Understanding Civics and the Constitution

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The United States' first "constitution" was called ____.

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The Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation allowed the national government to collect taxes, draft soldiers, and do a lot of other important things to keep our nation strong.

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False

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When the Constitution was first written in the 1780s, it banned slavery.

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False

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Because we in the U.S. vote for other people to rule us, we live in a ____.

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republic

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The Constitution writers decided that the United States should have a federal system, which means that ____.

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The state governments and the national government share power

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The president can reject any laws that Congress makes, and the judicial courts can decide if any laws that get passed are fair. These are examples of _____?

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Checks and balances

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The Constitution writers believed in the freedom of religion, which means that ___.

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Anyone is free to be any religion (or no religion)

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A sports journalist writes an opinion column in which he states, "The MHR basketball team is the best basketball team in the world." This is an example of ____.

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Freedom of the press

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Ms. Eberhardt announces in front of 1 million people that "Ice cream is better than cake!" This is an example of the ____.

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Freedom of speech

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Andy decides that he wants to start his own religion, which worships zebra cakes. This is an example of the ______.

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Freedom of religion