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Citizenship Test - Part 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

a)

The Secretary of Defense

b)

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

c)

The President

2.

Freedom of Speech, religion, Assembly, Press,  and to Petition the government are all rights and freedoms of this amendment.

a)

1st Amendment

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

3rd Amendment

3.

If the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a)

President Pro Tempore of the Senate

b)

The Speaker of the House

c)

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

4.

What is the term for a US Senator? 

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

5.

How many Senators are there?

a)

100

b)

337

c)

435

6.

The idea that everyone including government officials must follow the law.

a)

Parliamentary Procedure

b)

Rule of Law

c)

Checks and Balances

7.

What are the three branches of government?

a)

Executive, Legislative and Judicial

b)

Police, Schools, Politics

c)

President, Cabinet, State Governments

8.

How many Amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

17

b)

27

c)

34

9.

The Supreme Law of the Land.

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution of the United States

10.

The first ten Amendments to the Constitution.

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Civil Rights Amendments

11.

What is the term for a member of the House of Representatives?

a)

2 Years

b)

4 Years

c)

6 Years

12.

Who of the following is not one of our US Senators from the state of Idaho.

a)

Mike Crapo

b)

Brad Little

c)

Jim Risch

13.

A change or an addition to the Constitution.

a)

Amendment

b)

Article

c)

Supplement

14.

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are those 3 words?

a)

United We Stand

b)

Divided We Fall

c)

We The People

15.

If the President can no longer serve,  who becomes president?

a)

The Secretary of State

b)

The Vice President

c)

The Speaker of the House

16.

Which branch makes federal laws?

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

17.

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

a)

They have more Land

b)

They were one of the original 13 states

c)

They have more people

18.

Each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks (restraints) by the other branches.

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Rule of Law

19.

In what month do we elect the President.

a)

January

b)

March

c)

November

20.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

The President

b)

The Speaker of the House

c)

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

21.

 The document which announced our independence from Great Britain. 

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Independence

22.

What are the two houses that make up Congress?

a)

House of Lords, House of Commons

b)

Cabinet, Supreme Court

c)

House of Representatives, Senate

23.

What is the term for the President of the United States?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

24.

The basic powers are separated among the executive, legislative and judicial branches.

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Rule of Law

25.

The US House of Representatives has how many voting members?

a)

100

b)

337

c)

435