Civic Test 2026 Practice Flashcards

Vocabulary-style flashcards based on the Civic Test 2026 transcript covering US government structure, rights, history, and national symbols.

Form of government of the United States

Republic

U.S. Constitution

The supreme law of the land

Self-government

The concept represented by the words "We the People" in the U.S. Constitution

The amendment process

How changes are made to the U.S. Constitution

Bill of Rights

Protects the basic rights of Americans and people living in the United States

27

The number of amendments the U.S. Constitution has

Declaration of Independence

Document that says America is free from British control and declared the American colonies were free from Britain

Liberty and Self-government

Two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution

Capitalism

The economic system of the United States

Rule of law

The principle that everyone must follow the law

Legislative, executive, and judicial

The three branches of government

Executive branch

The branch of government in which the President of the United States is in charge

Legislative branch

The part of the federal government that writes laws

Senate and House (of Representatives)

Two parts of the U.S. Congress

100

The number of U.S. senators

6 years

The length of a term for a U.S. senator

Andy Kim

One of the state's U.S. senators

435

The number of voting members in the House of Representatives

2 years

The length of a term for a member of the House of Representatives

The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)

The reason why each state has two senators

Bonnie Coleman Watson

Name of the U.S. representative

Mike Johnson

The Speaker of the House of Representatives

Electoral College

The body that decides who is elected president

Vetoes bills

One of the powers of the president

President's Cabinet

Group that advises the President

Secretary of State and Vice-President

Two Cabinet-level positions

Supreme Court

One part of the judicial branch and the highest court in the United States

9

The number of seats on the Supreme Court

John Roberts

The Chief Justice of the United States

Declare war

A power that is only for the federal government

Provide schooling and education

A power that is only for the states

10th Amendment

Amendment stating that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people

Mikie Sherrill

Current governor of the state

Trenton

The capital of the state

Freedom of speech, Freedom of religion, The right to bear arms

Three rights of everyone living in the United States

The flag

What we show loyalty to when saying the Pledge of Allegiance

Vote and Run for office

Two examples of civic participation in the United States

Selective Service

Registration for all men age 18 through 25 that makes the draft fair

Native Americans

People who lived in America before the Europeans arrived

Africans

Group of people taken and sold as slaves

American Revolution

The war Americans fought to win independence from Britain

High taxes

One reason why Americans declared independence from Britain

Jefferson

Author of the Declaration of Independence

July 4, 1776

The date the Declaration of Independence was adopted

James Madison

One of the writers of the Federalist Papers

Louisiana Territory

The territory the United States bought from France in 1803

The Civil War

The U.S. war between the North and the South that ended slavery

Abraham Lincoln

Famous for freeing the slaves via the Emancipation Proclamation

14th Amendment

Amendment saying all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens

Susan B. Anthony

A leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s

World War I

War the U.S. entered because Germany attacked U.S. civilian ships

1920

When all women got the right to vote

The Great Depression

The longest economic recession in modern history

Stock market crash of 1929

The event that started the Great Depression

Franklin Roosevelt

President during the Great Depression and World War II

Pearl Harbor

The bombing that caused the United States to enter World War II

Soviet Union

The United States' main rival during the Cold War

Communism

The main concern of the United States during the Cold War

Civil rights movement

Movement that fought to end racial discrimination

September 11, 2001

Date terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City

Washinton D.C.

Capital of the United States

E-Pluribus Unum

The nation's first motto, meaning "We all become one"

Memorial Day

A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service