Civics Review 1/2

1. What is the supreme law of the land? 


• Religion
• Congress
• Parents
• States Rights
• Constitution

2. What does the Constitution do? 

• Establishes System of Government
• Provide Rights to Citizens
• Sets the age limit for driving
• Provides rules for Checks and Balances

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

4. What is an amendment?

• A change to the constitution added later
• An optional guideline for states
• Something that doesn't matter

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

(a)  

6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

(a)  

7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?


• 27
• 22
• 10
• 17

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? 

• Declared America's Independence from England
• Asked for forgiveness for debt
• Create a new national government
• Not much

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? 

(a)  

10. What is freedom of religion? 

• The government cannot force your choice of religion
• You get to be mean
• People can steal if they can justify it