Abbreviated Winter Benchmark Review

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The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the...

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Bill of Rights

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What is the total number of amendments in the United States Constitution?

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27

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The fundamental freedoms of religion, press, petition, speech, and assembly are protected by what document?

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United States Constitution

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Which amendment in the U.S. Constitution describes the two ways a person can become a citizen?

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14th

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The U.S. Supreme Court and lower federal courts are related to which goal of government as stated in the Preamble?

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establish justice

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What court case is related to campaign finance, Super PACs, and the amount of money corporations are allowed to political campaigns?

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Citizens United v. Federal Elections Committee

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Which principle of government refers to a system of government in which the people rule?

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democracy

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Which American document is the basis for all the laws? Options: Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Magna Carta

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Constitution

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What do you call a change to the Constitution?

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Amendment

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Which statement is true concerning early American documents? Options: The Constitution was influenced by earlier documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation., The Articles of Confederation let to the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the Charters of the Virginia Company of London., The Declaration of Independence was modeled after the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom., The Bill of Rights of the Constitution swerved as a model for the Virginia Declaration of Rights.

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The Constitution was influenced by earlier documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.