SOLUTIONS
1. What is the form of government of the United States? - Precise
Answer ✔✔- Republic
- Constitution-based federal republic
- Representative democracy
2. What is the supreme law of the land?* - Precise Answer ✔✔(U.S.)
Constitution
3. Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does. - Precise Answer ✔✔-
Forms the government
- Defines powers of government
- Defines the parts of government
- Protects the rights of the people
4. The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We the People." What
does "We the People" mean? - Precise Answer ✔✔- Self-government
,- Popular sovereignty
- Consent of the governed
- People should govern themselves
- (Example of) social contract
5. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution? - Precise Answer
✔✔- Amendments
- The amendment process
6. What does the Bill of Rights protect? - Precise Answer ✔✔- (The
basic) rights of Americans
- (The basic) rights of people living in the United States
7. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?* - Precise
Answer ✔✔Twenty-seven (27)
8. Why is the Declaration of Independence important? - Precise Answer
✔✔- It says America is free from British control.
,- It says all people are created equal.
- It identifies inherent rights.
- It identifies individual freedoms.
9. What founding document said the American colonies were free from
Britain? - Precise Answer ✔✔Declaration of Independence
10. Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and
the U.S. Constitution. - Precise Answer ✔✔- Equality
- Liberty
- Social contract
- Natural rights
- Limited government
- Self-government
, 11. The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what
founding document? - Precise Answer ✔✔Declaration of Independence
12. What is the economic system of the United States?* - Precise
Answer ✔✔- Capitalism
- Free market economy
13. What is the rule of law? - Precise Answer ✔✔- Everyone must
follow the law.
- Leaders must obey the law.
- Government must obey the law.
- No one is above the law.
14. Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one. -
Precise Answer ✔✔- Declaration of Independence
- Articles of Confederation
- Federalist Papers