US CIVICS TEST (TENNESSEE) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED A+

US CIVICS TEST (TENNESSEE) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED A+ What is the supreme law of the land? ->>-the constitution What does the Constitution do? ->>-set up the government and guarantees 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 or addition to the constitution What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? ->>-Bill of Rights What is one right or freedom from the first amendment? ->>-speech, religion, assembly, press, petition of the government How many amendments does the Constitution have? ->>-27 What did the Declaration of Independence do? ->>-declared our independence from Great Britain What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? ->>-life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness What is freedom of religion? ->>-you can practice any religion or not practice a religion What is the economic system of the United States? ->>-market/capitalist economy What is the "rule of the law"? ->>-no one is above the law Name one branch or part of the government ->>-legislative, executive, judicial What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? ->>-checks and balances and the separation of powers Who is in charge of the executive branch? ->>-the president Who makes federal laws? ->>-Congress What are two parts of the U.S. Congress? ->>-Senate and House of Representatives How many U.S. Senators are there? ->>-100