naturalization_civics_test_diff.md

# AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

- ## A: Principles of American Democracy
+ ## A: Principles of American Government

+ What is the form of government of the United States?
+ * Republic
+ * Constitution-based federal republic
+ * Representative democracy

  What is the supreme law of the land?
  * the Constitution

- What does the Constitution do?
+ Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
- * sets up the government
- * defines the government
- * protects basic rights of Americans
+ * Forms the government
+ * Defines powers of government
+ * Defines the parts of government
+ * Protects the rights of the people

- The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
+ The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?
- * We the People
+ * Self-government
+ * Popular sovereignty
+ * Consent of the governed
+ * People should govern themselves
+ * (Example of) social contract

- What is an amendment?
+ How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
- * a change (to the Constitution)
- * an addition (to the Constitution)
+ * Amendments
+ * The amendment process

- What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
+ What does the Bill of Rights protect?
- * the Bill of Rights
+ * (The basic) rights of Americans
+ * (The basic) rights of people living in the United States

- What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
- * speech
- * religion
- * assembly
- * press
- * petition the government

  How many amendments does the Constitution have?
  * twenty-seven (27)
  
- What did the Declaration of Independence do?
+ Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
  * said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
+ * It says all people are created equal.  
+ * It identifies inherent rights.  
+ * It identifies individual freedoms.

+ What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
+ * Declaration of Independence

- What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
+ Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
- * life
- * pursuit of happiness
  * liberty
+ * Equality
+ * Social contract
+ * Natural rights
+ * Limited government
+ * Self-government

A: Principles of American Democracy