SC Civics Exam prep 2 Foundation of the US

What is meant by the rule of law?

• All citizens must abide by the law, including those who make them.

• Government may apply the law to different groups differently.

• Government officials are not subject to the law.

• None of the above

Which of the following did not participate in the writing of the Federalist Papers, which sought to convince states to support the Constitution?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• John Jay

• Alexander Hamilton

• Publius

In what year was the US Constitution ratified (accepted)?

• 1776

• 1800

• 1787

• 1821

Check all of the following authors, dates and documents which are correctly grouped

• Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1776

• US Constitution, several authors, 1787

• Bill of Rights, James Madison among others, 1791

• Common Sense, Thomas Paine, 1776

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

• The President of the United States

• The Federal Government

• The flag and the United States

• The Republican Party

What is the economic system in the United States right now?

• Capitalist free market system

• Communist

• Anarchy

• Democratic

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To create a government of the people, by the people.

• To declare that slavery was abolished for all times

• To signal our breaking away from British rule

• To create a Bill of Rights to make Americans equal

Check all rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence as unalienable, or given by nature.

• Life

• Liberty

• Independence

• Pursuit of Happiness

Which is true of the US Constitution? Check all that apply.

• It is the Supreme Law of the Land

• It can be changed through the amendment process

• State laws can void parts of the Constitution

• It sets up the system of government for the United States

• Its first words are "We the People"

The first 10 amendments (changes and additions) to the Constitution are known as the

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• The Federalist Papers

• The Good Laws