Civics+Test,+Part+1

Marisa Miladinovic Room: 205 2/20/09 Social Studies


 * Civics Test, Part 1**

//The Declaration of Independence is important because it states that a government exists for the benefit of the people and that "all men// //are created equal." Adopted by the thirteen American colonies on July 4, 1776, the document is regarded as the best-written statement of individual rights in history.//
 * //1. Name one important idea found in the Declaration of Independence.//**

//The supreme law of the land is// the //United States Constitution and, under the Constitution's Supremacy Clause, laws enacted by Congress and treaties to which the U.S. is a party.//
 * //2. What is the supreme law of the land?//**

//A constitution is a framework of laws and principles that establish the function, nature, offices, powers, and limits of a government// 
 * //3. What does the Constitution do?//**

//**We the People** of the United States, menaced for the past 100 years by collectivist trends, must seek Revival of Our Strength by ... Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.//
 * //4. What does "We the People" mean in the Constitution?//**

//We call changes to the Constitution is// an amendment.
 * //5. What do we call changes to the Constitution?//**

//An amendment is a change to the Constitution of a nation or a state.
 * //6. What is an amendment?//**


 * 7. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

8. Name one right or freedom from the First Amendment.

9. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

10. Name the 3 Branches of Government and identify 3 roles of each branch.**//