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 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
• 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