Ragland's Citizenship Questions Set #1-33

What is the supreme law of the land?

• the Constitution

• the Bill of Rights

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Emancipation Proclamation

What does the Constitution do?

• sets up the government, defines the government, protects basic rights of Americans

• establishes the monarchy, limits voting rights, abolishes states

• creates international laws, appoints foreign leaders, manages global trade

• determines state capitals, sets tax rates, controls local schools

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

• We the People

• In God We

• For the Union

• To Form Justice

What is an amendment?

• a change (to the Constitution), an addition (to the Constitution)

• a type of government

• a law passed by Congress

• a Supreme Court decision

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

• the Bill of Rights

• the Federalist Papers

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Magna Carta

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

• speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government

• the right to bear arms

• the right to a trial by jury

• the right to vote

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

• twenty-seven (27)

• ten (10)

• thirty-three (33)

• fifty (50)

What did the Declaration of Independence do? ________

• declared our independence (from Great Britain)

• established the Bill of Rights

• ended the Civil War

• created the U.S. Constitution

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? ________

• life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

• freedom of speech, right to bear arms

• right to vote, right to a fair trial

• freedom of religion, right to privacy

What is freedom of religion?

• can practice any religion, or not practice a religion

• must follow the religion of the majority

• can only practice one religion

• cannot change your religion