American Democracy Drag and Drop

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?​ (a)  

• Life and Liberty
• Liberty and Taxes
• Pursuit of Happiness and Taxes

Answer explanation

The Declaration of Independence, the founding document of the United States, was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. It explained why the Congress on July 2 “unanimously” (by the votes of 12 colonies, with New York abstaining) had resolved that “these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be Free and Independent States.”

(Britannica)

What is freedom of religion?​ ​ ​ (a)  

• You can practice or not practice any religion
• You cannot practice a religion
• You must practice your religion

Answer explanation

Because the Spanish were the first Europeans to establish settlements on the mainland of North America, such as St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565, the earliest Christians in the territory which would eventually become the United States were Roman Catholics.

What is an amendment?​ ​ (a)  

• An Addition or Change
• A Law
• A Right

Answer explanation

An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.

(White House. Gov)

What does the Constitution do?​ ​ (a)  

• Sets up the government
• Protects the President and Congress
• Gives the President Complete Power

Answer explanation

The Constitution has 4,543 words, including the signatures but not the certificate on the interlineations; and takes about half an hour to read. The Declaration of Independence has 1,458 words, with the signatures, and takes about ten minutes to read.

(National Archives)

How many amendments does the Constitution have?​ (a)  

• 27
• 33
• 10

Answer explanation

James Madison (1751–1836), the chief author of the Bill of Rights and thus of the First Amendment, was the foremost champion of religious liberty, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press in the Founding Era.

(MTSU)

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?​ (a)  

• The Bill of Rights
• The Constitution
• The Preamble

Answer explanation

On December 15, 1791, three-fourths of the existing State legislatures ratified the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution—the Bill of Rights. These Amendments protect some of the most indispensable rights and liberties that define us as Americans.

(census)

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

• We the people
• Freedom is true
• The government believes

Answer explanation

Popular sovereignty is government based on consent of the people. The government's source of authority is the people, and its power is not legitimate if it disregards the will of the people. Government established by free choice of the people is expected to serve the people, who have sovereignty, or supreme power.

(Annenberg Classroom)

What is the Supreme Law of the land?​ (a)  

• The Constitution
• The Bill of Rights
• The Declaration of Independence

Answer explanation

The supreme pizza is traditionally topped with pepperoni, sausage, meatballs, mushrooms, green bell peppers, and onions. But not all of them are the same and some restaurants make theirs slightly different.

What is the economic system in the United States?​ ​ (a)  

• Capitalist
• Socialist
• Communist

Answer explanation

Who invented capitalism? Modern capitalist theory is traditionally traced to the 18th-century treatise An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Scottish political economist Adam Smith, and the origins of capitalism as an economic system can be placed in the 16th century

(Britannica)

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment​ (a)   ​

• Speech
• To break the law
• To vote

Answer explanation

The right to free speech is not absolute. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the government sometimes may be allowed to limit speech. Historically, a fundamental distinction arose between the content of speech and the means whereby that speech is expressed.

(League of Women Voters)