1) What is the supreme law of the land? a) Declaration of Independence b) Constitution c) Bill of Rights d) Magna Carta 2) What does the Constitution NOT do? a) protects basic rights of Americans b) sets up the federal government c) set up state legislatures d) defines the federal government 3) The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? a) I pledge allegiance b) We the People c) Long live rock d) America the beautiful 4) What is an amendment? a) a promise b) a threat c) a change 5) What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? a) Bill of Laws b) Bill of Rights c) First Ten Commandments d) Federalist Papers 6) Which one of the following is NOT a right bestowed by the First Amendment? a) freedom of speech b) freedom to own a gun c) freedom of religion d) freedom of the press 7) How many amendments does the Constitution have? a) 100 b) 10 c) 14 d) 27 8) What did the Declaration of Independence do? a) told England we were breaking up b) gave women the right to vote c) ended slavery in the colonies d) established U.S. democracy 9) Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are promised in a) the Constitution b) The Declaration of Independence c) Bill of Rights d) Taylor Swift's Red album 10) What is freedom of religion? a) going to a religious service is free b) everyone practices the same religion c) one can practice any religion, or not practice a religion 11) What is the economic system in the United States? a) capitalism b) socialism c) communism d) monarchy 12) What is the “rule of law”? a) laws have punishments b) everyone must follow the laws c) kings make the laws 13) Which one of the following is NOT a branch of government? a) executive b) educational c) judicial d) legislative 14) What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful a) sound moral character b) the president c) checks and balances d) money 15) Who is in charge of the executive branch? a) Mr. Corey b) president c) Speaker of the House d) Supreme Court Chief Justice 16) Who makes federal laws? a) president b) courts c) Congress 17) What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? a) House and Senate b) House and Supreme Court c) House and Cabinet d) Cabinet and Senate 18) How many U.S. Senators are there? a) 13 b) 50 c) 438 d) 100 19) We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 20) Which person is NOT one of our senators? a) Maura Healy b) Elizabeth Warren c) Ed Markey 21) Who is first in line to the presidency? a) Speaker of the House b) Vice-President c) Attorney General d) Madame Speaker 22) Who is second in line to the presidency? a) Speaker of the Senate b) Speaker of the House c) Attorney General d) Chief of Staff

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