Last week, Bluebonnet News kicked off its countdown to America’s 250th birthday (July 4, 2026) with the first round of Liberty Lessons: The Road to 250 — a weekly civics challenge celebrating the nation’s history and the freedoms that define it. Now it is time for Week 2.
This week’s questions dive deeper into the founding documents and the rights that make America unique. Test yourself, share with friends, and see how much you remember from those long-ago lessons from government and civics classes.
- What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
- How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
- What did the Declaration of Independence do?
- What are three rights in the Declaration of Independence?
- What is freedom of religion?
Answers:
- Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and to petition the government
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- Announced our independence from Great Britain
- Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
- You can practice any religion, or not practice one at all