Column A
What is the supreme law of the land?
A) the Bill of Rights
B) the Federalist Papers
C) the Constitution
D) the Declaration of Independence
C) the Constitution
What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment?
A) education
B) choice of a political party
C) voting
D) marriage
E) assembly
E) assembly
What is the economic system in the United States?
A) market economy
B) capitalist economy
C) socialist economy
D) communist economy
A) market economy
B) capitalist economy
Who makes federal laws? Choose ALL that apply.
A) Senate and House of Representatives
B) Congress
C) (U.S. or national) legislature
D) the President
A) Senate and House of Representatives
B) Congress
C) (U.S. or national) legislature
The House of Representatives has how many voting members of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
A) 435
B) 492
C) 458
D) 467
A) 435
What does the Constitution do? Choose ALL that apply.
A) defines the government
B) defines limitations of common laws
C) sets up the government
D) protects the basic rights of Americans
A) defines the government
C) sets up the government
D) protects the basic rights of Americans
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
A) 26
B) 25
C) 27
D) 28
C) 27
What is the “rule of law”? Choose ALL that apply.
A) The government must obey the law.
B) Everyone must follow the law.
C) No one is above the law.
D) Leaders must obey the law.
All choices
What are the TWO parts of the U.S. Congress?
A) the Senate
B) the President
C) the House of Representatives
D) the Vice President
A) the Senate
C) the House of Representatives
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
A) 6
B) 4
C) 2
D) 8
C) 2
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
A) "Within our Society"...
B) "As a Nation"...
C) "We the People"...
C) "We the People"...
What did the Declaration of Independence do? Choose ALL that apply.
A) announced our independence (from Great Britain)
B) said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
C) declared our independence (from Great Britain)
D) defined our human rights as a new independent Nation (from Great Britain)
A) announced our independence (from Great Britain)
B) said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
C) declared our independence (from Great Britain)
Name ONE branch or part of the government.
A) judicial
B) Vice President
C) the Senate
D) House of Representatives
A) judicial
How many U.S. Senators are there?
A) 100
B) 50
C) 150
D) 200
A) 100
Name your U.S. Representative.
A) Ron Johnson
B) Answers will vary by District (based on zip code)
C) Kamala Harris
B) Answers will vary by District (based on zip code)
What is an amendment?
A) a change (to the Constitution)
B) an addition (to the Constitution)
C) Both A and B
C) Both A and B
What are TWO rights in the Declaration of Independence?
A) freedom
B) life
C) independence
D) pursuit of happiness
B) life
D) pursuit of happiness
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? Choose ALL that apply.
A) separation of powers
B) human rights
C) the equality pact
D) checks and balances
A) separation of powers
D) checks and balances
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 8
D) 6
E) 7
D) 6
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
A) all people of the state
B) everyone who can legally vote
A) all people of the state
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
A) the Declaration of Independence
B) the Bill of Rights
C) the Federalist Papers
D) the Constitution
B) the Bill of Rights
What is freedom of religion? Choose ALL that apply.
A) You can practice any religion
B) You can force your religion on others
C) You can create and lead your own religion
D) You can not practice a religion
A) You can practice any religion
D) You can not practice a religion
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A) the Vice President
B) Senate and House of Representatives
C) Congress
D) the President
D) the President
Who is ONE of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
A) Tammy Baldwin
B) Tammy Brooks
C) Tammy Brown
D) Tammy Baker
A) Tammy Baldwin
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
A) because of the state's population (more people = more Representatives)
B) because of the state's population (more people = fewer Representatives)
A) because of the state's population (more people = more Representatives)