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Test Two-- #106632
Principles of Democracy--from naturalization test guide
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | Principles of Democracy |
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What is the supreme law of the land? | ▪ the Constitution |
What does the Constitution do? | tells what the government can and cannont do ▪ sets up the government ▪ defines the government ▪ protects basic rights of Americans |
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? | ▪ We the People |
What is an amendment? | ▪ a change (to the Constitution)▪ an addition (to the Constitution) |
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? | ▪ the Bill of Rights |
What are three (3) rights or freedoms from the First Amendment? | ▪ speech ▪ religion ▪ assembly ▪ press▪ petition the government |
How many amendments does the Constitution have? | * 27 |
What did the Declaration of Independence do? | ▪ announced our independence from Great Britain |
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? | * life * liberty * pursuit of happiness |
What is freedom of religion? | * you can practice any religion, or no religion at all |
What is the economic system in the United States? | * capitalist economy * market economy * free enterprise system |
What is the “rule of law”? | ▪ Leaders must obey the law. ▪ Government must obey the law. ▪ No one is above the law. ▪ Everyone must follow the law. |