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American Government: Principles of American Democracy · 2008 test

Principles of American Democracy Practice Test (2008 test)

What this set covers: The Constitution, amendments and the Bill of Rights, the First Amendment, the Declaration of Independence, and the rule of law.

12 questions · Questions 1–12 of the official list · Free · Taking the 2025 test?

Questions in this set

  1. What is the supreme law of the land?
  2. What does the Constitution do?
  3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
  4. What is an amendment?
  5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
  6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
  7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
  8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
  9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
  10. What is freedom of religion?
  11. What is the economic system in the United States?
  12. What is the “rule of law”?

Up to date as of October 21, 2026: checked against the official USCIS civics test questions and answers.