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Citizenship test (1)
Principles of American Democracy
Question | Answer |
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What is the supreme law of the land? | the Constitution |
What (3) things does the Constitution do? | sets up government, defines government, protects basic rights of Americans |
What are the first three words of the Constitution? | We the people |
What is an amendment? | a change or an addition to the Constitution |
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? | the Bill of Rights |
What is one right or freedom from the first amendment? | speech |
How many amendments does the Constitution have? | 27 |
What did the Declaration of Independence do? | announced America's independence from Great Britain |
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence | life, liberty, pursuit of happyness |
What is freedom of religion? | you may practice (or not practice) any religion |
What is the economic system in the United States? | capitalist/market economy |
What is the "rule of law"? | no one is above the law |