Week 4 Social Studies Weekly Test: Important Documents

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.

What level of government has important documents?

• Only the national level

• All except the local level

• all levels

The Constitution of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights are important __________ documents.

• School

• City

• State

• National

What does the Declaration of Independence do?

• Creates a government

• Gives rights to citizens

• Explains our rights

• Gathers info

What is the government's responsibility concerning our rights?

• To protect our rights

• To provide schools

• To create new rights

• To decide if rights are important.

Which of the following is not an important right mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life

• Government

• Liberty

• Pursuit of happiness

Which national document provides the structure of our government?

• The Constitution

• the Declaration of independence

• the Bill of Rights

• the Preamble

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 to the people

• so rights are created for poor people.

The Preamble describes the responsibilities of __________.

• government leaders

• states representatives

• important docs

• citizens of the nation

What important document contains the Bill of Rights?

• The US Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• the First Amendment

• the Freedom of Speech