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What is the supreme law of the land? - Ans>>The Constitution.
What does the constitution do? - Ans>>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. What are these words? - Ans>>We the people.
What is an amendment? - Ans>>A change(to the constitution)
and an addition(to the constitution).
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -
Ans>>The Bill of Rights.
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? -
Ans>>Speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition the
government.
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Ans>>27.
What did the Declaration of Independence do? -
Ans>>Announced our independence from Great Britain.
, What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? -
Ans>>Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What is freedom of religion? - Ans>>You can practice any
religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States? -
Ans>>Capitalist economy, market economy.
What is the "rule of law"? - Ans>>No one is above the law,
everyone must follow the law.
Name one branch or part of the government. - Ans>>Congress,
legislative, president, executive, the courts, or judicial.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful? - Ans>>Checks and balances, separation of powers.
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Ans>>The president.
Who makes federal laws? - Ans>>Congress, senate and house,
legislature.
What are the two parts of the U.S. congress? - Ans>>The senate
and house of representatives.
How many U.S. senators are there? - Ans>>100.
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What is the supreme law of the land? - Ans>>The Constitution.
What does the constitution do? - Ans>>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. What are these words? - Ans>>We the people.
What is an amendment? - Ans>>A change(to the constitution)
and an addition(to the constitution).
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? -
Ans>>The Bill of Rights.
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? -
Ans>>Speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition the
government.
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Ans>>27.
What did the Declaration of Independence do? -
Ans>>Announced our independence from Great Britain.
, What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? -
Ans>>Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What is freedom of religion? - Ans>>You can practice any
religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States? -
Ans>>Capitalist economy, market economy.
What is the "rule of law"? - Ans>>No one is above the law,
everyone must follow the law.
Name one branch or part of the government. - Ans>>Congress,
legislative, president, executive, the courts, or judicial.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too
powerful? - Ans>>Checks and balances, separation of powers.
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Ans>>The president.
Who makes federal laws? - Ans>>Congress, senate and house,
legislature.
What are the two parts of the U.S. congress? - Ans>>The senate
and house of representatives.
How many U.S. senators are there? - Ans>>100.
