Question 1

What is the supreme law of the land?

Accepted Answer

the Constitution — The Constitution is the highest law because no other law can go against it. Even the President and Congress must follow it.

Question 2

What does the Constitution do?

Accepted Answer

sets up the government or defines the government or protects basic rights of Americans — The Constitution is like a rulebook for the country. It creates the three branches of government and lists the rights that protect every person in America.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

We the People — "We the People" means the government gets its power from the people, not from a king. The Founders chose these words on purpose to show that citizens are in charge.

Question 4

What is an amendment?

Accepted Answer

a change to the Constitution or an addition to the Constitution — The Founders knew the country would change over time, so they made it possible to update the Constitution. Each update is called an amendment.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

the Bill of Rights — The Bill of Rights was added in 1791, just four years after the Constitution was written. Many states refused to approve the Constitution without these protections.

Question 6

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

speech or religion or assembly or press or petition the government — The First Amendment protects five freedoms at once: speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. These are considered the most important rights in American democracy.

Question 7

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

Accepted Answer

twenty-seven or 27 — The last amendment, the 27th, was approved in 1992 but was actually proposed in 1789. It took over 200 years to pass — the longest wait for any amendment.

Question 8

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Accepted Answer

announced our independence from Great Britain or declared our independence from Great Britain or said that the United States is free from Great Britain — Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in just 17 days in June 1776. It told the world that America was breaking free from British rule.

Question 9

What is one right in the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

life or liberty or pursuit of happiness — "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" was a new idea at the time. Most governments did not believe that ordinary people had a right to seek happiness.

Question 10

What is freedom of religion?

Accepted Answer

You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. — In many countries, the government tells people what religion to follow. In America, you are free to choose any religion or no religion at all.

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