Principles of American Democracy questions with correct answer

What is the supreme law of the land? - answer the Constitution What does the Constitution do? - answer 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? - answer We the People What is an amendment? - answer a change (to the Constitution) an addition (to the Constitution) What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - answer the Bill of Rights What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - answer ▪ speech ▪ religion ▪ assembly ▪ press ▪ petition the government How many amendments does the Constitution have? - answer twenty-seven (27) What did the Declaration of Independence do? - answer ▪ announced our independence (from Great Britain) ▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain) ▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - answer ▪ life ▪ liberty ▪ pursuit of happiness What is freedom of religion? - answer You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. What is the economic system in the United States? - answer ▪ capitalist economy ▪ market economy What is the "rule of law"? - answer ▪ Everyone must follow the law. ▪ Leaders must obey the law. ▪ The government must obey the law. ▪ No one is above the law. Name one branch or part of the government.* - answer ▪ Congress ▪ legislative ▪ President ▪ executive ▪ the courts ▪ judicial What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - answer ▪ checks and balances ▪ separation of powers Who is in charge of the executive branch? - answer ▪ the President Who makes federal laws? - answer ▪ Congress