US Citizenship Questions

What is the supreme law of the land?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The President

What does the Constitution do?

• Sets up the government

• defines the government

• protects the basic rights of Americans

• lays out the reasons for revolution

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.

What are these words?

• E Pluribus Unum

• In God we Trust

• We the People

• America the Beautiful

What is an amendment?

• A law

• a change or addition to the Constitution

• A right

• A section of the Constitution

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

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Treaty of Paris

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*

• freedom of speech

• freedom of the press

• freedom of religion

• freedom of assembly

• freedom to petition the goverment

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• 27

• 10

• 31

• 19

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• announced our independence (from Great Britain)

• established a republican form of government

• guaranteed basic rights of Americans

• declared the terms of peace in the French and Indian War

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• life

• Liberty

• the pursuit of happiness

• freedom of religion

• right to a trial by jury

What is freedom of religion?

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

• You can go to any church you want but you have to go to church.

• Establishes an official national religion

• You may only practice religions recognized by the government.