What two rights are included in the First Amendment? CHOOSE 2(2 points)

Responses

right to religious freedom
right to religious freedom

right to freedom of speech
right to freedom of speech

right to bear arms
right to bear arms

right to plead the fifth (not speak against yourself in court)
right to plead the fifth (not speak against yourself in court)

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The two rights included in the First Amendment are:

  1. right to religious freedom
  2. right to freedom of speech
6. What did Federalists want?(1 point)
Responses

weak central government (national government over all the states)
weak central government (national government over all the states)

strong central government (national government over all the states)

Federalists wanted a strong central government (national government over all the states).

Why did the Founding Fathers want there to be separation of powers in government? (1 point)
Responses

to ensure the President always had the most power
to ensure the President always had the most power

to ensure no part of government could grow more powerful than another
to ensure no part of government could grow more powerful than another

to ensure the Supreme Court could always impeach the President
to ensure the Supreme Court could always impeach the President

to ensure citizens could never have complete power

The Founding Fathers wanted there to be separation of powers in government to ensure no part of government could grow more powerful than another.

What did the collapse of a republican Rome (same government the US was building) hundreds of years before teach the Founding Fathers?(1 point)
Responses

Too much power can cause corruption in government
Too much power can cause corruption in government

Power forces people to work together
Power forces people to work together

Citizens will not rise up when treated unfairly
Citizens will not rise up when treated unfairly

Citizens will always give up their power to those in charge

The collapse of a republican Rome taught the Founding Fathers that too much power can cause corruption in government.

What are the two chambers that make up Congress?(1 point)
Responses

The Senate and the President
The Senate and the President

House of Representatives and the Senate
House of Representatives and the Senate

House of Representatives and the Supreme Court
House of Representatives and the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court and the President

The two chambers that make up Congress are the House of Representatives and the Senate.