Government Test

What is the supreme law of the land?

• Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the US

• The Bill of Rights

• The student handbook

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

• Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the US

• The Bill of Rights

• The student handbook

What is an Amendment?

• Declaration of independence

• The Bill of Rights

• A change to a document

• The student handbook

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• 27

• 7

• 30

• 14

How many articles are in the Constitution?

• 27

• 7

• 30

• 14

The 5 most common political systems around the world include; democracy, monarchy, republic, communism, and ___________

• democrat

• republican

• shared power

• dictatorship

When was the Declaration of Independence written?

• July 1776

• September 1787

• July 1970

• June 1776

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Paine

• John Locke

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

This explains a document's (Declaration or Constitution) intent, or why it's written:

• Principle

• Preamble

• Amendment

• Article

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

The Declaration is divided into how many parts?

• 7

• 6

• 4

• 3