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2. Fastest Finger Question #1:
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3. List the following states in order from north to south:
A. Kansas
B. Oklahoma
C. Texas
D. Minnesota

4. …And the Winner Is…
D. Minnesota
A. Kansas
B. Oklahoma
C. Texas

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6. Our first federal government was created under the? ($100)
A. Constitution
C. Declaration of Independence
B. Articles of Confederation
D. Northwest Ordinance

7. Each state had/has its own: ($1,000)
A. President
C. Articles of Conf.
B. Constitution
D. Theme park

8. This event forced our gov
This event forced our gov. to rethink the legitimacy of our federal government under the Articles of Confed. ($10,000)
A. Shay’s Rebellion
C. The Great Compromise
B. The Revolutionary War
D. The Northwest Ordinance

9. Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government .. ($100,000)
A. Had a President
C. Had a judicial branch
B. Could tax the people
D. Could declare war

10. Which word means to approve or agree to something? ($ 1 Million!)
A. amend
C. declare
B. republic
D. ratify

11. List the following states in order from south to north:
A. Virginia
B. Delaware
C. Pennsylvania
D. South Carolina

12. …And the Winner Is… D. South Carolina A. Virginia B. Delaware
C. Pennsylvania

13. The Constitution said that our government should have how many branches? ($100)

14. The branch in charge of creating laws is the ($1000)
A. Judicial branch
C. Legislative branch
B. Executive branch
D. Spiky, wooden branch

15. So that one branch did not have too much power, they established a system of ($10,000)
A. Amendments
C. Federalism
B. Compromises
D. Checks and Balances

16. Who insisted that a Bill of Rights be added immediately to the Constit
A. Federalists
C. George Washington
B. Anti-federalists
D. Alex Hamilton

17. The balance of power between the federal government and the states is known as ($1,000,000)
A. Federalism
C. Democracy
B. Republic
D. Checks and balances

18. List the following states from largest to smallest:
A. Connecticut
B. New Jersey
C. Pennsylvania
D. Rhode Island

19. …And the Winner Is… C. Pennsylvania B. New Jersey A. Connecticut
D. Rhode Island

20. Under the Constitution, the Legislative branch (Congress) consists of ($100)
A. One house
C. Three houses
B. Two houses
D. Four houses

21. A change or addition to the Constitution is called ($1000)
A. tariff
C. bill
B. ratification
D. amendment

22. In order for the Constitution to be ratified, how many states had to agree to it? ($10,000)

23. The power to declare war, according to the Const
The power to declare war, according to the Const., is granted to: ($100,000)
A. Congress
C. The States
B. The President
D. The people

24. The compromise that basically reduced a slave to less than a whole person was ($1,000,000)
A. Virginia Plan
C. New Jersey Plan
B. Great Compromise
D. Three-Fifths Compromise

25. List the following events in order, starting with the earliest:
A. Treaty of Paris
B. Shay’s Rebellion
C. Signing of Declaration of Ind.
D. Ratification of Constitution

26. …And the Winner Is… C. Signing of Declaration A. Treaty of Paris
B. Shay’s Rebellion
D. Ratification of Constitution

27. Being tried for the same crime twice is known as: ($100)
A. Eminent Domain
C. Double Jeopardy
B. A Capital Offense
D. Due Process

28. Which of the following is NOT a 1st Amendment right/freedom: ($1000)
A. Speech
C. Press
B. Religion
D. Cruel punishment

29. The number of Representatives a state sends to Congress depends on its
A. Constitution
C. Population
B. Geographic size
D. Economic position

30. How many reps. are in the House of Reps. today? ($100,000)
C. 335
B. 235
D. 435

31. The Great Compromise resulted in ($1,000,000)
A. The New Jersey Plan
C. The creation of the Supreme Court
B. Slaves being counted as 3/5 of a person
D. A bicameral legislature