Citizenship Test Knowledge Check 1

What is the supreme law of the land?

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

What does the Constitution do?

• Defines the government and its laws

• Broke us away from Great Britain

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

• We the People

• In God We Trust

• Liberty and Justice

• E Pluribus Unum

What is an amendment?

• A change (to the Constitution)

• A veto

• A law proposed by Congress

• A court ruling

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

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Federalist Papers

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

• Speech

• Guns

• Voting

• Fair Trial

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• Twenty-seven (27)

• Fifty (50)

• One hundred (100)

• Two hundred (200)

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• Created a government

• Declared our independence (from Great Britain)

What rights did the founders declare Americans should have in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

• The right to free speech

What is freedom of religion?

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

• The government can establish an official religion.

• You must follow the religion of the majority.

• Religion is prohibited.