Constitution Jeopardy Preamble Article I Article II Article III Miscellaneous Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from H1 The opening line of the Preamble.

What is, “We the people of the United States”? $100 Answer from H1 What is, “We the people of the United States”?

This line from the Preamble means to give protection to everyone. $200 Question from H1 This line from the Preamble means to give protection to everyone.

What is “provide for the common defense”? $200 Answer from H1 What is “provide for the common defense”?

This line from the Preamble means to make things fair to all. $300 Question from H1 This line from the Preamble means to make things fair to all.

$300 Answer from H1 What is “establish justice?

This line from the Preamble means to care for those in need. $400 Question from H1 This line from the Preamble means to care for those in need.

$400 Answer from H1 What is “promote the general welfare”?

$500 Question from H1 This line from the Preamble means we want to make sure future generations have the same freedom and fairness we enjoyed.

$500 Answer from H1 What is “secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity”?

What two houses make up the legislative branch? $100 Question from H2 What two houses make up the legislative branch?

What are the House of Representatives and the Senate? $100 Answer from H2 What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?

What role does the legislative branch have in our government? $200 Question from H2 What role does the legislative branch have in our government?

$200 Answer from H2 What is to make laws?

This is how the legislative branch checks the judicial branch. $300 Question from H2 This is how the legislative branch checks the judicial branch.

$300 Answer from H2 What is they can impeach and remove judges, overrule judicial decisions, approve appointments of federal judges, and create lower federal courts.

This is how the legislative branch checks the executive branch. $400 Question from H2 This is how the legislative branch checks the executive branch.

$400 Answer from H2 What is override a veto, confirm executive appointments, ratify treaties, impeach and remove the president?

These are the leaders of the House and the Senate. $500 Question from H2 These are the leaders of the House and the Senate.

Who are the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate? $500 Answer from H2 Who are the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate?

This is the purpose of the executive branch. $100 Question from H3 This is the purpose of the executive branch.

$100 Answer from H3 What is carry out laws?

This is the who elects the president. $200 Question from H3 This is the who elects the president.

What is the electoral college? $200 Answer from H3 What is the electoral college?

This is how the executive branch checks the judicial branch. $300 Question from H3 This is how the executive branch checks the judicial branch.

What is appoints judges and grants pardons to federal offenders? $300 Answer from H3 What is appoints judges and grants pardons to federal offenders?

This is how the executive branch checks the legislative branch? $400 Question from H3 This is how the executive branch checks the legislative branch?

$400 Answer from H3 What is propose laws, veto laws, call special secessions of Congress, makes appointments to federal positions, and negotiates treaties.

This role of the President makes him the head of the U.S. military. $500 Question from H3 This role of the President makes him the head of the U.S. military.

$500 Answer from H3 What is Commander in Chief?

This is the purpose of the judicial branch. $100 Question from H4 This is the purpose of the judicial branch.

$100 Answer from H4 Who is to carry out laws?

The three levels of courts in the judicial branch. $200 Question from H4 The three levels of courts in the judicial branch.

What are federal, appellate (appeals), and the Supreme Court? $200 Answer from H4 What are federal, appellate (appeals), and the Supreme Court?

The current number of justices in the Supreme Court. $300 Question from H4 The current number of justices in the Supreme Court.

$300 Answer from H4 What is 9?

This is how the judicial branch checks the legislative branch. $400 Question from H4 This is how the judicial branch checks the legislative branch.

What is declare acts of Congress unconstitutional? $400 Answer from H4 What is declare acts of Congress unconstitutional?

This is how the judicial branch checks the executive branch. $500 Question from H4 This is how the judicial branch checks the executive branch.

$500 Answer from H4 What is declare executive actions unconstitutional?

$100 Question from H5 These are delegated (federal) powers.

$100 Answer from H5 What are: Declare War Maintain Armed Forces Regulate Interstate and Foreign Trade Admit New States Establish Post Offices Coin Money Establish Foreign Policy Make All Laws Necessary and Proper for Carrying out Delegated Powers?

These are reserved (state) powers. $200 Question from H5 These are reserved (state) powers.

$200 Answer from H5 What are: Establish and Maintain Schools Establish Local Governments Conduct Elections Regulate Business Within the State Make Marriage Laws Provide for Public Safety Assume Other powers not Delegated to the National Government of Prohibited to the States?

These are concurrent powers. $300 Question from H5 These are concurrent powers.

$300 Answer from H5 What are: -Maintain Law and Order -Levy Taxes -Borrow Money -Provide for Public Welfare -Establish Courts -Create Banks

This is the meaning of the Supremacy Clause. $400 Question from H5 This is the meaning of the Supremacy Clause.

$400 Answer from H5 What is any State laws that conflict with National law will be overridden by National Law. In other words, all National Laws are more important than State Laws.

$500 Question from H5 The definition of the elastic clause.

$500 Answer from H5 What is that Congress can make all laws they deem necessary and proper?   

Define the 10 Amendments in the Bill of Rights. Final Jeopardy Define the 10 Amendments in the Bill of Rights.

Final Jeopardy Answer Amendment 1: Freedom of speech, religion, petition, assembly and press Amendment 2: Rights to bear arms Amendment 3: the government cannot force you to house or feed soldiers Amendment 4: No unlawful search and seizure—you must have a warrant. Amendment 5: eminent domain, no double jeopardy, due process, no self-incrimination Amendment 6: Right to a fair, speedy and public trial: impartial jury; know charges against you; question witnesses testifying against you Amendment 7: Right to a jury trial in a civil case/Civil court: disputes over money and property Amendment 8: no excessive bail /no cruel and unusual punishment Amendment 9: The rights listed in the Constitution are not your only rights Amendment 10: Any powers neither delegated to the federal government nor prohibited to the states belong to the states and the people. This protects citizens’ rights and ensures federalism.