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1. What is the supreme law the Constitution
of the land?
2. What does the Constitu- sets up the government, defines the government, protects
basic rights
tion do? of Americans We
3. What are the first the People
three words of the
Constitu- tion?
4. What is an amendment? a change or addition to the Constitution
5. What do we call the first the Bill of
Rights ten amendments to the
Constitution?
6. What is one right or
freedom from the speech, religion, assembly. press, petition the government
First Amendment?
7. How many amend-
ments does the
Consti- tution have? 27
8. What did the
Declara- tion of
Independence do?
announced our independence from Great Britain
9. What are two rights
in the Declaration of
Inde- pendence?
10. What is freedom of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
reli- gion?
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion
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11. What is the econom- capitalist economy/market economy
ic system in the
United States?
12. What is the "rule
of law"? Everyone must follow the law, including leaders and the
government. No one is above the law
13. Name one branch or
part of the
government Congress, legislative, President, executive, the courts, judicial
14. What stops one
branch of government checks and balances, separation of powers
from be- coming too
powerful?
15. Who is in charge of
the executive the President
branch?
16. Who makes
federal laws? Congress
17. What are the two
parts of the U.S.
Congress? the Senate and House of Representatives
18. How many U.S. Senators 100
are there?
19. How many
Representa- tives are 435
there in the House?
20. We elect a U.S.
Senator for how
many years? 6
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