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How many amendments does the Constitution have?

27 (twenty-seven)

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What is the "rule of law"?

Everyone must follow the law/Leaders must obey the law/Government must obey the law/No one is above the law.

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What is the form of government of the United States?

Republic/Constitutional republic/Representative democracy

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What is the economic system in the United States?

Capitalism/Free market economy

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What is the supreme law of the land?

the Constitution

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How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?

Amendments/The admendment process

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What does the Bill of Rights protect?

The basic rights of Americans/The basic rights of people living in the United States

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Name one thing the U.S Constitution does.

forms the government/defines powers of government/defines parts of government/protects the rights of the people

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There are three branches of government. Why?

So one part does not become too powerful/Checks and balances/Separation of powers

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What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?

Declaration of Independence

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The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document?

Declaration of Independence

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The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We the People". What does "We the People" mean?

Self-government/Popular sovereignty/Consent of the governed/People should govern themselves/Example of a social contract

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