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What is the supreme law of land?
The constitution
What does the constitution do?
-Sets up the government
-Defines the government
-Protects the basic rights of americans
The idea of self government is in the first three words of the constitution
We the people
What is an amendment
A change to the constitution
An addition to the constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution
The bill of rights
What is the ONE right or freedom from the first amendment
-Speech
-Religion
-Assembly
-Press
How many amendments does the constitution have
27
What did the declaration of independence do
-Announced our independence from great Britain
-Declared our independence from great britain
-Said that the United States is free from great britain
What are the TWO rights in the declaration of liberty
-Life
-Liberty
-Pursuit of happiness
What is the freedom of religion
You can practice a religion, or not practice a religion