Understanding Civics and the Constitution

The United States' first "constitution" was called ____.

The Articles of Confederation allowed the national government to collect taxes, draft soldiers, and do a lot of other important things to keep our nation strong.

When the Constitution was first written in the 1780s, it banned slavery.

Because we in the U.S. vote for other people to rule us, we live in a ____.

The Constitution writers decided that the United States should have a federal system, which means that ____.

The president can reject any laws that Congress makes, and the judicial courts can decide if any laws that get passed are fair. These are examples of _____?

The Constitution writers believed in the freedom of religion, which means that ___.

A sports journalist writes an opinion column in which he states, "The MHR basketball team is the best basketball team in the world." This is an example of ____.

Ms. Eberhardt announces in front of 1 million people that "Ice cream is better than cake!" This is an example of the ____.

Andy decides that he wants to start his own religion, which worships zebra cakes. This is an example of the ______.