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1 Citizenship Jeopardy! LegislatureExecutiveJudicialBill of RightsMiscellaneous 100 200 300 400 500

2 Legislature for 100 What is the legislative branch of our government called? Congress

3 Legislature for 200 What is the main job of our Congress? To make laws

4 Legislature for 300 Name the two houses in Congress? House of Representatives and Senate

5 Legislature for 400 How many members are there in there in our Congress? 535

6 Legislature for 500 Who elects Congress? The people

7 Executive for 100 Who is the head of the Executive Branch? The President

8 Executive for 200 Who becomes President if the President should die or cannot perform his duties? Vice President

9 Executive for 300 For how long do we elect the President? 4 years

10 Executive for 400 What do we call the group of people that advise the President? The cabinet

11 Executive for 500 Who elects the President of the United States? The Electoral College

12 Judicial for 100 What makes up the Judicial Branch? The Supreme Court and all federal (US) courts

13 Judicial for 200 What are the duties of the Judicial Branch of our government? To interpret laws and the Constitution

14 Judicial for 300 Name the only court created by the Constitution? The Supreme Court

15 Judicial for 400 What is concurrent jurisdiction? A case may be heard in either a federal or State court

16 Judicial for 500 Who selects the Supreme Court justices? The President; they must be approved by the Senate

17 Bill of Rights for 100 What is the Bill of Rights? The first ten amendments to the Constitution

18 Bill of Rights for 200 Which amendment guarantees us freedom of speech? The 1 st amendment

19 Bill of Rights for 300 Which amendment guarantees us freedom of religion? The 1 st amendment

20 Bill of Rights for 400 Which amendment guarantees us freedom from unreasonable search and seizure? The 4 th amendment

21 Bill of Rights for 500 Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? All people in the United States

22 Miscellaneous for100 How many senators are there in the United States? 100

23 Miscellaneous for 200 The number of representatives each State gets is based on that State’s what? Population

24 Miscellaneous for 300 In the United States, who can declare war? The Congress

25 Miscellaneous for 400 What do we call it when a government leader is accused of wrongdoing? To impeach

26 Miscellaneous for 500 How often do we count the population of the United States and reapportion the seats in the House of Representatives? Every ten years


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