US Citizenship Test (Missouri) Questions & Answers
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US Citizenship
Institution
US Citizenship
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWERSThe Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - ANSWERSSets up the government
Defines the government
Protects basic rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? - ANSWER...
US Citizenship Test Questions (Missouri)
Questions & Answers
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWERSThe Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - ANSWERSSets up the government
Defines the government
Protects basic rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are
these words? - ANSWERSWe the People
What is an amendment? - ANSWERSA change (to the Constitution)
An addition (to the Constitution)
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? - ANSWERSThe Bill of
Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - ANSWERS(1 from) Freedom
of...
Speech
Religion
Assembly
Press
Petition the government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANSWERS27
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANSWERSAnnounced independence
(from Great Britain)
Declared independence (from Great Britain)
Said that the United States is free (from Great Britan)
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWERSLife
Liberty
Pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion? - ANSWERSYou can practice any religion, or not practice a
religion.
What is the economic system in the United States? - ANSWERScapitalist economy
market economy
, What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWERSEveryone must follow the law.
Leaders must obey the law.
Government must obey the law.
No one is above the law.
Name one branch or part of the government. - ANSWERSExecutive Branch
- The President
Legislative Branch
- Congress
Judicial Branch
- The courts
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? -
ANSWERSChecks and Balances
Separation of powers
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWERSThe President
Who makes federal laws? - ANSWERSCongress
Senate and House (of Representatives)
Legislature
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - ANSWERSSenate
House (of Representatives)
How many U.S. Senators are there? - ANSWERS100
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - ANSWERSsix (6)
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? (MO) - ANSWERSRoy Blunt, Josh
Hawley
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - ANSWERS435
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - ANSWERS2
Name your U.S. Representative (MO) - ANSWERSSam Graves
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - ANSWERSAll people of the state
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? -
ANSWERS(because of) the state's population
(because) the state's have more people
(because) some states have more people
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