1. SOME OF THE 500 QUESTIONS ARE DEADLY!
Social Studies 8th Grade
Topic: Declaration of Independence, American Flag, and United States Constitution
Aim: Declaration of Independence, American Flag, and U.S. Constitution Jeopardy
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* WARNING *
SOME OF THE 500 QUESTIONS ARE DEADLY!

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4. Declaration- 100 He was the author of the Declaration of Independence.
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5. Answer- Declaration 100
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
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6. Declaration - 200 jeopardy
He declared famously “Give me liberty or give me death”.
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7. Answer- Declaration 200
Who was Patrick Henry?
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8. Declaration- 300
Month, day and year the Declaration was adopted by Congress
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9. Declaration- plans 300
What was July 4, 1776?
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10. Declaration - 400
This is the name of the war that resulted because of the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
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11. Answer- Declaration 400
What was the American Revolution?
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12. Plans - 500
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13. Declaration - 500
“All men are created equal” applied to this group only in the year it was written.
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14. Answer- DAILY DOUBLE
Who are white, male landowners?
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15. Articles - 100 This article gives the powers to the legislative branch
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16. Articles - 100
What is Article I?

17. Articles - 200 This article gives the Judicial Branch its powers
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18. Answer- Articles 200
What is Article III?
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19. Articles - 300 This article gives the president his powers. Answer
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20. Answer Articles - 300
What is Article II
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21. Articles - 400
Each state must treat a citizen of another state as it treats its own, according to what article of the Constitution.
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22. Answer Articles - 400
What is Article IV?
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23. Articles - 500
According to this article, the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
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24. Answer – Articles 500
What is Article VI?
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25. Amendments - 100
This is what the first 10 amendments to the Constitution generally called
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26. Answer- Amendments 100
What is the Bill of Rights?
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27. Amendments - 200
Name four of the five rights the first amendment guarantees.
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28. Answer Amendments - 200
What are freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition
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29. Amendments - 300
This is the only way in which all 27 amendments have been proposed.
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30. Answer- Amendments 300
What is being proposed by 2/3 majority of Congress?
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31. Amendments - 400
This amendment protect citizens who are accused of crimes and brought to trial.
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32. Answer- Amendment 400
What are amendments 5 – 8?
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33. Amendments - 500
These two amendments give powers to the state and local governments, even though this power is not specifically stated.
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34. Answer- Amendments 500
What are the 9th and 10th Amendments?
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35. Important people - 100 He is know as the “Father of the Constitution”.
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36. Answer IP- 100
Who is James Madison?
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37. Important People - 200
He was unanimously elected president of the Constitutional Convention.
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38. IP - 200
Who is George Washington?
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39. Important People - 300
He was America’s Ambassador to Britain during the Constitutional Convention.
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40. Answer IP - 300
Who was John Adams?
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41. Important People - 400
He was responsible for coming up with the Great Compromise.
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42. Answer- IP - 400
Who is Roger Sherman?
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43. Important People - 500
He wrote Common Sense?
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44. Answer- IP 500
Who is Thomas Paine?
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45. Flag - 100
She was who legend says was responsible for making the first American Flag.
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46. Answer- Flag 100
Who was Betsy Ross?
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47. Flag - 200
This is what the 13 stripes symbolize.
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48. Answer Flag
What were the original 13 colonies?
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49. Flag - 300 This is how should the flag be raised up a pole. answer
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50. Answer- Flag 300
What is briskly or swift?

51. Flag - 400 This is when the first American Flag appeared. answer
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52. Answer Flag
What is 1777, during the revolution?
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53. Flag - 500 This is what the colors of the flag symbolize Answer
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54. Answer- Flag 500 What are - Red - valour White - purity Blue - justice
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55. Miscellaneous- 100
This is one way of becoming a citizen of the United States?
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56. Answer m 100 What is being - Born
Mom or Dad naturalized or you are 18 years of age
Legally going through the naturalization process
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57. Miscellaneous200
This is how many members make up the House of Representatives
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58. Answer- m- 200
What is 435?
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59. Miscellaneous-300
This is the number of votes both houses of Congress must have in order to override a presidential veto
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60. Answer- m 300
What is 2/3?
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61. Miscellaneous- 400
This term means that the powers of the government are divided among the branches
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62. Answer- m 400
What is separation of powers?
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63. Miscellaneous- 500
This is what the division of power between the federal government and the states called
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64. Answer m- 500
What is federalism?
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65. Final Jeopardy
Describe how a bill becomes a law.