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1. What is the supreme law of the land? - correct answer. the Constitution
2. What does the Constitution do? - correct answer. sets up the government
defines the government
protects basic rights of Americans
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are
these words? - correct answer. We the People
4. What is an amendment? - correct answer. a change (to the Constitution)
an addition (to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - correct answer. the
Bill of Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - correct answer. speech
religion
assembly
press
petition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - correct answer. twenty-
seven (27)
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - correct answer. announced our
independence (from Great Britain)
declared our independence (from Great Britain)
said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
, 9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - correct answer. life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
10. What is freedom of religion? - correct answer. You can practice any religion, or not
practice a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States? - correct answer. capitalist
economy
market economy
12. What is the "rule of law"? - correct answer. Everyone must follow the law.
Leaders must obey the law.
Government must obey the law.
No one is above the law.
13. Name one branch or part of the government. - correct answer. Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - correct
answer. checks and balances
separation of powers
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - correct answer. the President
16. Who makes federal laws? - correct answer. Congress
Senate and House (of Representatives)
(U.S. or national) legislature
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - correct answer. the Senate and
House (of Representatives)
18. How many U.S. Senators are there? - correct answer. one hundred (100)
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - correct answer. six (6)
20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - correct answer. Current Michigan
Senators
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - correct answer.
four hundred thirty-five (435)