United StatesQuestion 1 (2025 list) · Principles of American government
What is the form of government of the United States?
- aMonarchy
- bDictatorship
- cRepublicCorrect answer
- dDirect democracy
Why?
The United States is a republic: citizens elect people to make laws and lead the government for them. You could also say “constitution-based federal republic” or “representative democracy.”
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What is the supreme law of the land?Correct answer:The U.S. Constitution
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Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.Correct answer:Protects the rights of the people
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The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?Correct answer:People should govern themselves
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How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?Correct answer:Amendments
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Questions and answers: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), M-1778, and Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version), rev. 08/21 — public domain. USCIS accepts other answers too; we show one of them. The wrong options and the explanations are ours. Not affiliated with or endorsed by USCIS.
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