Civics Test Part 2

What is the economic system in the United States?

• Capitalist/Market
• Socialist/Traditional
• Anarchist/Mized

What is the “rule of law”?

• Everyone must follow and obey the law.
• People can make their own laws.
  
  
• State governments’ laws are more important than federal governments’.
  
  

Which is NOT a branch of the federal government?

• Executive
• Legislative
• Parliment

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• The president
• freedom of speech
• checks and balances

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

• The prime minister
• The president
• The speaker of the house

Who makes federal laws?

• Cabinet
• Congress
• President

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

• House of Representatives and Senate
• Cabinet and President
• Parliament and Senate

How many US Senators are there?

• 50
• 52
• 100

A U.S Senator is elected for how many years?

• 6 years
• 2 years
• 8 years

Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?

• Kevin Kramer
• John Hoeven
• Jack Dalyrmple