2. What does the Constitution do?
            sets up the government
            defines the government
            protects basic rights of Americans
        
        

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

            
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
            announced our independence (from GB)
            declared our independence (from GB)
            affirmed our independence (from GB)
        
        

            
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
            life
            liberty
            pursuit of happiness
        
        

            
12. What is the "rule of law"?
            everyone must follow the law
            leaders/gov must obey the law
            no one is above the la
        
        
        

            
37. What does the judicial branch do?
            reviews laws
            explains laws
            resolves disputes
            decides if a law goes against the Constitution
        
        

            
40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
            John G. Roberts JR
        
        
        

            
48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
            citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote)
        
        

            
49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
            serve on a jury
            vote in a federal election
        
        

            
50. Name one right only for United States citizens.
            vote in a federal election
            run for federal office
        
        

            
51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
            freedom of speech
            freedom of religion
        
        

            
53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
            be loyal to the United States
        
        

            
55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
            vote
            join a political party
            run for office
        
        

            
58. What is one reason colonists came to America?
            freedom
        
        

            
61. Why did the colonists fight the British?
            because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
            because the British army stayed in their houses
            because they wanted self-government
        
        
        

            
66. When was the Constitution written?
            1787
        
        

            
67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
            Alexander Hamilton
        
        

            
68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
            U.S. diplomat
        
        

            
72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
            Civil War
        
        

            
75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
            freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
            
        
        

            
76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
            freed the slaves
        
        

            
80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
            Franklin Delano Roosevelt
        
        

            
84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
            civil rights movement