Welcome! The Topic For Today Is… The Constitution!!!

The Constitution The Amendments The Constitution Branches and Powers Problems and Compromises Miscellaneous Bonus Question: 5000 pts

The Amendments: 200 Question: What does the 19 th amendment grant? Answer Women’s voting rights

The Amendments: 400 Question: What is the fifth amendment? Answer No person shall be held to answer for capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indication of a grand jury. (I plead the 5 th )

The Amendments: 600 Question: Which amendment protects you from quartering soldiers? Answer The third amendment

The Amendments: 800 Question: Which amendment protects the Voting Age from being raised? Answer The 26 th amendment

The Amendments: 1000 Question: Name five amendments out of the Bill of Rights Answer 1 st – Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, and assembly 2 nd – Right to bear arms 3 rd – Freedom from quartering troops 4 th – No search and seizures without a warrant 5 th - The right not to answer for capital crime 6 th – Right to a speedy, public trial 7 th - Trial by Jury in Civil Cases 8 th – No excessive bail or fines 9 th – Rights of people shall not be denied 10 th – Powers of States and People

The Constitution: 200 Question: How many senators per state are allowed in the Senate? Answer Two senators per state

The Constitution: 400 Question: What is the role of the Vice President? Answer To be the President of the Senate, but have no vote, unless it is divided evenly

The Constitution: 600 Question: What is the minimum age for a member of the House of Representatives? And how many years must he be a citizen to be in the House? Answer 25 years old, 7 years

The Constitution: 800 Question: What were the purposes of the Constitution? (5) Answer 1. Establish Liberty 2. Create Appropriate Structures 3. Describe and Dispute Power 4. Limit Government Powers 5. Allow for Change

The Constitution: 1000 Question: What is the purpose of the electoral college? Answer They are people chosen by the state to vote for the president, so the people wouldn’t out vote the upperclass

Branches and Powers: 200 Question: What are the three branches of government? Answer The legislative branch, the judicial branch, and the executive branch

Branches and Powers: 400 Question: What was the system put in place to keep the branches from dominating each other? Answer Checks and Balances

Branches and Powers: 600 Question: What are the powers of the executive branch? Answer Commander and chief of the armed forces, responsible for enforcing laws written by congress, appoints the head of federal agencies

Branches and Powers: 800 Question: What are the powers of the legislative branch? Answer Authority to declare wars and make laws, right to confirm or reject presidents appointments, and substantial investigative powers

Branches and Powers: 1000 Question: What are the powers of the judicial branch? Answer Settle disputes between states, review appealed district court cases, determine whether or not amendments are unconstitutional.

Problems and Compromises: 200 Question: What was the Great Compromise? Answer It was Roger Sherman’s idea of a two-house Congress; one based on population, and one with a set number of people per state.

Problems and Compromises: 400 Question: What was the Three-Fifths Compromise? Answer It counted three-fifths of the slave population to count for the state’s population.

Problems and Compromises: 600 Question: Who were the Federalists? Answer Supporters of a balance of powers in the new government

Problems and Compromises: 800 Question: Who were the writers of The Federalist and what name was it published under? Answer James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote The Federalist, under the pseudonym Publius

Problems and Compromises: 1000 Question: How many months did it take to create the Constitution? Answer About 4 months.

Misc.: 200 Question: Who was the first state to ratify the Constitution? Answer Delaware

Misc.: 400 Question: Who were Antifederalists? Answer They were people who opposed having a strong central government (aka against the Constitution)

Misc.: 600 Question: What was Shays’s Rebellion? Answer 1200 people, led by Daniel Shays, marched on an arsenal on Springfield.

Misc.: 800 Question: What was the previous form of government before the Constitution? Answer The Articles of Confederation

Misc.: 1000 Question: Who were the two presidents ever to be put through the impeachment process? Answer Bill Clinton, and Richard Nixon

Bonus Question: 5000 pts. Question: Recite the Preamble Answer … We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!

The Winner Of The Last Round Write Down How Much Money You Are Willing To Risk If You get the Question write you win that money If you get it wrong you Loss the money!