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1
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  1. What is the supreme law of the land?
A

The Constitution

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  1. What does the Constitution do?
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Stets up the government
Defines the government
Protects basic rights of Americans

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  1. The idea of self-government is in the forest three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
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We the People

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  1. What is an amendment?
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A change to the Constitution
An addition to the Constitution

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  1. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
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The bill of rights

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  1. What is one right or freedom from the first amendment?
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Speech
Religion
Assembly
Press
Petition the government

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  1. How many amendment does the constitution have?
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27

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  1. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
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Announced our independence from Great Britain
Declared our independence from Great Britain
Said that the United States is free from Great Britain

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  1. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
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Life
Liberty
Pursuit of happiness

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  1. What is freedom of religion
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You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion

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  1. What is the economic system in the United States?
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Capitalist economy
Market economy

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  1. What is the “rule of law”?
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Everyone must follow the law
Leaders must obey the law
Government must obey the la
No one is above the law

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  1. Name one branch or part of the government
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Congress
Legislative
President
Executive
The courts
Judicial

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  1. What stops one branch of government form becoming too powerful?
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Checks and balances
Separation of powers

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  1. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
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The president

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  1. Who makes federal laws?
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Congress
Senate and House of Representatives
U.S or national legislature

17
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  1. What are the two parts of the U.S congress?
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The senate and House of Representatives

18
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  1. How many U.S senators are there
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100

19
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  1. We elect a U.S senator for how many years?
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6 years

20
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  1. Who is one of your states U.S senators now?
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21
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  1. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
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435

22
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  1. We elect a U.S representative for how many years ?
A

2 years

23
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  1. Name your U.S representative
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24
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  1. Who does a U.S senator represent?
A

All the people of the state

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