1. What is the supreme law of the land?
R: the constitution
2. What does the constitution do?
R: set up the government
3.The idea of self- government is un the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
R: we the people
4. What is an amendment?
R: a change to the Constitution.
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
R: the bill of the rights.
6. What is one right or freedom from the first amendment?
R: religion, speech.
7. How many amendments does the constitution have?
R: 27
8. What did the declaration of the independence do?
R: said that United States is free from Great Britain
9. What are the two rights in the declaration of independence?
R: life and liberty
10. What is freedom of religion?
R: you can practice any religion or not practice a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States?
R: market economy
12. What is the "rule of law"?
R: everyone must follow the law.
R: no one is above the law.
13. Name one branch or part of the government?
R: congress
R: president
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
R: checks and balance.
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
R: the president
16. Who makes federal laws?
R: the Congress
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. congress?
R: the Senate and house of Representatives.
18. How many U.S. senators are there?
R: 100 (one hundred)
19. We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?
R: 6 (six)
20. Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
R:
21. The house of Representatives has how many voting members?
R: 435 ( four hundred thirty five)
