1. Unit 2A
Jeopardy!

3. Constitutional Convention
Unit 2
US President
US Congress
Bill of Rights
US Constitution
Constitutional Convention
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FINAL

4. US President 100
What are the 3 requirements to be elected president of the USA?
At least 35
Born and American Citizen
Live in the USA for at least 14 years

5. Who is the only president to serve more than 2 terms as president?
US President 200
Who is the only president to serve more than 2 terms as president?
Franklin D. Roosevelt

6. The Speaker of the House
US President 300
According to the US Constitution, if the president and vice president die in a plane crash, who becomes president?
The Speaker of the House

7. US President 400
How can the president bypass Congress when it comes to making laws?
He can create an executive order.

8. US President 500
How are the number of Electoral votes established in each state?
# of Senators + # of Representatives

9. Who has the power to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate?
US Congress 100
Who has the power to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate?
The Vice President

10. Members' right to send mail free of charge
US Congress 200
In the congressional setting, what does franking privilege refer to?
Members' right to send mail free of charge

11. US Congress 300
Article I, Legislative Branch discusses that when making laws, the Senate can talk a bill to death.
Filibuster

12. US Congress 400
Why do political parties sometimes gerrymander their districts?
to increase their voting strength

13. A ____ committee is created to do a special job for a limited period.
US Congress 500
A ____ committee is created to do a special job for a limited period.
Select

14. Bill of Rights 100
____ means that a person judged not guilty cannot be put on trial again for the same crime.
Double Jeopardy

15. The Establishment Clause
Bill of Rights 200
Which clause prohibits the national government from declaring an official religion of the state?
The Establishment Clause

16. The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment:
Bill of Rights 300
The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment:
Prohibits the government from interfering with one's religious activities.

17. Many people argue that the death penalty violates this amendment.
Bill of Rights 400
Many people argue that the death penalty violates this amendment.
8th Amendment

18. Bill of Rights 500
According to the 5th Amendment, the US government can take your private property for public use, but they have to pay you for it.
Eminent Domain

19. The 6 major purposes of the US Constitution can be found here.
The Preamble

20. US Constitution 200
Which provision of the Constitution resolves conflicts between the laws of a state and the laws of the nation?
The Supremacy Clause

21. By writing the Federalist Papers
US Constitution 300
How did people who supported the newly created US Constitution try to build more support in 1787?
By writing the Federalist Papers

22. The Full Faith and Credit Clause
US Constitution 400
According to Article IV of the US Constitution, states must respect the rights of other states. What is another name for this Article of the Constitution?
The Full Faith and Credit Clause

23. US Constitution 500
Richard Nixon resigned from office in 1974 as the Watergate scandal peaked. His resignation was an example of which principle of the US Constitution.
Rule of Law
Limited Government

24. Constitutional Convention 100
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Philadelphia

25. Constitutional Convention 200
Why was the convention held in secret?
So delegates would feel free to speak their mind.

26. Constitutional Convention 300
The Northern and Southern states debated over representation because the South wanted to count their slaves as part of the population and the North did not. What was the compromise?
The 3/5ths Compromise

27. Constitutional Convention 400
What state refused to send delegates to Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island

28. Constitutional Convention 500
What man is known as the “father of the Constitution”?
James Madison

29. Question FINAL JEOPARDY! Answer Alexander Hamilton
New York’s delegates to the Constitutional Convention were John Lansing, Robert Yates & this founding father, the only one of the 3 who signed.
Answer
Alexander Hamilton