QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
⩥ 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
⩥ 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.
-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