Government - Principles Of American 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 3 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 constitution/first amendment?

Answer 6

Speech 
Religion
Assembly
Press
Petition the government

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

Announced our independence (from Great Britain)
Declared our independence (from Great Britain)
Said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Life
Liberty
Pursuit of happiness

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.