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What is the supreme law of
the land?

the Constitution
What does the
Constitution do?
- -sets up the government
- -defines the government
- -protects basic rights of
- Americans
The idea of self-government is
in the first three words of the
Constitution. What are these
words?

We the People
What is an amendment?
- -a change (to the
- Constitution)
- -an addition (to
- the Constitution)
What do we call the first
ten amendments to the
Constitution?

the Bill of Rights
What is one right or
freedom from the
First Amendment?*
- 1.speech
- 2.religion
- 3.assembly
- 4.press
- 5.petition the
- government
How many amendments
does the Constitution have
- twenty-seven
- (27)
What did the
Declaration of
Independence do?
- 1.announced our independence (from Great Britain)
- 2.declared our independence (from Great Britain)
- 3.said that the United States is free
- (from Great Britain)
What are two rights in the
Declaration of Independence?
- 1.life
- 2.liberty
- 3.pursuit of happiness
What is freedom of religion?

You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is the economic system in the United states?

Capitalist and market economy
What is the rule of law

Everyone must follow the law.
Name one branch or part of the government.

Congress
What stops one branch of goverment from becoming too powerful?
- Checks and balances.
- Separtion of powers
who is in charge of the executive branch?

The president
Who makes federal laws?
- Congress
- Senate and house
- Legislature.
What are the two parts of the us congress

The senate and house of representatives.
How many Us senators are there

One hundrer
We elect a US senator for how many years?

six
Who is one of your state's US senator now

Nelson Bill

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civil rights

Updated

2011-05-24T00:54:01Z

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