CIVICS TEST: Principles of American Democracy

What is the supreme law of the land?

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

What does the Constitution do?

• sets up the government

• defines the government

• protects basic rights of Americans

• All of the above

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

• We the populace

• We the States

• We the People

• My Fellow Americans

What is an amendment?

• a change to the Declaration of Independence

• when the President is impeached

• a change or addition to the U.S. Constitution

• a closed meeting

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

• Speech

• Religion

• Press

• All of the above

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• 10

• 32

• 27

• 23

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• announced our independence (from Great Britain)

• declared our independence (from Great Britain)

• said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

• All of the above

Life,Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness can be found in which of the following documents...?

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Magna Carta

What is the economic system in the United States?

• Communism

• Socialism

• Theocracy

• Capitalism (market economy)