2. Civics Jeopardy Final Jeopardy 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Keep ‘em Separated
Who’s Who
You Have a Right
By the Numbers
Where‘s It At?
A Moment in Time
A Question of Loyalty
That’s History
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600
800
1000
1200
Final Jeopardy

3. Keep 'em Separated: 200
Name the two major political parties in the United States.
Whig and Tory
The Senate and the House
Green and Independent
Republican and Democratic
Liberal and Conservative
d) Republican and Democratic
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4. Keep 'em Separated: 400
The U.S. government is set-up in such a way as to provide “checks and balances” and ensure “separation of powers.” By including these concepts in the design our government, the Founding Fathers were trying to protect the people from what? 
One branch of government becoming too powerful; unequal distribution of power; tyranny etc.
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5. Keep 'em Separated: 600
Match each branch of the government to both its members and its role in regard to lawmaking.
BRANCH
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
MEMBERS
The Courts
The President and Cabinet
The House and Senate (Congress)
ROLE IN LAW MAKING
Making Laws
Signing or Vetoing Laws
Interpreting and Reviewing Laws
1,c,i; 2,a,iii; 3,b,ii
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6. Keep 'em Separated: 800
All of the following are roles or powers of a U.S. president EXCEPT which?
Commander and Chief of the military
Declaring war
Vetoing bills
Appointing Supreme Court justices
b. Declaring War
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7. Keep 'em Separated: 1000
Examine the list of powers below. For each power, decide if it belongs to the individual states (S) or to the federal government (F).
___ Create an army
___ Provide police and fire departments
___ Give driver’s licenses
___ Print money
___ Declare war and make treaties
___ Provide education 
Capitalist or market economy
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8. Keep 'em Separated: 1200
The idea of self-government is found in the first three words of the Constitution, "We the People." Name two ways Americans can participate in their democracy.   
ANSWERS WILL VARY BUT MAY INCLUDE Vote, join a political party, help with a campaign, join a civic group, join a community group, give an elected official your opinion on an issue, call Senators or Representatives, publicly support or oppose an issue or policy, run for office, write to a newspaper
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9. Who's Who: 200
Benjamin Franklin is known for all of the following accomplishments EXCEPT:
Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
4th U.S. president
Author of Poor Richard’s Almanac
Started first free libraries
U.S. diplomat
First Postmaster General of United States
Legislative, executive, judicial
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10. LINE OF PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION Position in order of succession
Who's Who: 400
By law, if the president dies or cannot fulfill his duties, as outlined in the Constitution, he will be replaced by the next person in the “line of succession”. Use terms from the WORD BANK below to complete the five blanks on this excerpt of the chart:
LINE OF PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION
Position in order of succession
Current Position
Name
Sitting President
a) _____________________
1st in line
b) _______________________
c) _____________________
2nd in line
d) _______________________
e) _____________________
3rd in line
President pro tempore of the Senate
Orrin Hatch
a) Donald Trump b) Vice President c) Michael Pence d) Speaker of the House e) Paul Ryan
WORD BANK: Secretary of State, Michael Pence, Speaker of the House, Hillary Clinton, Vice President, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Paul Ryan, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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11. Who's Who : 600 Match each U.S. President to his accomplishment: Back
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
President during Great Depression and WWII
The first president, he is known as the “Father of Our Country”
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
He led the U.S. during the Civil War and is credited with preserving the Union
Before he was President, he was a general in WWII
President during World War I
1) f 2) c 3) d 4) a 5) b 6) e
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12. Who's Who : 800
Since the phrase “all men are created equal . . .  [and] endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights” was penned, Americans have fought to ensure that those rights extend to everyone. Match each freedom fighter to their cause and its goal.
Activist
Martin Luther King Jr.
Susan B. Anthony
Abraham Lincoln
Cause
Civil Rights
Emancipation
Suffrage
Goal
Free the slaves
End racial discrimination
Give women right to vote
1,a,ii; 2,c,iii; 3,b,i
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13. Who's Who : 1000
Label each person with the office they currently hold. (Hint: one letter will be used twice)
Doug Ducey
John McCain
John G. Roberts
Jeff Flake
Paul Gosar
Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Arizona senator
Governor of Arizona
U.S. representative from Arizona’s 4th congressional district
1) c 2) b 3) a 4) b 5) d **YOU MAY WANT TO CHANGE #5 and “d” to reflect your representative and district
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14. Who's Who : 1200
The Federalist Papers were a series of articles and essays written in support of the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Which one of the following was NOT an author of the Federalist Papers. 
Mark Twain
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Publius
a. Mark Twain
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15. You Have a Right: 200
Label each phrase with a letter, C or D, to denote the appropriate primary document: the Constitution (C) or the Declaration of Independence (D).
____ The supreme law of the land
____ Declared our freedom from Great Britain
____ Sets up and defines the U.S. Government
____ States that the rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” are God-given and, therefore, cannot be taken away
____ Protects American’s basic rights, such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to bear arms
1) C 2) D 3) C 4) D 5) C
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16. You Have a Right: 400
According to the First Amendment, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” In our everyday life, what does it mean to have this right, typically termed “freedom of religion”?
ANSWERS WILL VARY: You are free to practice or not practice any religion
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17. You Have a Right: 600
Which of the following is NOT a right of all people living in the United States?
Freedom to petition the government
Freedom of assembly
Freedom of expression
Freedom of speech
Vote in a federal election
Right to bear arms
e. (the right to vote is only for citizens)
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18. You Have a Right: 800
The U.S. Government is designed in such a way that all Americans, including leaders and government officials, are subject to the same rules. No one is above the law. This concept is known as:
Martial law
Rule of law
Law for all
Fair laws
b. Rule of Law
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19. You Have a Right: 1000
The rights of people living in the United States are outlined in various documents. Each of the following rights is stated in either the Declaration of Independence (D) or the First Amendment of the Constitution (F). Label each right or freedom with a D or F to indicate the document in which it is found.
____ Speech
____ Religion
____ Pursuit of happiness
____ Assembly
____ Press
____ Liberty
____ Life
____ Petition the government
1) F 2) D 3) F 4) D 5) F 6) F 7) D 8) F
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20. You Have a Right: 1200
Which one of the following was NEVER an amendment to the Constitution affecting who can vote in Federal elections.
You don’t have to pay a tax to vote.
Any citizen can vote.
A male citizen of any race can vote.
Those 18 and older can vote.
You have to show an identification card in order to vote.
e. You have to show an ID card in order to vote
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21. By the Numbers: 200
Examine the U.S. flag, then answer the questions below.
How many stripes does the flag have? Why?
How many stars does the flag have? Why?
1) 13, to represent the original 13 colonies 2) 50, to represent the current 50 states
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22. By the Numbers: 400
A change or addition to the constitution is known as an amendment. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known collectively as _________________________.
The Bill of Rights
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23. By the Numbers: 600
Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. government, has TWO parts. Name them. 
Senate and the House (of Representatives)
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24. By the Numbers: 800
Match each elected official to the length of his term.
U.S. president
U.S. senator
U.S. representative
2 years
4 years
6 years
1) b 2) c 3) a
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25. By the Numbers: 1000 Match each description to the appropriate number.
Age a citizen must be in order to vote
Number of U.S. senators
Number of amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Number of justices on the Supreme Court
Number of voting members in the House of Representatives 27
100 9
435 18
1) e 2) b 3) a 4) c 5) d
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26. By the Numbers: 1200 Fill in the blanks to make the statement true.
By law, all men between the ages of ______ and ______ must be registered for the Selective Service (otherwise known as the draft). 
18, 26
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27. Where's It At?: 200
Place each of the words from the WORD BANK into the appropriate column.
A. States that Border Mexico
B. States that Border Canada
C. U.S. Territories 1. 2. 3. 4.
WORD BANK
Ohio, California, Texas, American Samoa, Guam, North Dakota, Washington, Puerto Rico, Arizona, Vermont, New Mexico,
U.S. Virgin Islands
A) Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, California B) Ohio, Michigan, North Dakota, Washington , Alaska, Vermont, Maine, Montana, New York C) American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands
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28. Where's It At?: 400
Three G.E.D. students listed as many of the original 13 states as they could remember. Each of the students made one MISTAKE by including a state that was not part of the original 13. Find the mistake in each list. 
Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Georgia
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Delaware
New Jersey
North Carolina
Massachusetts
New Mexico
South Carolina
Oregon
New York
Rhode Island
4, c, i
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29. Where's It At?: 600
Both states and countries have capitals, important cities that operate as the center of government. Name the capital of our country AND the capital of our state.
Washington D.C. and Phoenix
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30. Where's It At?: 800
Fill in the blanks to make the statement true. The continental U.S. is bordered on both its east and west coasts by oceans. The name of the ocean on the West Coast is the __________. The name of the ocean on the East Coast is the ____________.
Pacific, Atlantic
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31. Where's It At?: 1000 Where is the Statue of Liberty located? Back
ANSWERS WILL VARY: New York, New York Harbor, Liberty Island, Near New York City, on the Hudson River…
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32. Where's It At?: 1200
Both of the two longest rivers in the United States begin with the letter “M”. Name these rivers: M____________ and M______________. 
Fought for women’s rights, suffragist, or fought for civil rights
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33. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
A Moment in Time: 200
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans or American Indians
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34. A Moment in Time: 400
Consider the list below. Which two of the following are NOT U.S. national holidays?
New Year’s Day
Labor Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Columbus Day
Valentine’s Day
Halloween
Presidents’ Day
Veterans’ Day
Memorial Day
Thanksgiving
Independence Day
Christmas
The Constitution
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35. A Moment in Time: 600
According to the online Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a convention is, “an assembly of persons met for a common purpose.” What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written, The founding fathers wrote the Constitution
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36. A Moment in Time: 800
Match each event to the day, date, month, or year it occurred or occurs. 
Event
Americans vote for our next president
Terrorists attacked the U.S.
Declaration of Independence was signed 
Final deadline to send in federal income tax forms
Constitution was written
Americans celebrate Independence Day
When
July 4, 1776
April 15
1787
September 11, 2001
November 3, 2020
July 4
1) e 2) d 3) a 4) b 5) c 6) f
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37. A Moment in Time: 1000
On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the "Emancipation Proclamation." What did the document do?
Declared America’s independence from Great Britain.
Integrated schools in the South
Gave women the vote
Freed slaves in the Confederate States
Set up the U.S. Government and outlined basic rights d.
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38. A Moment in Time: 1200
For each of the following wars the U.S. has been involved in, mark whether the conflict occurred in the 1800’s or the 1900’s. 
_______ Vietnam War
_______ Persian Gulf War
_______ War of 1812
_______ World War II
_______ Mexican-American War
_______ Spanish-American War
_______ Korean War
_______ World War I
_______ Civil War
1) 1900’s 2) 1800’s 3) 1800’s 4) 1900’s 5) 1900’s 6) 1800’s 7) 1900’s 8) 1900’s 9) 1800’s
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39. A Question of Loyalty: 200
What is the political party of the current U.S. president?
Republican
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40. A Question of Loyalty: 400
To what do we show loyalty when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The Flag OR The United States
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41. A Question of Loyalty: 600 What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star Spangled Banner
Yankee Doodle Dandy
America the Beautiful
The Pledge of Allegiance
God Bless the U.S.A
a. The Star Spangled Banner
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42. A Question of Loyalty: 800 Who does a U.S. senator represent?
His political party
The people of the United States
The people of his state
The president
The people who voted for him
c. The people of his state
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43. A Question of Loyalty: 1000
The group who advises the president is known as his “cabinet”. In addition to the Vice President and Attorney General, the cabinet consists of various secretary positions. Which of the following is NOT a member of the president’s cabinet?
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of Public Relations
Secretary of State
d. Secretary of Public Relations
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44. A Question of Loyalty: 1200
People becoming U.S. citizens must make some promises as part of the process. Which of the following is NOT a promise they must make?
Give up loyalty to other countries
Vote in federal elections
Obey the laws of the United States
Defend the Constitution
Serve in the U.S. military if needed
b. Vote in federal elections
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45. That's History: 200
Colonists came to America for many reasons. Some moved here for political liberty, others for religious freedoms, others to escape persecution. Many came here in search of economic opportunity. However, one group was brought here against their will. What group was brought forcibly to America and sold as slaves?
Africans or people from Africa
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46. That's History: 400
Before Europeans ever came to North America, hundreds of groups of people populated the continent. Which TWO of the following are NOT American Indian Tribes in the United States.
Cherokee
Pueblo
Cheyenne
Navajo
Apache
Shawnee
Sioux
Iroquois
Crow
Arab
Creek
Lakota
Chippewa
Ethiopian
Hopi
Choctaw
Seminole
Inuit
d. Afghani AND k. Samoan
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47. That's History: 600
In World War II, the United States fought against which THREE of the following countries?
China
Japan
Germany
Italy
Vietnam
Russia
Korea
Great Britain
Germany, Japan, AND Italy
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48. That's History: 800 Match each US conflict to its description. Back
The Cold War
The Civil War
The American Revolution
American colonists fought the British in response to high taxes, British troops quartering in their houses, and restricted self-government
A war between the northern and southern states over slavery and states’ rights
Not actually a war, this was a indirect state of hostility between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. in which the U.S. was concerned about the effects and spread of communism
a/iii b/ii c/i
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49. That's History: 1000
In 1954, the highest court in the United States released its decision in the case of "Brown vs. the Topeka Board of Education." Their unanimous decision that racial segregation in schools violated the Constitution paved the way for the integration of public schools in the United States. What is the name of the highest court in the United States?
The Supreme Court
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50. That's History: 1200
In 1803, the United States purchased more than 800 million square miles of land from France, doubling the size of the United States overnight. What was the name of the territory the U.S. bought from France?
Louisiana
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51. Final Jeopardy What is the economic system in the United States?
Manorialism
Communism
Capitalism
Democratic Republic
Constitutional Democracy
Serve on a jury
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52. Daily Double Write down how much money you are willing to risk.
If you get the question right you win that money.
If you get it wrong you lose the money!

53. Daily Double Write down how much money you are willing to risk.
If you get the question right you win that money.
If you get it wrong you lose the money!