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What is the supreme law of the land? -
correct answer ✅The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? -
correct answer ✅sets up the government
defines the government
protects basic rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the
constitution. What are these words? -
correct answer ✅We the people
What is an ammendment? -
correct answer ✅A change or addition to the Constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -
correct answer ✅The Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? -
correct answer ✅speech
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religion
assembly
press
petition the government
How many ammendments does the Constitution have? -
correct answer ✅twenty-seven (27)
What did the Declaration of Independence do? -
correct answer ✅announced our independence (from Great
Britain)
declared our independence (from Great Britain)
said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? -
correct answer ✅life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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What is freedom of religion? -
correct answer ✅You can practice any religion, or not practice a
religion.
What is the economic system in the United States? -
correct answer ✅capitalist economy
market economy
What is the "rule of law"? -
correct answer ✅Everyone must follow the law.
Leaders must obey the law.
Government must obey the law.
No one is above the law.
Name one branch or part of the government. -
correct answer ✅Congress
legislative
President
executive
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the courts
judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful? -
correct answer ✅checks and balances
separation of powers
Who is in charge of the executive branch? -
correct answer ✅The president
Who makes federal laws? -
correct answer ✅Congress
Senate and House (of Representatives)
(U.S. or national) legislature
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? -
correct answer ✅Senate and House of Representatives