Principles Of American Democracy

Question 1

What is the supreme law of land?

Answer 1

The Constitution

Question 2

What does the Constitution do?

Answer 2

Set up the government
Defines the government
Protects basic rights of Americans

Question 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

What is an Amendment?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

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

Answer 5

The bill of Rights

Question 6

What is one right or freedom from the First 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 the Declaration of Independence do?

Answer 8

Announced our 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

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

Question 11

What is the economic system in the United States?

Answer 11

Capitalist economy

Question 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