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1
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What is the Rule of Law?

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Everyone must follow the law, leaders must obey the law, govt must obey the law, no-one is above the law.

2
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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

3
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution?

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The Bill of Rights

4
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What is the economic system in the US?

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Market economy, capitalist economy

5
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What is freedom of religion?

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The freedom to practice a religion or not practice a religion.

6
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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are these words?

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We the people.

7
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What does the constitution do?

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Sets up with he govt, defines the govt, protects basic rights of Americans.

8
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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Announced our independence from Great Britain
Declared our independence from Great Britain
Said that the US was free of Great Britain

9
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What is an amendment?

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A change or addition to the constitution.

10
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How many amendments does the constitution have?

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27

11
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What is one right o freedom from the first amendment?

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Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, freedom of the press or freedom to petition the govt.

12
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What is the supreme law of the land?

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The Constitution