Civics Exam Part 1

What is the Supreme Law of the land?

• The President

• The Declaration of Independence

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

Which of the following does the Constitution do?

• Seperated the United States from Great Britain

• Sets up the United States government

• Defines the United States government

• Protects basic rights

What are the first three words of the Constitution?

• We hold these

• Four score and

• We, the people

• When in the

An amendment is...?

• A change to the U.S. Constitution

• A form of government

• The process of removing the president from office

• How Congress passes a law

The Bill of Rights are...?

• The last 10 amendments

• The first 5 amendments

• The last 5 amendments

• The first 10 amendments

What are the 5 rights of the 1st amendment?

• Speech, press, assembly, petition & redress

• No quartering troops, speech, press, bear arms & speech

• Right to a fair trial, speech, press, no quartering troops, right a lawyer

• Speech, right to bear arms, petition, press and religion

How many amendments are there?

• 7

• 17

• 27

• 37

The Declaration of Independence delcared our seperation from who?

• Germany

• France

• Great Britain

• Canada

What are the three rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life, liberty, and property

• Speech, press, and religion

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Right to bear arms, speech, and religion

What is the freedom of religion?

• You must go to a specific church

• The government can choose a religion for its people

• You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion

• You have to practice a specific religion