Minnesota Civics Test Questions and Answers Graded A 2024

What is the supreme law of the land? - The Constitution What does the Constitution do? - -Set up the government -Defines the government -Protects basic rights of Americans The idea of self government is in the first 3 words of the constitution... what are the words - We the people What is an amendment - -change to the constitution -addition to the constitution What do we call the first ten amendments to the United States - Bill of Rights What are the rights/ freedoms protected by the first amendment - -speech -religion -assembly -press -petition the government What are the rights in the Declaration of Independence - -life -liberty -pursuit of happiness What does freedom of religion mean - -you can practice any religion -you can practice no religion What does rule of law mean - -everyone must follow the law -leaders must obey the law -government must obey the law -no one is above the law Branches of the Government - -congress -legislative -president -executive -the courts -judical