1. Jeopardy!

2. Jeopardy
Colonial Influences
The Constitution
The Bill
of Rights
Potent Potables
Random Civics
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3. Who influenced the Declaration of Independence?
Colonial Influences 100
Who influenced the Declaration of Independence?
Who is John Locke?

4. This is the oldest of the influence documents
Colonial Influences 200
This is the oldest of the influence documents
What is the Magna Carta?

5. What is self-government?
Colonial Influences 300
The principle of government found in the Mayflower Compact.
What is self-government?

6. What is rule of law? Colonial Influences 400
The principle of government that helps us to feel safe because there are consequences for all criminal who break the law.
What is rule of law?

7. The 3 main concerns of the colonists against the British.
Colonial Influences 500
The 3 main concerns of the colonists against the British.
What are taxation, lack of representation, infringing on individual rights?

8. What is the Articles of Confederation?
Constitution 100
The country’s first government
What is the Articles of Confederation?

9. What is separation of powers?
Constitution 200
The principle of government that gives each branch of government their own distinct powers and responsibilities
What is separation of powers?

10. What is the Preamble? Constitution 300
The following phrases can be found where: form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
What is the Preamble?

11. Who are Federalists? Constitution 400
The group of people who supported the ratification of the Constitution and wanted a strong central government that would share certain powers with the states
Who are Federalists?

12. What is enforce laws and collect taxes?
Constitution 500
The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation included Congress’s inability to regulate trade as well as
What is enforce laws and collect taxes?

13. What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?

14. What are Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech?
Bill of Rights 200
The five freedoms guaranteed by the first amendment
What are Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech?

15. Your 7th amendment rights grant you a jury in what type of trial?
Bill of Rights 300
Your 7th amendment rights grant you a jury in what type of trial?
What is civil trial?

16. What is eminent domain? Bill of Rights 400
The power to take away private property for public use if the government pays a fair value for the property is known as
What is eminent domain?

17. What is the eighth amendment?
Bill of Rights 500
In Frances v Resweber, the Court considered whether a state can put a condemned man on an electric chair a second time, after sending a non-lethal bolt of electricity through him in its first attempt. This amendment to the constitution could be used as an argument against letting this happen.
What is the eighth amendment?

18. You are born in the US so you are a citizen because
Potent Potables 100
You are born in the US so you are a citizen because
What is law of soil?

19. What Articles of the Constitution deal with the branches of government
Potent Potables 200
What Articles of the Constitution deal with the branches of government
What is Article 1-3?

20. What is a Confederal Government?
Potent Potables 300
Consists of member states that have agreed to join together voluntarily with a weak central government.
What is a Confederal Government?

21. What is the Declaration of Independence
Potent Potables 400
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…is found where?
What is the Declaration of Independence

22. What is Shays Rebellion
Potent Potables 500
Event that proved the Articles of Confederation were weak
What is Shays Rebellion

23. What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
Random Civics 100
This court case dealt with symbolic speech
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?

24. What is the naturalization process?
Random Civics 200
What is the process to become a citizen
What is the naturalization process?

25. What is selective service?
Random Civics 300
The civic obligation dealing with the military
What is selective service?

26. What is Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmier?
Random Civics 400
This court case allowed for student freedoms to be limited in school
What is Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmier?

27. Who is the Senate and President?
Random Civics 500
What two specific groups are associated with the treaty making process
Who is the Senate and President?

28. Mr. Stone is originally from Michigan
FINAL JEOPARDY!
I have complete faith that every one of you is going to knock the midterm test out of the park if you take your time and think. If you rush, you are going to put yourself at risk for making simple mistakes. Take your time and please go over your answers multiple times to make sure you are happy with your choices. In the immortal words of the green guy above my desk, “Do or do not, there is no try”. As your final jeopardy question, What state am I originally from?
Mr. Stone is originally from Michigan