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Jeopardy Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
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$100 Question from Constitution What is the Constitution?
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$100 Answer from Constitution A set of laws and guidelines for the country to follow. Sets up the structure of the government, and how it should be run
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$200 Question from Constitution What was the meeting called, where the founders of the nation met to create the Constitution?
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$200 Answer from Constitution The Constitutional Convention
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$300 Question from Constitution The Constitution consists of a list of _____________________, which can not be removed or changed, only added upon.
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$300 Answer from Constitution Amendments
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$400 Question from Constitution Which city did the founding fathers sign the Constitution?
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$400 Answer from Constitution Philadelphia
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$500 Question from Constitution This document was the first official guidelines for the United States before the Constitution, but failed because it gave too much power to the states, and not enough power to the Federal Government.
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$500 Answer from Constitution Articles of Confederation
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$100 Question from Bill of Rights This amendment, states that you can not restrict someone’s freedom of speech, religion, press or right to assemble peaceably.
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$100 Answer from Bill of Rights The First Amendment
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$200 Question from Bill of Rights This amendment states that you can not sentence anyone to cruel or unusual punishment. We discussed this issue in class with the issue of sentencing juveniles to life in prison without parole. (Graham v. Florida/Roper v. Simmons)
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$200 Answer from Bill of Rights The Eighth Amendment
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$300 Question from Bill of Rights This amendment states that you can not search any home or property without an official warrant from a judge.
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$300 Answer from Bill of Rights The Fourth Amendment
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$400 Question from Bill of Rights This amendment states that Americans have the right to bear arms.
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$400 Answer from Bill of Rights The Second Amendment
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$500 Question from Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights are strictly geared towards protecting which type of rights?
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$500 Answer from Bill of Rights Individual Rights
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$100 Question from Influential People/Writings This person was chosen unanimously to become the President of the United States without running against anyone else.
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$100 Answer from Influential People/Writing George Washington
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$200 Question from Influential People/Writing This person was put in charge to handle the nations financial issues, and set up The First National Bank.
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$200 Answer from Influential People/Writing Alexander Hamilton
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$300 Question from Influential People/Writing This person was opposed to Hamilton’s economic ideas.
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$300 Answer from Influential People/Writing Thomas Jefferson
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$400 Question from Influential People/Writing Which two groups argued over the issue of the Constitution?
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$400 Answer from Influential People/Writing Federalists and Antifederalists
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$500 Question from Influential People/Writing These papers were written as propaganda to convince people to ratify the Constitution.
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$500 Answer from Influential People/Writing The Federalists Papers
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$100 Question from Government Which branch of government consists of the President, Vice President and his Cabinet?
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$100 Answer from Government Executive Branch
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$200 Question from Government Which branch of government consists of Congress and Senate?
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$200 Answer from Government Legislative Branch
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$300 Question from Government Which branch of government consists of a series of courts, with the highest court being the Supreme Court
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$300 Answer from Government Judicial Branch
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$400 Question from Government The system of government that splits power between the Central government and State government is called what?
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$400 Answer from Government Federalist System
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$500 Question from Government In the U.S. government, three separate branches are created. What is this called?
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$500 Answer from Government Separation of Powers
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$100 Question from Misc. Miranda v. Arizona had to do with which amendment?
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$100 Answer from Misc. The Fifth Amendment
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$200 Question from Misc. Define ratify
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$200 Answer from Misc. To make something official by signing.
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$300 Question from Misc. Define Washington’s policy of neutrality.
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$300 Answer from Misc. Washington felt that the United States should not take sides with foreign countries that are engaged in war.
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$400 Question from Misc. What were the two political parties that were formed in the election of 1796?
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$400 Answer from Misc. Democratic Republicans and Federalists
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$500 Question from Misc. Which document was added to the Constitution in order to persuade Antifederalists to ratify the Constitution.
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$500 Answer from Misc. The Bill of Rights
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