2. US Government Edition 2008

3. The Amendments

4. The Preamble

5. The Three Branches

6. The “Tough” Amendments

7. Stuff You Should Know

8. The “Tough” Amendments Amendments $100 $100 $300 $200 $400 $500 $100 $300 $200 $400 $500 $100 $300 $200 $400 $500 $100 $300 $200 $400 $500 $100 $300 $200 $400 $500 The Three Branches Stuff You Should Know The Preamble

9. Question: Name three of the five “Basic Rights.” Check Your Answer Topic 1 for $100

10. Answer: Speech, Press, Religion, Peaceable assembly, Petition the Government Back to the Game Board Topic 1 for $100

11. Question: Which right is granted by the Second Amendment? Check Your Answer Topic 1 for $200

12. Answer: Weapons and Militia: The right of the people to keep and bear Arms. Back to the Game Board Topic 1 for $200

13. Question: The Fifth Amendment deals with rights afforded an accused person. The Amendment stipulates two terms. Name one of the two. Check Your Answer Topic 1 for $300

14. Answer: People cannot be tried twice for the same crime, nor can they be forced to testify against themselves. Back to the Game Board Topic 1 for $300

15. Question: What is the third amendment? Check Your Answer Topic 1 for $400

16. Answer: Housing Soldiers: The federal government cannot force people to house soldiers during peacetime. Congress may pass laws allowing this during wartime. Back to the Game Board Topic 1 for $400

17. Question: What is the fourth amendment? Check Your Answer Topic 1 for $500

18. Answer: Search and Seizures: Provides for peoples privacy and safety. A police officer cannot search a person’s home or belongings without just cause. Back to the Game Board Topic 1 for $500

19. Question: Fill in the Blank: We the ___________ of the United States, in order to form a more perfect nation... Check Your Answer Topic 2 for $100

20. Answer: People Back to the Game Board Topic 2 for $100

21. Question: Fill in the Blank:... establish justice, insure domestic _____________, Check Your Answer Topic 2 for $200

22. Answer: Tranquility Back to the Game Board Topic 2 for $200

23. Check Your Answer Topic 2 for $300 Question: Fill in the Blank:... provide for the common defense, promote the general __________,

24. Answer: Welfare Back to the Game Board Topic 2 for $300

25. Question: Fill in the Blank:... and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our __________, Check Your Answer Topic 2 for $400

26. Answer: Posterity Back to the Game Board Topic 2 for $400

27. Question: Fill in the Blank:... do ordain and __________ this Constitution for the United States of America. Check Your Answer Topic 2 for $500

28. Answer: Establish Back to the Game Board Topic 2 for $500

29. Question: Which branch of government is established in the Article III of the Constitution? Check Your Answer Topic 3 for $100

30. Answer: Judicial Back to the Game Board Topic 3 for $100

31. Question: Who helps the president of the US when he faces a decision? Check Your Answer Topic 3 for $200

32. Answer: The Vice President, or a Cabinet member Back to the Game Board Topic 3 for $200

33. Question: Which court is the highest in the land? Check Your Answer Topic 3 for $300

34. Answer: The Supreme Court Back to the Game Board Topic 3 for $300

35. Question: Which branch of the government has the authority to make laws for the nation? Check Your Answer Topic 3 for $400

36. Answer: Legislative branch Back to the Game Board Topic 3 for $400

37. Question: What does “bicameral” mean? Check Your Answer Topic 3 for $500

38. Answer: It is made up of two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives Back to the Game Board Topic 3 for $500

39. Question: What is the seventh amendment? Check Your Answer Topic 4 for $100

40. Answer: Jury Trial in Civil Cases: In most federal civil cases involving more than 20 dollars, a jury trial is guaranteed. Back to the Game Board Topic 4 for $100

41. Question: What is the eighth amendment? Check Your Answer Topic 4 for $200

42. Answer: : Courts cannot treat harshly people accused of crimes or punish them in unusual or cruel ways. Back to the Game Board Topic 4 for $200

43. Question: What is the ninth amendment? Check Your Answer Topic 4 for $300

44. Answer: Rights of the People: The federal government must respect all natural rights, whether or not they are listed in the Constitution. Back to the Game Board Topic 4 for $300

45. Question: What is the tenth amendment? Check Your Answer Topic 4 for $400

46. Answer: Powers of States and the People: Any rights not clearly given to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the people. Back to the Game Board Topic 4 for $400

47. Question: How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights? Check Your Answer Topic 4 for $500

48. Answer: 10 Back to the Game Board Topic 4 for $500

49. Question: How many states are there in the US? Check Your Answer Topic 5 for $100

50. Answer: 50 Back to the Game Board Topic 5 for $100

51. Question: Which animal is the symbol of the US? Check Your Answer Topic 5 for $200

52. Answer: Eagle Back to the Game Board Topic 5 for $200

53. Question: In which country is the US actively engaged in war? Check Your Answer Topic 5 for $300

54. Answer: Iraq or Afghanistan Back to the Game Board Topic 5 for $300

55. Question: Who is the current First Lady of the US? Check Your Answer Topic 5 for $400

56. Answer: Laura Bush Back to the Game Board Topic 5 for $400

57. Question: Who is the current Governor of Georgia? Check Your Answer Topic 5 for $500

58. Answer: Sonny Perdue Back to the Game Board Topic 5 for $500