Citizenship North Carolina Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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Citizenship North Carolina Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers

Question:(1)
what is the supreme law of the the land?


Ans: The Constitution


Question: (2)
What does the Constitution do?


Ans: • Defines the government


• sets up the government


• protects the basic rights of Americans


Question: (3)
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.
What are these words?


Ans: "We the people"


Question: (4)
What is an amendment?

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Ans: A change (to the constitution)


Question: (5)
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?


Ans: The Bill of Rights


Question: (6)
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?


Ans: • speech


• religion


• press


• assembly


• petition the government


Question: (7)
How many amendments does the Constitution have?


Ans: twenty-seven (27)


Question: (8)
What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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Ans: Announced our independence (from Great Britain)


Question: (9)
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?


Ans: • life


• liberty


• pursuit of happiness


Question: (10)
What is freedom of religion?


Ans: you can practice any religion or not practice a religion


Question: (11)
What is the economic system in the United States?


Ans: Capitalist Economy (Market Economy)


Question: (12)
What is the "rule of law"?


Ans: Everyone must follow the law.


Question: (13)
Name one branch or part of the government.