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What is the form of government of the US? - answer Republic
Constitution-based federal republic
Representative democracy
What is the supreme law of the land? - answer U.S. Constitution
Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does. - answer Forms the
government
Defines powers of government
Defines the parts of government
Protects the rights of the people
The US Constitution starts with the words "We the People." What does
"We the People" mean? - answer Self-government
Popular sovereignty
,Consent of the governed
People should govern themselves
example of social contract
How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution? - answer Amendments
The amendment process
What does the Bill of Rights protect? - answer (The basic) rights of
Americans
(The basic) rights of people living in the United States
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - answer 27
Why is the Declaration of Independence important? - answer It says
America is free from British control.
It says all people are created equal.
It identifies inherent rights.
It identifies individual freedoms.
What founding document said the American colonies were free from
Britain? - answer Declaration of Independence
,Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and
the U.S. Constitution. - answer Equality
Liberty
Social Contract
Natural rights
Limited government
Self-government
The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what
founding document? - answer Declaration of Independence
What is the economic system in the United States? - answer capitalism
free market economy
What is rule of law? - answer Everyone must follow the law.
Leaders must obey the law.
Government must obey the law.
No one is above the law.
Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one. - answer
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Federalist Papers
, Anti-Federalist Papers
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
Iroquois Great Law of Peace
There are three branches of government. Why? - answer So one part
does not become too powerful
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
Name the three branches of government - answer Legislative,
executive, and judicial
Congress, president, and the courts
The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of
government? - answer Executive branch
What part of the federal government writes laws? - answer (U.S.)
Congress
(U.S. or national) legislature
Legislative branch
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