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100 Citizenship/Naturalization Test Questions & Answers/ rated A+ What is the supreme law of the land? - -the Constitution What does the Constitution do? - -*sets up 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 10 amendments to the Constitution? - -the Bill of Rights What is one right or freedom from the 1st Amendment? - -*speech *religion *press *assembly *petition the government How many amendments does the Constitution have? - -27 What did the Declaration of Independence do? - -*announced our independence *declared our independence *said that the United States are free (all 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 not practice a religion What is the economic system used in the U.S.? - -*capitalist economy *market economy 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 Name one branch or part of the government. - -*Congress *legislature *President *executive *the courts *judicial What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - -*checks and balances *separation of powers Who is in charge of the executive branch? - -the President Who makes federal laws? - -*Congress *Senate & House of Representatives *U.S. or national legislature What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - -*the Senate and the House of Representatives How many U.S. Senators are there? - -100