Civics Exam Review #1

What is the supreme law of the land?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta

What does the Constitution do?

• It establishes the federal government and how the three branches operate.

• It creates the state governments and how they work with each other.

• It maintains a system of laws that govern the American people.

• It lays the foundation of how foreign nations operate with one another.

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

• “Life, liberty, property”

• “We the people.”

• “Earth, Wind, Fire”

• “Man the torpedoes!”

What is an amendment?

• A law passed by Congress

• A decision by the Supreme Court

• An executive order by the President

• A change to the Constitution

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

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Edict of Nantes

• The Trial of Nuremberg

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

• The right of people to peaceably assembly

• The right of the people to keep and bear arms

• The right of the people to overthrow their government

• The right of the government to jail troublesome people

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• 12

• 10

• 27

• 15

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• It created the United States and justified its separation from Great Britain.

• It ended the Revolutionary War.

• It created the first government of the United States.

• It ended the French and Indian War.

What is one right not in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Liberty

• Property

What is the economic system in the United States?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Barter