Celebrate Freedom Week 31

Read the passage:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. “The Declaration of Independence” What are unalienable rights?

• A. rights enjoyed by landowners

• B. rights appointed by a monarch

• C. rights all humans are born with

• D. rights granted by the government

Read the Preamble to the Constitution:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Which of the following descriptions does NOT match the purposes of the Constitution stated in the Preamble? Select all that apply.

• A. make all citizens wealthy

• B. form a better government

• C. keep peace in the country

• D. meet everyone’s basic needs

A journalist publishes a story about political corruption. Which right protects the journalist?

• A. right of assembly

• B. right to bear arms

• C. freedom of religion

• D. freedom of speech

Citizens want to peacefully protest a new law. What allows them to gather in public?

• A. the Preamble

• B. the Bill of Rights

• C. Article II of the Constitution

• D. the Declaration of Independence

The freedom of speech gives citizens the right to say anything they want whenever they want.

• True

• False

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

• 2

• 6

• 10

• 14

When was the Declaration of Independence signed by the delegates of the Continental Congress?

• a. January 4, 1776

• July 4, 1776

• c. July 27, 1776

• d. June 4, 1776

__________ means that al people are treated the same regardless of who they are.

• Conflict

• Compromise

• Equality

• Fairness

How many steps are there in the conflict resolution process?

• 2

• 6

• 8

• 10

How many parts are there in the Declaration of Independence?

• two

• three

• four

• five