Arkansas Civics Exam Part 1 (1-12)

What is the supreme law of the land?

• The Bill of Rights

• Amendments

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

What does the constitution do?

• Set up and define the government and protect the basic rights of Americans.

• Boss people around.

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

• The Bill of Rights

• We the People

What is an amendment

• A change or addition to the constitution

• an answer to a problem

• speech

• assembly

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

• The constitution

• The Bill of Rights

Which of the following are rights or freedoms from the first amendment? (Mark all that apply)

• Speech, religion, family, friends

• Speech, religion, statues, parties

• Speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government

• addition and subtraction

How many amendments does the constitution have?

• 27

• 28

• 29

• 30

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• Declare our independence from France

• Declare our independence from Great Britain

• Declare independence from China

• Declare independence from Russia

What are the rights declared in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life, Liberty, candy

• Violence and disobedience

• Math

• Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

What is freedom of religion?

• Freedom to do what you want when you want

• Freedom to say whatever you want

• Freedom gather together

• A person can practice any religion, or no religion