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What is the answer to what is the name of the first ten changes to the Constitution

The first ten changes to the constitution are also the first ten Amendments (that's a change to the constitution). These ten amendments are collectively called the "Bill of Rights"; is this for a citizenship test or government test? : )

What type of power is the power to make treaties with foreign countries

exclusive

What kind of power is one that is shared between the federal and state governments

concurrent power

What sustains the Bill of Rights

majority rule

The bill of rights is formed by which amendments

1 thru 10

What term refers to the concept of believing one's culture is better than others

The term that refers to the concept of believing one's culture is better than others is ethnocentrism. It's the tendency to view alien groups or cultures from the perspective of one's own, and is often accompanied by feelings of dislike for other groups. It is generally developed negative connotations.

Which of these countries uses a parliamentary system of government

Canada

The enumerated rights are in place to allow each of us to live in as free a manner as possible without ignoring the rights of others

true

What is exercised when more than fifty percent of the people vote for and decide an issue

majority rule

What goal did the Bill of Rights achieve

it guaranteed individuals certain rights

The Constitution gives suggestions but does not state how the national government should be structured

False

What did Thomas Jefferson consider to be natural or unalienable rights

Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness

Like the federal system of government the unitary system of government allows one body to make all laws for the entire nation

Unitary

the other answer :false

No restraints are placed upon an individual concerning his or her freedom to write negatively about another person

false

Which of these freedoms allows a citizen to contact the government to complain about taxation

freedom of petition

If an individual writes a letter to the editor of a newspaper or magazine he or she is exercising which freedom

freedom of speech

Which freedom allows people to peacefully protest in front of a business or demonstrate for a particular cause

In the bill of rights we gained "The Freedom of Assembly" which in turn allows freedom for protests, picketing and demonstrations.

What was the mother country of the United States

The United States went to war with England to win independence, but we were originally parented by many nations. That is why we are often known as "the melting pot."

In what form were the bill of rights written into the Constitution

amendments

What do you call an individual who have been arrested for a crime before been proven guilty

A suspect?

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