U.S Constitution and First Amendment Review

The U.S. Constitution was written in ________________________to replace the Articles of Confederation

• 1776

• 1787

• 1865

• 1914

True or False: The U.S. Constitution is the written plan for our government that we still use today.

• True

• False

A freedom that is protected by the law is a________________.

• responsibility

• rule

• right

• law

A person chosen to speak or make decisions for another person or group of people is a________________________.

• ruler

• leader

• dictator

• representative

Check all that apply: The U.S. Constitution_______________________.

• provides a framework for government

• says what the government can and cannot do

• gives the government unlimited power

• allows citizens to vote and elect representatives

• protects the rights of citizens

The first written plan for government was called_________________.

• The Articles of Confederation

• The U.S. Constitution

The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution is called __________________________.

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Amendments

Which right is not protected by the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• Freedom of Speech

• Right to Bear Arms

• Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of Petition

Why did the Articles of Confederation need to be replaced? There is more than one answer.

• It created a government that people thought was too strong

• It did not provide a plan that supported a growing nation

• It did not provide enough rights for individual states

• It created a central government that was too weak

Which document is the highest law in the land?

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Ohio Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation