civics

Over the years, amendments have been added to the Constitution to deal with what specific issues? (Select all that apply.)

.5 RIGHT job wage equality universal suffrage public education

How many amendments are included in the Bill of Rights?

10

Amendment 26 (XXVI) changed the legal voting age from 21 to what?

18

Which amendment recognized women's right to vote?

19

The US Constitution currently has how many amendments?

27

How many branches of the federal government did the Constitution establish?

3

Why is Benjamin Franklin important in regard to the Declaration?

Franklin recommended Jefferson to write the Declaration.

From which country did the United States win its independence in the Revolutionary War?

Great Britain

When a document is amended, what happens? (Select all that apply.)

It is changed. It is added to.

Who actually wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Read the statement. The Declaration states. "A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a _[blank]_, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." What word completes the quotation?

Tyrant

What have the amendments done for the US Constitution?

allowed it to survive and thrive

When you add to or change a document, you _[blank]_ it.

amend

An addition to the Constitution is called what?

amendment

What is an amendment?

an addition to the Constitution

Where can the right for citizens to bear arms be found?

bill of rights

How are amendments to the US Constitution ratified?

by vote

_[blank]_ power and authority is placed in one organization.

centralized

What have amendments done to the Constitution over the centuries?

changed it

In the United States, the highest legislative body made up of elected representatives is the _[blank]_.

congress

Which of the following does the Constitution do? (Select all that apply.)

defines the federal government protects the rights of citizens establishes a system of government

Who are representatives in American government?

elected officials who represent citizens from their districts in government

What did the Constitution do?

established the federal government

Determine if the statement is true or false. Interpretation of the US Constitution is no longer challenged in court by anyone.

false

In its introduction, the Declaration of Independence states that decisions to dissolve political bonds should be made quickly and without explanation.

false

What is the Bill of Rights?

first 10 amendments to the Constitution

The group of men who founded and formed the United States are referred to as the _[blank]_.

founding fathers

In 1754, who proposed a government that would unite the colonies under the British Crown?

franklin

Which Founding Father is considered the "Father of the Constitution" as well as the creator of the Bill of Rights?

james madison

Who was responsible for the Bill of Rights and referred to as the "Father of the Constitution"?

james madison

Who served in the House of Burgesses?

jefferson

Which branch of government was the first established by the Constitution?

legislative

What are the three branches of the federal government? (Select all that apply.)

legislative executive judicial

What does amending the Constitution provide citizens of the United States? (Select all that apply.)

lets their opinions be known about the government allows them to participate in government

What does it mean to ratify something?

officially approve and implement a document

Amendment 24 (XXIV) declared that it was unconstitutional to make citizens what kind of tax before being able to vote?

poll tax

_[blank]_is the act of officially approving and implementing a document.

ratification

An amendment to the Constitution does not become official and approved until the states _[blank]_ it and the president signs it.

ratify

Which democratic ideal does the Constitution firmly protect for citizens?

self-government

What is one of the primary freedoms the First Amendment secures and protects?

speech

_[blank]_ is the legal right to vote in government elections.

suffrage

What is the supreme law of the land?

the Constitution

Who were the Founding Fathers?

the group of men who formed the United States

What is suffrage?

the legal right to vote in government elections

What has not changed in the entirety of its life so far?

the main text of the Constitution

An amendment convention could be called with what portion of the states sending delegates to debate the need for amending the Constitution?

two-thirds

Proposed amendments must pass through both houses of Congress, undergoing what processes? (Select all that apply.)

voting debating