BCHS Civics Review Day 1 Fall 2021

What is the Supreme Law of the Land?

• The Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Who is currently one of Kentucky's U.S. Senators:

• Matt Bevin

• Mitch McConnell

• Nancy Pelosi

• Steve Beshear

Which of the following does the Constitution fail to do?

• sets up the government

• defines the government

• protects basic rights of Americans

• create an independent nation

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

• Four Score and seven years ago

• We the people

• In the course of human events

• In the beginning

What is an amendment?

• a change or an addition to the Constitution

• law set forth by the Articles of Confederation

• a right reserved for the states

• law enacted by the president

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

• Declaration of Rights of Man

• the Bill of Rights

• Civil Rights

• Inalienable Rights

Which of the following is not a freedom from the First Amendment?*

• speech

• religion

• bear arms

• assembly

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• 10

• 19

• 27

• 50

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• declare war on Great Britain

• declared our independence from Great Britain

• declare war on France

• declared our independence from France

Which of the following rights was not proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence?

• life

• liberty

• property

• pursuit of happiness