Principles of American Democracy

Question 1

What is the Supreme Law of the land

Answer 1

The Constitution

Question 2

What does the Constitution do?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Constitution; We The People

Question 4

What is an Amendment?

Answer 4

a change or addition to the Constitution

Question 5

What do we call the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution

Answer 5

The Bill of Rights

Question 6

What is ONE right of freedom from the 1st Amendment?

Answer 6

• Speech
• Religion
• Assembly
• Press
• Petition the Government

Question 7

How many Amendments does the Constitution have?

Answer 7

27

Question 8

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Answer 8

Announced and declared our freedom and independence from Great Britain

Question 9

What are TWO rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 9

• Life
• Liberty
• Pursuit of Happiness

Question 10

What is freedom of religion?

Answer 10

The right to practice or to NOT practice any religion

Question 11

What is the economic system in the U.S.?

Answer 11

Capitalist and market economy

Question 12

What is the “Rule of the Law”?

Answer 12

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