1. JEOPARDY Early Republic and the Constitution
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2. (Sorta like) JEOPARDY – Early Republic & the Constitution
Constitution One
Constitution Two
Constitution Three
Constitution Four
Constitution Five
100
200
300
400
500

3. What was the first national government after Independence?
Constitution One: 100
What was the first national government after Independence?
The Articles of Confederation

4. First American document of laws signed by Pilgrims
Constitution One: 200
First American document of laws signed by Pilgrims
Mayflower Compact

5. Who had the only power to tax under the Articles of Confederation?
Constitution One: 300
Who had the only power to tax under the Articles of Confederation?
The STATES

6. Constitution One: 400
Where may a bill begin?
Senate

7. Constitution One: 500
What is the name of the document of laws & rights for people that the Americans borrowed from England
Magna Carta

8. Who was the Chairman at the Constitutional Convention?
Constitution Two: 100
Who was the Chairman at the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington

9. Who was called “Father of the Constitution”
Constitution Two: 200
Who was called “Father of the Constitution”
James Madison

10. A meeting of delegates to revise constitution.
Constitution Two: 300
A meeting of delegates to revise constitution.
Constitutional Convention

11. Who wrote much of the Bill of Rights?
Constitution Two: 400
Who wrote much of the Bill of Rights?
James Madison (the same guy who wrote the Virginia Plan!)

12. Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?
Constitution Two: 500
Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?
Philadelphia

13. What shares power with the national government?
Constitution Three: 100
What shares power with the national government?
The states

14. Each state gets how many votes in the U.S. Senate?
Constitution Three: 200
Each state gets how many votes in the U.S. Senate?
Two

15. Name the THREE branches of the national government.
Constitution Three: 300
Name the THREE branches of the national government.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial

16. What law is the “supreme law of the land”
Constitution Three: 400
What law is the “supreme law of the land”
Federal law or The Constitution

17. What was the Three- Fifths Compromise?
Constitution Three: 500
What was the Three- Fifths Compromise?
Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person to calculate population.

18. Who supported the proposed Constitution?
Constitution Four: : 100
Who supported the proposed Constitution?
Federalists

19. way to control the other 2 branches?
Constitution Four: 200
What do you call the system of government in which each branch of government has some
way to control the other 2 branches?
Checks and Balances

20. A President can be impeached for?
Constitution Four: 300
A President can be impeached for?
Treason and Bribery

21. To reject or disapprove of.
Constitution Four: 400
To reject or disapprove of.
Veto

22. Supreme Court Justices Serve for?
Constitution Four: 500
Supreme Court Justices Serve for?
For Life

23. How many Amendments are there in the Constitution Today
Constitution Five: 100
How many Amendments are there in the Constitution Today 27

24. Constitution Five: 200
A bill to put tax on gum has reached the President. He vetoes it. Where does it then go?
Congress

25. What does the 13th Amendment say?
Constitution Five: 300
What does the 13th Amendment say?
Abolishes Slavery

26. Constitution Five: 400
Which Amendment guarantees that no search be conducted without a warrant?
Fourth!

27. When we say “Congress” we mean: House of Representatives
Constitution Five: 500
When we say “Congress” we mean:
House of Representatives