SS Weekly: Important Documents

1. Select the words that best complete the sentence.

___________________ are important pieces of history.

• Formal documents

• School Rules

• Goods and Services

2. 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.

3. Which sentence best shows that early Americans were not happy with the government of Great Britain?

• The Declaration of Independence explains the rights of the people.

• The Declaration of Independence declared that Great Britain violated the rights of early Americans.

• The Declaration of Independence solved the problems between Great Britain and early Americans.

• Great Britain believed all Americans should have equal rights.

4. From which Country did the United States gain freedom?

• Great Britain

• Canada

• Australia

• Iceland

5. Read this sentence from the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence. 

“...all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” 

What is one right listed in this sentence?

• the right to vote

• freedom of religion

• freedom of speech

• pursuit of happiness

6. Mark the word that best completes the sentence. 

The Declaration of Independence was an important document that says that people have the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of ________________.

• freedom

• government

• happiness

• money

7. What is the Constitution? 

• It tells us who is the president.

• It is a famous book.

• It is a board game.

• It tells how the American Government should work.

8. What is the most likely reason The Bill of Rights were added to the U.S. Constitution?

• The Constitution was too short.

• There were no rights in the Constitution.

• The writers wanted specific rights added.

• There was no one in charge of the country.

9. If accused of a crime, what type of trial does a citizen have the right to?

• fun

• easy

• fair

• long

10. How many Amendments are there today?

• 10

• 18

• 27

• 34