1. Structure of the US Constitution Jeopardy!

2. US Constitution
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Bill of
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Principles
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3. Amendments 1-10

4. Bill of Rights

5. “We the People”

6. Preamble

7. Article I of the Constitution

8. Legislative Branch

9. Articles I, II, and III display which two principles?

10. Separation of Powers / Checks and Balances

11. Articles VII = Ratification Process. Which principle applies?

12. Federalism

13. The Bill of Rights display which principle (specifically 1-9)

14. Limited Government

15. The “free exercise” and “establishment” clauses can be found in which amendment?

16. 1st Amendment freedom of religion

17. The unremunerated rights, rights for the people extend beyond those listed here. Which amendment?

18. 9th Amendment

19. DD
Daily Double!!!

20. Which amendment deals with warrants?

21. 4th Amendment

22. Which Principle is best displayed in the 10th Amendment?

23. Federalism The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. The Tenth Amendment was included in the Bill of Rights to further define the balance of power between the federal government and the states.

24. A government may only do those things that a constitution allows it to do…

25. Limited Government

26. Congress Makes Laws Executive Enforces Laws Judicial Interprets Laws

27. Separation of Powers

28. A division of power between a central governments and its constituent units

29. Federalism

30. The peoples will Voting Political Parties

31. Popular Sovereignty

32. Supreme Court case that established judicial review in that the courts could declare laws created to be unconstitutional

33. Marbury v. Madison

34. To coin money… Separation of Powers OR Checks and Balances?

35. Separation of Powers

36. Dynamic Interaction: The granting of pardons and reprieves to federal offenders

37. Executive on Judicial

38. To declare war… Separation of Powers OR Checks and Balances?

39. Separation of Powers

40. Dynamic Interaction: To raise military forces

41. Legislative on Executive

42. Create a dynamic interaction (checks and balances) between two branches

43. Answers may vary…

44. Principle? Freedom of the press, search and seizure, confront witnesses, speedy trial, impartial jury

45. Limited Government

46. Principle? “When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty” -Baron de Montesquieu

47. Separation of Powers

48. Which group wanted the Bill of Rights?

49. Anti-Federalists

50. Constitutional Principle
Constitutional Principle? “We have seen, in all the examples of ancient and modern confederacies, the strongest tendency continually betraying itself in the members, to despoil the general government of its authorities, with a very ineffectual capacity in the latter to defend itself against the encroachments”

51. Federalism

52. Who said it? “We have seen, in all the examples of ancient and modern confederacies, the strongest tendency continually betraying itself in the members, to despoil the general government of its authorities, with a very ineffectual capacity in the latter to defend itself against the encroachments”

53. Federalists

54. Federalism: Reserved Powers Which level?

55. State Level

56. Federalism: Delegated Powers Which level?

57. National Level

58. Give one example of a reserved power.

59. Establish public schools License requirements Regulate adult beverage Conduct elections Establish local governments

60. Who said it? “In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and then the portion allotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate departments. Hence a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governments will control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself.”

61. Federalists

62. Principle? “that this assent and ratification is to be given by the people, not as individuals composing one entire nation, but as composing the distinct and independent States to which they respectively belong. It is to be the assent and ratification of the several States, derived from the supreme authority in each State, the authority of the people themselves”

63. Popular Sovereignty