Civics Practice #3

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Why did the colonists fight the British?

Back

because they didn't have self-government

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Back

Thomas Jefferson

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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Back

Declared our independence (from Great Britain)

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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Back

July 4, 1776

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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Options: Right to vote and life, Free press and right to vote, Life and liberty, Free speech and the pursuit of happiness

Back

Life and liberty

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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

Back

The Constitution was written.

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When was the Constitution written?

Back

1776

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What does the Constitution do?

Back

Sets up the government, Defines the limits of the government, Protects the basic rights of Americans.

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What is the Supreme Law of the land? Options: The Declaration of Independence, Parliamentary Procedure, The Constitution, The Supreme Court

Back

The Constitution

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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

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We the People