Citizenship test questions

What is the supreme law of the land

• the Constitution

• We the People

• the Bill of Rights

What does the Constitution do?

• Sets up the government

• Defines the government

• protects basic rights of Americans

• Speech

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

• We the people

• The Constitution

• Press

What is an amendment?

• a change (to the Constitution)

• an addition (to the Constitution)

• petition the government

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

• the Bill of Rights

• twenty-seven (27)

• change (to the Constitution)

  ▪ an addition (to the Constitution)

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• twenty-seven (27)

• religion

• assembly

• press

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• announced our independence (from Great Britain)

• declared our independence (from Great Britain)

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

• said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• pursuit of happiness

• life

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

• liberty

What is the economic system in the United States?

• capitalist economy

• market economy

• Government must obey the law.

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