1. Jeopardy
Hosted by
Mr. Gipson

2. Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Amendments
Executive Branch
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3. Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, and Petition
What is the 1st Amendment?
Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, and Petition
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4. The President’s power to reject a law
What is a veto?
The President’s power to reject a law
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5. The main power of the legislative branch
What is to make laws?
The main power of the legislative branch
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6. The current number of Supreme Court Justices
What is 9?
The current number of Supreme Court Justices
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7. What is the 2nd Amendment?
Your right to bear arms
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8. The cabinet member responsible for the US Military
Who is the Secretary of Defense?
The cabinet member responsible for the US Military
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9. The ability of the Senate to talk a bill to death.
What is a Filibuster?
The ability of the Senate to talk a bill to death.
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10. The maximum amount of years a Federal Court Judge can serve
What is Life?
The maximum amount of years a Federal Court Judge can serve
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11. What is the 13th Amendment?
Slavery is illegal
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12. 3 Requirements to become President
Who is 14 years in the country, 35 years old, and a natural born citizen?
3 Requirements to become President
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13. What is Pigeonholing?
When a bill is becoming a law, a committee can sit it aside and never voting yes or no on it. Effectively killing the bill.
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14. What is Judicial Review & Marbury v. Madison
The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitional (The name of the Power and the name of the Court case that granted this power)
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15. What is the 19th Amendment
Women’s Suffrage
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16. What is the Secretary of the Interior?
Cabinet member responsible for maintaining our country’s history and heritage (often through museums and parks)
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17. Age requirements for the House and for the Senate
What is 25 years old (House) & 30 years old (Senate)?
Age requirements for the House and for the Senate
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18. Who is Brown vs. Board of Education?
This supreme court case declared that “Separate was not equal” and required that all public schools be desegregated
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19. What is if Congress gives itself a pay raise, it doesn’t see that pay raise until the next election?
27th Amendment
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20. Who Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
The current cabinet member responsible for maintaining America’s diplomacy with foreign countries. (name of the person and cabinet position title required)
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21. What is a quorum, 50%, 218, &/or 50?
The amount of people needed in order for congress to do business (The term and the number)
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22. What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
The Supreme Court case confirmed the Supremacy Clause: Federal Law and decision making is supreme and cannot be interfered with by the states.
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