STAAR Prep

The First Amendment includes the freedoms of

• speech and the right to bear arms
• religion, press, and right to counsel
• petition, assembly, press, speech, and religion
• press, petition, and the right to vote

Where are American civil liberties found?

• the Preamble

• the Bill of Rights

• the Declaration of Independence

• Article IV

Rights that cannot be taken from the people.

• Unalienable Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

What does E. Pluribus Unum stand for?

• For the good of the people.

• Out of many, one.

• In God we trust.

• Together, unified.

1)What is the name of the French visitor who observed democracy in America?

• Alexis de Tocqueville

• Stephen Hawkins

• Stephen King

• Napoleon

What are the 5 characteristics of American democracy that he observed?

• bad rappers, bad breath, Bad hair day, Bad Hygiene, Bad manners

• Instagram, world star hip hop, Texas Latino, Facebook,

• Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, Populism, Laissez-Faire

• Character, Charisma, Commitment, Communication, Courage

An economic practice where the government does NOT try to control the economy.

• Gospel of Wealth

• laissez faire

• Social Darwinism

• horizontal integration

Slide 2- What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to announce to the world that the U.S. was free and independent, and to justify rebelling against the British government

• to officially declare war on Britain and announce that the U.S. wanted to conquer England

• to explain how America could compromise with the British and mend their problems

• to announce to the world that America would join forces with the French to rebel against England and then become independent

Based on the US Constitution, the government is run by _________.

• The President

• Congress

• The Supreme Court

• "The People"

A system of __________ and __________ is used to keep any one branch of the government from being dominant, or having too much power.

• checks and balances

• power and authority

• politics and philosophy

• life and liberty