Grade 3 Texas Studies Weekly Week 6

Article 1:

How do important documents help citizens?

• They tell us where to live.

• They protect our rights and freedoms

• They make everything equal.

• They show us how to get to school.

Article 1:

What level of government has important documents?

• only the national level

• only the state level

• all except the local level

• all levels of government

Article 1:

What do our founding documents do for our nation today?

• They teach us what to do in the future.

• They shape and guide our country.

• They show us who important people are.

• They explain about our founding fathers.

Article 2:

What does the Declaration of Independence do?

• creates a government

• gives rights to citizens

• explains our rights

• gathers information

Article 2:

Which of the following was NOT a purpose of the Declaration for Independence?

• To tell people we can do whatever we want.

• To officially break with ties with Great Britain

• To explain the rights of the people

• To show how Great Britain was violating our rights

Article 2:

What responsibility does the government have about our rights?

• to protect our rights

• to provide schools

• to create new rights

• to decide if rights are important

Article 3:

Which national document provides the structure of our government?

• the Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Bill of Rights

• the Preamble

Article 3:

Why is it important that the Constitution checks the balance of power in the government?

• to provide structure for the government

• to allow for citizens' to keep their rights

• so the power remains with the people

• so rights are created for poor people

Article 3:

The Preamble explains the reasons ________ have formed a government.

• government leaders

• state representatives

• Tribes and cities

• "The People"

Article 4:

What important document contains the Bill of Rights?

• the United States Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• the First Amendment

• the Freedom of Speech