(A) Principles of American Democracy

Question 1

What’s the supreme law of the land?

Answer 1

the Constitution

Question 2

What does the Constitution do?

Answer 2

Define the gov’t & protect American’s basic rights

Question 3

The idea of self-gov’t is in the first 3 words of the Constitution. What are these words?

Answer 3

We the People

Question 4

What is an amendment?

Answer 4

a change/addition to the Constitution

Question 5

What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

Answer 5

Bill of Rights

Question 6

What’s 1 right from the First Amendment?

Answer 6

Speech
Religion
Assembly

Question 7

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

Answer 7

27

Question 8

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Answer 8

Declared independence from Great Britain

Question 9

What are 2 rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 9

Life
Liberty
Pursuit of happiness

Question 10

What is freedom of religion?

Answer 10

You can practice any or no religion

Question 11

What’s the economic system in the U.S.?

Answer 11

Capitalist/Market economy

Question 12

What’s the “rule of law”?

Answer 12

Everyone must obey the law

No one is above the law