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The 100 Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version) cover various aspects of American government and civics, including the Constitution, the system of government, and the rights and freedoms of citizens. The questions and answers are divided into several categories, including:

A: Principles of American Democracy
- The supreme law of the land is the Constitution.
- The Constitution sets up the government, defines the government, and protects basic rights of Americans.
- The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution, "We the People."
- An amendment is a change or addition to the Constitution.
- The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights.
- One right or freedom from the First Amendment is speech, religion, assembly, press, or petitioning the government.
- The Constitution has 27 amendments.
- The Declaration of Independence announced our independence from Great Britain.
- Two rights in the Declaration of Independence are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- Freedom of religion means you can practice any religion or not practice a religion.

B: System of Government
- The government has three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- One branch of government is Congress, the legislative branch.
- Checks and balances and the separation of powers prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
- The President is in charge of the executive branch.
- Congress makes federal laws.
- The two parts of the U.S. Congress are the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- There are 100 U.S. Senators.
- A U.S. Senator is elected for six years.
- The number of voting members in the House of Representatives is 435.
- A U.S. Representative is elected for two years.
- A U.S. Senator represents all people of the state.