EL GOV FINAL

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What does the Constitution do?

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sets up the government, defines the government, protects basic rights of Americans

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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

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What is an amendment?

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a change to the Constitution, an addition to the Constitution

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What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

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The Bill of Rights

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What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Options: voting, religion, fair trial, no cruel or unusual punishment

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religion

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How many amendments does the Constitution have?

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27

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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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announced our independence

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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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announced our independence

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What is the economic system in the United States? Options: facism, communism, socialism, capitalism

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capitalism

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Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson