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Category A 200 Points What was our second try at governing ourselves?

Category Selection 1.Bill of Rights 2.U.S. Constitution 3.Declaration of Independence 4.Federalism

Category B 200 Points What type of democracy are we?

Category Selection 1.Elect 2.Federalism 3.Representative 4.None of the above

Category C 200 Points What is another name for a representative democracy?

Category Selection 1.Republic 2.Voting 3.Constitutional 4.Legislative

Category D 200 Points What are the two MAIN purposes of the Constitution?

Category Selection 1.To overrule and overlap each other. 2.To serve and teach us. 3.To describe set up and jobs. 4.None of the above.

Category E 200 Points Name the three branches of government

. Category Selection NO multiple choice – short answer

Category A 400 Points Who works in the legislative branch?

Category Selection 1.President 2.President and VP 3.Supreme court 4.Congress (house and senate)

Category B 400 Points Who works in the executive branch?

Category Selection 1.President and VP 2.Congress 3.House 4.Supreme Court

Category C 400 Points Who works in the judicial branch?

Category Selection 1.President and VP 2.Supreme Court 3.Congress 4.Senate

Category D 400 Points Creating 3 branches was done so that no person or group has too much power. The term for this is…

Category Selection 1.Making Laws 2.Federalism 3.Separation of Power 4.Checks and balances

Category E 400 Points In the following order, tell me the jobs of the three branches – legislative, executive, judicial.

Category Selection 1.Make laws, carry out laws, judge laws 2.Make laws, judge laws, carry out laws 3.Carry out laws, make laws, judge laws 4.None of the above

Category A 600 Points The term used to describe how the powers of the three branches overlap so they can keep each other from getting carried away with their power is called…

Category Selection 1.Separation of Power 2.Separation and Balances 3.Checks and Balances 4.Checking of Power

Category B 600 Points When power is shared between states and federal government this is called…

Category Selection 1.Republic 2.Representative Democracy 3.Capitalism 4.Federalism

Category C 600 Points When national and state laws disagree, who over rules?

Category Selection 1.National 2.State 3.The Governors 4.The Senate

Category D 600 Points How is a bill introduced?

A bill can be introduced in the house or senate but most go through both before being sent to the president who either signs or vetoes it. Category Selection NO multiple choice for this question.

Category E 600 Points What happens when the president vetoes a bill?

Category Selection 1.The bill is dead and can go no further. 2.Congress can override it with a ½ vote. 3.Congress can override it with a 2/3 vote. 4.Nothing, the president has the final say.

Category A 800 Points When a president commits a crime, the Constitution gives Congress the power to…

Category Selection 1.Impeach 2.Officially accuse of wrong doing 3.Put him/her on trial in the Senate. 4.All of the above.

Category B 800 Points What does amend mean?

Category Selection 1.Work out 2.Protect and Plan 3.Giving rights 4.Change or add to

Category C 800 Points What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

Category Selection 1.Bill of Rights 2.Declaration of Independence. 3.Citizenship Document 4.Magna Carta

Category D 800 Points What is the main purpose of the Bill of Rights?

Category Selection 1.To tell us our rights. 2.To protect us from each other. 3.To protect us from the power of the government. 4.None of the above.

Category E 800 Points Bill of Rights protections are not unlimited because with every…

Category Selection 1.Right comes new laws. 2.Law a citizen needs to commit. 3.Right comes responsibility 4.None of the above

Category A 1000 Points What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Category Selection 1.To explore the west and try to find a water route. 2.To make friends in the west so they could explore. 3.To discover the land route to the Pacific Ocean. 4.To trade with the Indians and the French.

Category B 1000 Points Why is the war of 1812 called the 2 nd ward for independence?

Category Selection 1.Because nicknames are needed for things to go down in history. 2.Because American liked going to war. 3.Because we were fighting Great Britain and we were expected to win. 4.Because we were fighting Great Britain and we weren’t expected to win.

Category C 1000 Points What does the term Manifest Destiny mean and what was the downside to it?

Category Selection No multiple choice….short answer.

Category D 1000 Points Define the following: Indian Removal Act Trail of Tears

Category Selection No multiple choice – short answer.

Category E 1000 Points Define the following: Secession abolitionist

Question Category Selection No multiple choice – short answer.

Final Jeopardy As a group answer the following: What was the main cause of the civil war? Where did the Civil war begin? Which battle had the highest causalities all together? What were the advantages and disadvantages of both sides? What was the name of the speech given by Abraham Lincoln honoring those who had died? Team with the most correct wins 200 points per correct answer.

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