A: Principles of American Democracy

1. What is the supreme law of the land?

▪ the Constitution

2. What does the Constitution do?

▪ sets up the government▪ defines the government ▪ protects basic rights of Americans

3. The idea ofself-government isin the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

▪ We the People

4. What is an amendment?

▪ a change (to the Constitution) ▪ an addition (to the Constitution)

5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the C...