.S. Senators are there?
50
75
100
200
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
6
4
2
1
Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
Pat Toomey
Tom Wolf
Marco Rubio
Nancy Pelosi
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
100
200
435
525
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
6
4
2
1
Name your U.S. Representative.
Susan Wild
Guy Reschenthaler
Mary Scanlon
Madeleine Dean
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
Half of the people in their state
All of the people in their state
All of the people in their congressional district
Half of the people in their congressional district
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
They were the first 13 states in the U.S.
They were the most recent states in the U.S.
They are the largest states in terms of size.
They are the largest states in terms of population.
We elect a President for how many years?
6
4
2
1
