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Official question #13US Citizenship Test
What is the rule of law?
Correct answer
Everyone must follow the law
Also accepted: Everyone must follow the law · Leaders must obey the law · Government must obey the law · No one is above the law
Why
The rule of law means no one is above the law: ordinary people, leaders and the government itself must all obey it.
Answer choices
- AThe President can set aside any law
- BOnly citizens must follow the law
- CEveryone must follow the law
- DJudges write the laws