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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the supreme law of the land? | the Constitution |
| What does the Constitution 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 is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* | ▪ speech ▪ religion ▪ assembly ▪ press ▪ petition the government |
| How many amendments does the Constitution have? | twenty-seven (27) |