U.S Constitution and Citizen Right’s Vocab Quiz

The first written plan for government in the U.S. was called the ______________. This plan created a WEAK national government with more power given to the states.

• The U.S Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The State Constitution

• The Letters of Confederation

Are the procedures that must occur before the government can deprive a citizen of his or her rights.

• The Articles of Condfederation

• Bill of Rights

• Amendments

• Due Process of Law

 

Changes to the Constitution 

• Due Process of Law

• responsibilities

• rights

• Amendments

What is being described below?

-a written plan for a national government

-written to replace the Articles of Confederation

-It is the supreme law of the land.

-It is a "living" document that can be changed through the amendment process. 

• The Articles of Conferderation PART 2

• The Bill of Rights

• The U.S Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

the first ten amendments to the U.S Constitution. 

• Due Process

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Bill of Responsibilities

Ratify means to formally ___________ a document, usually by signing it. 

• aprove

• change

• justify

• destroy

TRUE or FALSE:

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

What are rights?

• Something you should do

• Something you should not do

• Freedoms that are protected by law.

TRUE or FALSE

A democracy or a republic is a government where citizens are the source of the governments power.

Citizens elect people to represent them in government. 

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE

A citizen is a legal member of a community like a city, state and /or country. 

• TRUE

• FALSE