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12 Cards in this Set
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1. What is the supreme law of the land? |
▪ the Constitution |
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2. What does the Constitution do? |
▪ sets up the government ▪ defines the government ▪ protects basic rights of Americans |
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3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? |
▪ We the People |
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4. What is an amendment? |
▪ a change (to the Constitution) ▪ an addition (to the Constitution) |
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5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? |
▪ the Bill of Rights |
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6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* |
▪ speech ▪ religion ▪ assembly ▪ press ▪ petition the government |
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7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? |
▪ twenty-seven (27) * If you are 65 years old or older and have been a legal permanent resident of the United States for 20 or more years, you may study just the questions that have been marked with an asterisk. |
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8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? |
▪ announced our independence (from Great Britain) ▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain) ▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) |
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9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? |
▪ life ▪ liberty ▪ pursuit of happiness |
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10. What is freedom of religion? |
▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. |
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11. What is the economic system in the United States?* |
▪ capitalist economy ▪ market economy |
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12. What is the “rule of law”? |
▪ Everyone must follow the law. ▪ Leaders must obey the law. ▪ Government must obey the law. ▪ No one is above the law. |
