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 principle adopted in the U.S. Constitution is represented by the Congress blocking President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s plan to increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court?

• Republican Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Judicial Review

• Checks and Balances

Which civic action demonstrates the most fundamental responsibility of citizens in a democracy?

• Volunteering at a community food bank

• Signing a petition on a college campus

• Registering with the Selective Service

• Voting in a presidential election

The motto of the Great Seal of the United States, "E Pluribus Unum," means out of many comes one. The intent of this motto is to show that

• several states have joined together as one nation

• Congress controls interstate commerce

• citizens are protected from unreasonable searches & seizures

• every person has certain basic rights

Populism, Individualism, Liberty, Laissez-Faire & Egalitarianism are....

• values Alexis De Tocqueville saw in Americans

• Rights listed in the Bill of Rights

• Principles of the Articles of Confederation

• Elements of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

Which branch consists of the President and the Vice President? 

• Legislative
• Congress
• Judicial 
• Executive

This branch interprets the laws

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative
• Presidential

Guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government.

• 1st
• 4th
• 9th
• 10th

This branch makes the laws

• Executive
• Judicial
• Legislative
• Supreme Court