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Civics test - Part A Principles of American Democracy

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the supreme law of the land?

a)

the first amendment

b)

the bill of rights

c)

The constitution

d)

freedom of speech

2.

What does the Constitution do? select all that apply

a)

protects basic rights of Americans

b)

defines the government

c)

defines the legislative branch

d)

Sets up government

3.

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

a)

freedom of speech

b)

freedom of press

c)

freedom of religion

d)

we the people

4.

What is an amendment? select all that apply

a)

a change to the constitution

b)

the bill of rights

c)

an addition to the constitution

d)

power of the legislative branch

5.

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

a)

Search and seizure

b)

bill of rights

6.

What is the right or freedom from the First Amendment?* select all that apply

a)

speech

b)

religion

c)

assembly

d)

right to petition,

press

7.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

21

b)

24

c)

10

d)

27

8.

What did the Declaration of Independence do? select all that applys

a)

Announced our independence from great Britain

b)

declared our independence from great Britian

c)

said that the United states is free from great Britian

9.

What are the rights in the Declaration of Independence? Select all that apply

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

pursuit of happiness

d)

press

10.

What is freedom of religion?

a)

You can not practice any religion, or practice a religion

b)

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

11.

What is the economic system in the United States?* select all that applies

a)

capitalist economy

b)

market economy

c)

economy

d)

market

12.

What is the “rule of law”? select all that applies

a)

Everybody must follow the law

b)

leaders must obey the law

c)

government must obey the law

d)

no one is above the law