Celebrate Freedom Week

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• 1997
• 1776
• 1976
• 1777

The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution primarily to -

• provide the President with power in times of emergency

• establish fair and impartial elections

• protect individual liberties

• guarantee voting privileges to minorities

Which guarantees freedom of the press, freedom of speech , and freedom of religion and as challenged by the Espionage Act of 1917 and Schneck v. US?

• The First Amendment of the Constitution

• The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution

• The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution

• The Sixth Amendment of the Constitution

The amendment process was included in the

Constitution to

• allow for change over time

• expand the powers of the president

• increase citizen participation in government

• limit the authority of the United States Supreme Court

12.  Delegates at the convention created a new __________ to determine the rules for the government.

• constitution
• unalienable right
• grievance
• individual right

What country did we declare our independence from?

• Spain

• Germany

• Britain

• France

What U.S. document contains our laws and rights as Americans?

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Student Handbook

What is the document that announced that we (the U.S.) were becoming our own independent country?

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Emancipation Proclamation

The first ten amendments in the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights. True or False?

• True

• False

The Bill of Rights are NOT for all American citizens. True or False?

• True

• False