Questions

43. What is the supreme law of the land?

 A.   the U.S. Constitution

B.   the Articles of Confederation

C.   the Emancipation Proclamation

D.   the Declaration of Independence

 

44. What does the Constitution do?

 A.   sets up and defines the government

B.   draws boundaries of congressional districts

C.   sets codes of conduct for obeying local and federal laws

D.   determines whether citizens are prosecuted to the full extent of the law

  

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

A.   We the United

B.   We the People

C.   We the Citizens

D.   We the Americans

  

46. What is an amendment?

 A.   a change to the Constitution

B.   a preamble to the Constitution

C.   an explanation of the Bill of Rights

D.   an introduction to the Bill of Rights

  

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

 A.   the Preamble

B.   the Bill of Rights

C.   the Articles of the Confederation

D.   the Declaration of Independence

 

48. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

A.   declared freedom for the slaves

B.   declared equal rights for women

C.   declared freedom from Great Britain

D.   declared an end to the war with Great Britain

76. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

A.   to vote

B.   jury trial

C.   free speech

D.   to bear arms

 

77. What is freedom of religion?

A.   Religious leaders are exempt from the law.

B.   States may choose a religion for the people.

C.   Religious institutions do not have to pay taxes.

D.   People may or may not choose to practice a religion.