AMERICAN GOVERMENT

What is the supreme law of the land?

What does the Constitution do?

• Sets up the goverment

• Defines the goverment

• Protects basic rights of Americans

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

What is an amendment?

• An change (to the constitution)

• An addition (to the constitution)

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

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

• Religion

• Speech

• Assembly

• Press

• Petition the goverment

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• Amnounced our independence (from Great Britain)

• Declared our independence (of Great Britain)

• Said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of happiness

What is freedom of religion?