Class+civics+past+1

  **Name: Robert Rose ** 
 * Class Civics Test, Part 1 ** 

**1. Name one important idea found in the ** ** Declaration of Independence ** **. **  One important idea found in the Declaration of Independence is that education is essential. //

**2. What is the supreme law of the Classroom? ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The supreme law of the Classroom is the Constitution //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What does the <span style="text-decoration: none; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Class Constitution <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> do? **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Our Class Constitution helps to organize the government and establishes laws and amendments.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What does the Preamble state in the Class Constitution? **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> In the Class Constitution, the preamble states as follows: "We the Classroom of 205, in order to establish more perfect harmony, need to ensure the freedom, knowledge, equality, and well-being of the students. This Constitution will meet the needs of all the students of Room 205. We establish this Constitution not only for a new government, but as a symbol of a new era."

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">5. What do we call changes to the Class Constitution? **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> We call changes to the Class Constitution amendments.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">6. What is an amendment? **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ////<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">An amendment is a change or addition in our Class Constitution, to make it even better.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">7. How many amendments does the Class Constitution have? **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ////<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The Class Constitution has only one amendment.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">8. Identify the Branches of Government and tell what each one does. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> //The branches of our government are the Judicial Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Legislative Branch. The Judicial Branch consists of judges and a jury to establish peace within the classroom, the Executive Branch consists of the Vice President and President who lead the class and make sure everything is in order, and the Legislative Branch consists of six representatives who will represent each of the rows and take part in the decision-making of the government.//