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Minnesota Civics Test Questions with Verified Solutions, Exams of Law

What is the supreme law of the land? ✔✔The Constitution What does the Constitution do? ✔✔-Set up the government -Defines the government -Protects basic rights of Americans The idea of self government is in the first 3 words of the constitution... what are the words ✔✔We the people What is an amendment ✔✔-change to the constitution -addition to the constitution

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Minnesota Civics Test Questions with
Verified Solutions
What is the supreme law of the land? ✔✔The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? ✔✔-Set up the government
-Defines the government
-Protects basic rights of Americans
The idea of self government is in the first 3 words of the constitution... what are the words
✔✔We the people
What is an amendment ✔✔-change to the constitution
-addition to the constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the United States ✔✔Bill of Rights
What are the rights/ freedoms protected by the first amendment ✔✔-speech
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What is the supreme law of the land? ✔✔The Constitution

What does the Constitution do? ✔✔-Set up the government

  • Defines the government
  • Protects basic rights of Americans

The idea of self government is in the first 3 words of the constitution... what are the words ✔✔We the people

What is an amendment ✔✔-change to the constitution

  • addition to the constitution

What do we call the first ten amendments to the United States ✔✔Bill of Rights

What are the rights/ freedoms protected by the first amendment ✔✔-speech

  • religion
  • assembly
  • press
  • petition the government

What are the rights in the Declaration of Independence ✔✔-life

  • liberty
  • pursuit of happiness

What does freedom of religion mean ✔✔-you can practice any religion

  • you can practice no religion

What does rule of law mean ✔✔-everyone must follow the law

  • leaders must obey the law
  • government must obey the law
  • no one is above the law

Branches of the Government ✔✔-congress

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? ✔✔ 6

How many members does the HOR have ✔✔ 435

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? ✔✔ 2

Who is represented by a U.S. Senator? ✔✔Who is represented by a U.S. Senator?

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? ✔✔-(because of) the state's population

-(because) they have more people

-(because) some states have more people

We elect a President for how many years? ✔✔-four (4) year term

-maximum of two four- year terms

In what month do we vote for President? ✔✔November

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

Who is the commander in chief of the military ✔✔the president

who signs bills to become laws ✔✔-president

-governor

who vetoes bills ✔✔-president

-governor

what does the presidents cabinet do ✔✔advises the president

what does the judicial branch do ✔✔-reviews laws

-explains laws

-resolves disputes

-decides if a law goes against the constitution

-republican

what are the four amendments regarding voting ✔✔-18 and older

-women

-any citizen

-male citizen any race

responsibility limited to united states citizens ✔✔-serve on a jury

-vote in a federal election

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? ✔✔-freedom of expression

-freedom of speech

-freedom of assembly

-freedom to petition the government

-freedom of religion

What is one promise made by people when they become naturalized United States citizens? ✔✔- give up loyalty to other countries

-defend the Constitution and laws of the United States

-obey the laws of the United States

-serve in the U.S. military (if needed)

-serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)

-loyal to united states

age to vote ✔✔ 18

americans participate in democracy ✔✔-vote

-join political party

-civic group