Civics Exam Review 2022

What is the supreme law of the land?

• the Articles of the Confederation

• the Wildcat Way

• the Constitution

• Congress

According to the chart above, the Constitution does all of the following EXCEPT

• sets up the government

• defines the government

• protects basic rights of Americans

• to restrain the behavior of the citizens

The idea of POPULAR SOVEREIGNITY, self-government, is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

• "We the People"

• "more perfect Union"

• "promote the general Welfare"

• "The unanimous Declaration"

All of the following are true of amendments to the Constitution EXCEPT?

• a change (to the Constitution)

• they can never be repealed

• 27 amendments

•  an addition (to the Constitution)

Another name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

• Common Laws

• Civil Rights Amendments

• Preamble

• the Bill of Rights

Read the first Amendment in the picture, which freedom from the First Amendment do you think is most important?

• freedom of religion

• freedom of speech

• freedom of the press

• freedom to peacefully assemble

The three rights in the Declaration of Independence are

• life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• life, liberty, and property

• consent of the governed

• deriving their powers

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following EXCEPT

• announced our independence (from Great Britain)

•  declared our independence (from Great Britain)

• created a Communist nation where everyone is equal

• said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

What type of economic system do we have in the United States?

• capitalist or market economy

• socialist economy

• command economy

• regulation economy

The three major branches of the US Government are the following

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Senate