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A USCIS officer asks: what is the supreme law of the land?Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution sets up the government, defines it and:Read the answer and worked solution →The first three words of the Constitution, showing the idea of self-government, are:Read the answer and worked solution →The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Two rights in the Declaration of Independence are life, liberty and:Read the answer and worked solution →The economic system in the United States is:Read the answer and worked solution →The three branches of government are legislative, executive and:Read the answer and worked solution →Congress passes a law, the President can veto it and the courts can review it. This system is called:Read the answer and worked solution →A new arrival asks which official heads the executive branch. The answer is:Read the answer and worked solution →The two parts of the U.S. Congress are the House of Representatives and the:Read the answer and worked solution →How many voting members does the House of Representatives have?Read the answer and worked solution →The term of a President elected in November lasts how many years?Read the answer and worked solution →In what month do Americans vote for President?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1963 Lyndon Johnson was sworn in aboard Air Force One after Kennedy died because he held which office?Read the answer and worked solution →If both the President and Vice President cannot serve, who becomes President?Read the answer and worked solution →The Secretaries of State, Defense and Labor meet the President. Their job as the Cabinet is to:Read the answer and worked solution →How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?Read the answer and worked solution →Which power belongs to the federal government under the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which responsibility is only for United States citizens?Read the answer and worked solution →How old must citizens be to vote for President?Read the answer and worked solution →On the civics test, an applicant must answer how many of the 10 questions correctly to pass?Read the answer and worked solution →Rights of everyone living in the United States include freedom of speech, assembly, worship and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the federal powersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Cabinet postsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the branchesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the civics wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Citizens only or everyoneRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the three branchesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →American government bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A USCIS officer asks: what is the supreme law of the land?

  1. The Constitution
  2. The Declaration
  3. The Bill of Rights
  4. The Federalist
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Correct answer: A. The Constitution

1. It sets up and defines the government. 2. The Constitution is the supreme law. 3. It also protects basic rights of Americans. _Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards for the Naturalization Test, M-623 (public domain)._

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The Constitution sets up the government, defines it and:

  1. Elects the President
  2. Protects basic rights
  3. Collects the taxes
  4. Prints the money
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Correct answer: B. Protects basic rights

1. It is the supreme law of the land. 2. It protects the basic rights of Americans. 3. Amendments change or add to it. _Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards for the Naturalization Test, M-623 (public domain)._

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The first three words of the Constitution, showing the idea of self-government, are:

  1. We the People
  2. In God We Trust
  3. E Pluribus Unum
  4. Land of the Free
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Correct answer: A. We the People

1. They open the preamble. 2. We the People expresses self-government. 3. The people give the government its power. _Source: USCIS Civics Flash Cards for the Naturalization Test, M-623 (public domain)._

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