A. Principles of Democracy

Question 1

1. What is the supreme law of the land?

Answer 1

The Constitution

Question 2

2. What does the Constitution do?

Answer 2

• Sets up the government
• Defines the government
• Protects basic rights of Americans

Question 3

3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

Answer 3

We the People

Question 4

4. What is an amendment?

Answer 4

• A change (to the Constitution)
• An addition (to the Constitution)

Question 5

5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

Answer 5

• The Bill of Rights

Question 6

6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? *

Answer 6

• Speech
• Religion

Question 7

7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

Answer 7

*Twenty-seven (27)

Question 8

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Answer 8

Said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

Question 9

9. What are the two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 9

• Life
• Liberty

Question 10

10. What is freedom of religion?

Answer 10

• You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

Question 11

11. What is the economic system in the United States? *

Answer 11

• Capitalist economy
• Market economy

Question 12

12. What is the “rule of law”?

Answer 12

• Everyone must follow the law.
• Leaders must obey the law.
• Government must obey the law.
• No one is above the law.