2. Jeopardy The Articles of Confederation The Constitutional Convention The Constitution Ratifying the Constitution Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy Vocabulary

3. $100 Question from The Articles of Confederation This was the very first plan of government in the United States.

4. $100 Answer from The Articles of Confederation What is The Articles of Confederation?

5. $200 Question from The Articles of Confederation These held all of the power under the Articles of Confederation.

6. $200 Answer from The Articles of Confederation What are the states?

7. $300 Question from The Articles of Confederation A law that set out a plan for new territories to become states.

8. $300 Answer from The Articles of Confederation What is the Northwest Ordinance?

9. $400 Question from The Articles of Confederation In 1786, this bloody protest left 8 men dead. Soldiers and farmers protested against having to pay high taxes in Massachusetts.

10. $400 Answer from The Articles of Confederation What is Shays’s Rebellion?

11. $500 Question from The Articles of Confederation Name the 5 states formed out of the Northwest Territory.

12. $500 Answer from The Articles of Confederation What are Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois?

13. $100 Question from The Constitutional Convention of 1787 This man wrote up the first plan to be presented during the Constitutional Convention. He later became known as the “Father of the Constitution.”

14. $100 Answer from The Constitutional Convention of 1787 Who is James Madison?

15. $200 Question from The Constitutional Convention of 1787 This plan stated that the central government should have 3 branches.

16. $200 Answer from The Constitutional Convention of 1787 What is the Virginia Plan?

17. $300 Question from The Constitutional Convention of 1787 This plan of government gave all states the same number of representatives.

18. $300 Answer from The Constitutional Convention of 1787 What is the New Jersey Plan?

19. $400 Question from The Constitutional Convention of 1787 In the House of Representatives, the number of representatives in each state is determined by________.

20. $400 Answer from The Constitutional Convention of 1787 What is the state’s population?

21. $500 Question from The Constitutional Convention of 1787 State the purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

22. $500 Answer from The Constitutional Convention of 1787 What is to fix the Articles of Confederation?

23. $100 Question from The Constitution This is another name for additions to the Constitution.

24. $100 Answer from The Constitution What are amendments?

25. $200 Question from The Constitution In this type of government, the people hold the power.

26. $200 Answer from The Constitution What is a democracy?

27. $300 Question from The Constitution The term given for our government used today, which calls for the Federal government and the state government to share power.

28. $300 Answer from The Constitution What is a federal system of government?

29. $400 Question from The Constitution Which line of government has to answer to the people, state or federal

30. $400 Answer from The Constitution What is both state and federal?

31. $500 Question from The Constitution Name 2 powers shared by the state and central government.

32. $500 Answer from The Constitution What are collect taxes and pass laws?

33. $100 Question from Ratifying The Constitution Non-supporters of the Constitution.

34. $100 Answer from Ratifying The Constitution Who are antifederalists?

35. $200 Question from Ratifying The Constitution Amendments to The Constitution which also describes the basic rights of the people.

36. $200 Answer from Ratifying The Constitution What are The Bill of Rights?

37. $300 Question from Ratifying The Constitution Written by George Mason, this was our country’s first bill of rights, under Virginia’s constitution.

38. $300 Answer from Ratifying The Constitution Who is The Demand for Rights?

39. $400 Question from Ratifying The Constitution A group of people who share similar ideas about government is called a _________.

40. $400 Answer from Ratifying The Constitution What is a political party?

41. $500 Question from Ratifying The Constitution George Washington was named the “Father of our country.” Name 3 of his major accomplishments for our country.

42. $500 Answer from Ratifying The Constitution Led his country through the Revolutionary war Helped write the Constitution Created the republic, which we have today Served as the first president of the US.

43. $100 Question from Vocabulary The president can choose to refuse a law. Name another word to describe this.

44. $100 Answer from Vocabulary What is veto?

45. $200 Question from Vocabulary In this system, the powers of one branch of government are balanced by another.

46. $200 Answer from Vocabulary What is Checks and Balances?

47. $300 Question from Vocabulary This plan stated new congress would have two separate houses, The House of Representatives and the Senate.

48. $300 Answer from Vocabulary What is the Great Compromise?

49. $400 Question from Vocabulary This branch explained the laws for the country.

50. $400 Answer from Vocabulary What is the Judicial Branch?

51. $500 Question from Vocabulary Rhode Island was the last state to ____________ the Constitution.

52. $500 Answer from Vocabulary What is ratify?

53. Final Jeopardy What point of view was expressed in the The Federalist Papers? (Why were they written?)

54. Final Jeopardy Answer What was to ratify the Constitution.