2. Categories Let’s play… American Government Jeopardy!

3. 500 400 300 200 100 FederalismTexas Constitution U.S. Constitution Texas Political Culture U.S. Political Culture

4. Categories By what right are all those born in the United States, whether or not their parents are citizens, granted U.S. Citizenship? U.S. Political Culture 100 Points

5. Categories U.S. Political Culture 100 Points jus soli – “the right of the soil”

6. Categories U.S. Political Culture 200 Points The legal process of acquiring citizenship for someone who has not acquired it by birth

7. Categories Naturalization U.S. Political Culture 200 Points

8. Categories U.S. Political Culture 300 Points These are the 3 Core American Values

9. Categories U.S. Political Culture 300 Points Democracy, Equality and Freedom

10. Categories Personal sets of beliefs about politics and society that help individuals make sense of their political world U.S. Political Culture 400 Points

11. Categories Ideologies U.S. Political Culture 400 Points

12. Categories the broad patterns of ideas, beliefs, and values about citizens and government held by the citizens of a country U.S. Political Culture 500 Points

13. Categories Political Culture U.S. Political Culture 500 Points

14. Categories The 1 st President of the Republic of Texas Texas History 100 Points

15. Categories Texas History 100 Points Sam Houston

16. Categories Texas History 200 Points The ‘Old 300’ were originally brought to Texas by

17. Categories Stephen F. Austin Texas History 200 Points

18. Categories Texas History 300 Points The term ‘Six Flags over Texas’ refers to

19. Categories Texas History 300 Points The 6 countries that have governed the territory known as Texas today

20. Categories The Republic of Texas existed from _____ to _____ Texas History 400 Points

21. Categories 1836 to 1845 Texas History 400 Points

22. Categories The 6 countries that held land claims in the territory know as Texas today were Texas History 500 Points

23. Categories Spain, France, Mexico, The Republic of Texas, The United States & The Confederacy Texas History 500 Points

24. Categories Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution establishes U.S. Constitution 100 Points

25. Categories U.S. Constitution 100 Points The Presidency – Executive Branch

26. Categories U.S. Constitution 200 Points The document that preceded the U.S. Constitution

27. Categories Articles of Confederation U.S. Constitution 200 Points

28. Categories U.S. Constitution 300 Points The 2 competing plans that eventually lead to the Great Compromise

29. Categories U.S. Constitution 300 Points The Virginia and New Jersey Plans

30. Categories This article establishes the Supremacy Clause U.S. Constitution 400 Points

31. Categories Article VI U.S. Constitution 400 Points

32. Categories Congressional powers specifically named and listed in the Constitution U.S. Constitution 500 Points

33. Categories The Enumerated Powers (Delegated Powers) Article 1, Section 8 U.S. Constitution 500 Points

34. Categories The 10 th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution establishes Texas Constitution 100 Points

35. Categories Texas Constitution 100 Points States Rights – Reserved Powers

36. Categories Texas Constitution 200 Points The territory currently known as the State of Texas has unofficially had how many State Constitutions

37. Categories 7 Texas Constitution 200 Points

38. Categories Texas Constitution 300 Points What was the name of the Texas Constitution ratified in 1845

39. Categories Texas Constitution 300 Points The Statehood Constitution

40. Categories The current State Constitution was ratified in Texas Constitution 400 Points

41. Categories 1876 Texas Constitution 400 Points

42. Categories As of November of 2011, the current State Constitution has been amended Texas Constitution 500 Points

43. Categories 474 times Texas Constitution 500 Points

44. Categories Is the process of transferring powers from the federal government to the states Federalism 100 Points

45. Categories Federalism 100 Points Devolution

46. Categories Federalism 200 Points National and State governments share responsibilities for most domestic policy areas

47. Categories Cooperative Federalism Federalism 200 Points

48. Categories Federalism 300 Points The ‘Layered Cake’ example refers to what

49. Categories Federalism 300 Points Dual Federalism

50. Categories The 3 time periods during which the federal government expanded Federalism 400 Points

51. Categories The Civil War, The New Deal and The Civil Rights Era Federalism 400 Points

52. Categories A government system in which all power is centralized Federalism 500 Points

53. Categories A Unitary System Federalism 500 Points

54. Categories The ‘Marble Cake’ example refers to what Federalism 500 Points

55. Categories DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!