Citizenship test

What is the supreme law of the land?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

What does the Constitution do?

• Sets up the government

• Defines the government

• Protects basic rights of Americans

• All choices are correct

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

• Four score and seven years ago.

• Men are born and remain free and equal in rights.

• We the People

• In order to form a more perfect Union

What is an amendment?

• A change or rule for the government

• a change or addition to the Constitution

• A job description for a new government official

• a description of rights

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

• Articles of Confederation

• Ten Commandments

• Bill of Rights

• Basic Freedoms

What are the freedoms from the First Amendment?

• speech, religion

• assembly

• press

• petition the government

• all choices

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• 10

• 30

• 27

• 15

What did the Declaration of Independence do? (a)  

• declared our independence from Great Britain

• Established the United States as a country

Rights in the Declaration of Independence

• life

• liberty

• pursuit of happiness

• all choices

What is freedom of religion?

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

• A government-established religion.

• Religious intolerance.

• Religious censorship.