Civics Exam Review

The Constitution has _________ amendments.

Alabama’s two U.S. senators are Richard Shelby and Doug Jones.

One thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for is being the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention. 

___________ has the power to declare war.

The President is in charge of the judicial branch. 

Two of those Cabinet positions are Secretary of State and Attorney General.

Our two senators represent all people of our state.

The supreme law of the United States is the ______________.

If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve, the Speaker of the House becomes president.

The president signs bills into law, can veto bills, and is the Commander in Chief of the military.

uburn’s representative in the U.S. House is Mike Rogers.

What are the two parts of the US Congress?

The colonists fought the British because they were angry about __________________.

The First Amendment protects religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly.

The judicial branch is our federal court system. 

If the president can longer serve, the Attorney General becomes president. 

Senators serve ______________.

The House of Representatives is the largest part of Congress with _________ voting members

The Constitution protects private property, which is the basis for America's capitalist economy. 

The Declaration of Independence was adopted on ________.

Members of the U.S. House serve

Our current president is Donald J. Trump, who is a member of the Republican Party. 

Freedom of religion means that you have to practice a religion.

The current vice president of the United States is Mike Pence.

The Governor of Alabama is

Presidents serve terms of eight years. 

What are the branches of government?

Americans celebrate Independence Day on July 4

Which of the following is not one fo the thirteen original colonies?

The 50 stars on the American flag represent the 50 states.

The first 10 amendments together are called the __________.

____________ keep(s) each branch of government from becoming too powerful relative to the others.

The two major political parties in the United States are the _______________ parties.

The current speaker of the U.S. House is Paul Ryan.

The Federalist Papers were written to support the passage of the Constitution. Their three writers were ________.

The first three words of the Constitution, _____________ embody the idea of self-government. 

A citizen's voting rights can be taken away based on their race, gender, age (over 18), or financial status.

Rights in the Declaration of Independence are ________________.

The Constitutional Convention was held in _____________.

Amendments are the way to change the Constitution.

George Washington was the first president and is considered the "Father of our Country."

The national anthem of the United States is _____________.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787, and it is when the U.S. Constitution was written.

The number of House members each state has is determined by each state’s population.

What do the he 13 stripes on the American flag represent?

The supreme law of the United States is the Constitution, which sets up the government. 

The highest court in the United States is the Supreme Court.

Declaration of Independence declared America's _____________.

The Senate, the smaller house of Congress, has _______ voting members.

_________ have the power to provide schooling and education.