SOME OF THE 500 QUESTIONS ARE DEADLY! Social Studies 8th Grade Topic: Declaration of Independence, American Flag, and United States Constitution Aim: Declaration of Independence, American Flag, and U.S. Constitution Jeopardy Homework: Study for your Test tomorrow Do Now: Let’s get started * WARNING * SOME OF THE 500 QUESTIONS ARE DEADLY!

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Declaration Articles Amendments Important People Flag 100 100 100 100 Miscellaneous 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500 Final Jeopardy

Declaration- 100 He was the author of the Declaration of Independence. Jeopardy Answer

Answer- Declaration 100 Who was Thomas Jefferson? Jeopardy

Declaration - 200 jeopardy He declared famously “Give me liberty or give me death”. jeopardy Answer

Answer- Declaration 200 Who was Patrick Henry? Jeopardy

Declaration- 300 Month, day and year the Declaration was adopted by Congress jeopardy Answer

Declaration- plans 300 What was July 4, 1776? Jeopardy

Declaration - 400 This is the name of the war that resulted because of the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Answer jeopardy

Answer- Declaration 400 What was the American Revolution? Jeopardy

Plans - 500 Daily Double

Declaration - 500 “All men are created equal” applied to this group only in the year it was written. Answer jeopardy

Answer- DAILY DOUBLE Who are white, male landowners? Jeopardy

Articles - 100 This article gives the powers to the legislative branch Answer jeopardy

Articles - 100 What is Article I?

Articles - 200 This article gives the Judicial Branch its powers jeopardy Answer

Answer- Articles 200 What is Article III? Jeopardy

Articles - 300 This article gives the president his powers. Answer jeopardy

Answer Articles - 300 What is Article II Jeopardy

Articles - 400 Each state must treat a citizen of another state as it treats its own, according to what article of the Constitution. Answer jeopardy

Answer Articles - 400 What is Article IV? Jeopardy

Articles - 500 According to this article, the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Answer jeopardy

Answer – Articles 500 What is Article VI? jeopardy

Amendments - 100 This is what the first 10 amendments to the Constitution generally called Answer jeopardy

Answer- Amendments 100 What is the Bill of Rights? jeopardy

Amendments - 200 Name four of the five rights the first amendment guarantees. jeopardy

Answer Amendments - 200 What are freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition jeopardy

Amendments - 300 This is the only way in which all 27 amendments have been proposed. jeopardy

Answer- Amendments 300 What is being proposed by 2/3 majority of Congress? Jeopardy

Amendments - 400 This amendment protect citizens who are accused of crimes and brought to trial. Answer jeopardy

Answer- Amendment 400 What are amendments 5 – 8? Jeopardy

Amendments - 500 These two amendments give powers to the state and local governments, even though this power is not specifically stated. Answer jeopardy

Answer- Amendments 500 What are the 9th and 10th Amendments? Jeopardy

Important people - 100 He is know as the “Father of the Constitution”. Answer jeopardy

Answer IP- 100 Who is James Madison? Jeopardy

Important People - 200 He was unanimously elected president of the Constitutional Convention. Answer jeopardy

IP - 200 Who is George Washington? Jeopardy

Important People - 300 He was America’s Ambassador to Britain during the Constitutional Convention. Answer jeopardy

Answer IP - 300 Who was John Adams? Jeopardy

Important People - 400 He was responsible for coming up with the Great Compromise. answer jeopardy

Answer- IP - 400 Who is Roger Sherman? jeopardy

Important People - 500 He wrote Common Sense? answer jeopardy

Answer- IP 500 Who is Thomas Paine? jeopardy

Flag - 100 She was who legend says was responsible for making the first American Flag. Answer jeopardy

Answer- Flag 100 Who was Betsy Ross? jeopardy

Flag - 200 This is what the 13 stripes symbolize. answer jeopardy

Answer Flag - 200 What were the original 13 colonies? jeopardy

Flag - 300 This is how should the flag be raised up a pole. answer jeopardy

Answer- Flag 300 What is briskly or swift?

Flag - 400 This is when the first American Flag appeared. answer jeopardy

Answer Flag - 400 What is 1777, during the revolution? jeopardy

Flag - 500 This is what the colors of the flag symbolize Answer jeopardy

Answer- Flag 500 What are - Red - valour White - purity Blue - justice jeopardy

Miscellaneous- 100 This is one way of becoming a citizen of the United States? answer jeopardy

Answer m 100 What is being - Born Mom or Dad naturalized or you are 18 years of age Legally going through the naturalization process jeopardy

Miscellaneous200 This is how many members make up the House of Representatives Answer jeopardy

Answer- m- 200 What is 435? Jeopardy

Miscellaneous-300 This is the number of votes both houses of Congress must have in order to override a presidential veto answer jeopardy

Answer- m 300 What is 2/3? jeopardy

Miscellaneous- 400 This term means that the powers of the government are divided among the branches answer jeopardy

Answer- m 400 What is separation of powers? jeopardy

Miscellaneous- 500 This is what the division of power between the federal government and the states called answer jeopardy

Answer m- 500 What is federalism? jeopardy

Final Jeopardy Describe how a bill becomes a law.