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The Constitution is divided into … articles next
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Seven $100
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The Constitution was written to replace what failing document? next
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Articles of Confederation $200
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This word means to accept the Constitution, each state had to do this before the Constitution could take affect… next
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Ratify $300
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…means that Congress is divided into two parts: House and Senate next
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Bicameral $400
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Only way to change the Constitution next
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Amendment $500
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Number of Amendments in the Bill of Rights? next
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10 $100
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Reason why it is so difficult to interpret the rights in the Bill of Rights next
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Rights are Vague $200
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Police must have a … to search a person or a person’s property next
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Search Warrant $300
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Gives a person the right to be protected from cruel and unusual punishment, excessive fines and bail next
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8 th Amendment $400
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Gives the government the right to take your property if the public will benefit from it… next
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Eminent Domain $500
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Month that the founding fathers met to discuss changing the failing government… next
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May $100
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Founding Father that was not present during the entire Constitutional Convention, despite being the best “writer and educated man” next
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Thomas Jefferson $200
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Number of States that accepted the Constitution before 1791 next
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9 $300
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City where the Constitutional Convention gathered… next
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Philadelphia $400
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Under the Articles of Confederation most of the governments power remained with the… next
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States $500
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This founding father was chosen to lead the Constitutional Convention… next
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George Washington $100
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Founding Father who proposed the Virginia Plan next
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James Madison $200
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Founding Father who proposed the New Jersey Plan next
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William Patterson $300
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Reason why the Anti- Federalists opposed the Constitution… next
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No Bill of Rights $400
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The founding fathers wrote the Constitution to prevent the government from … its powers next
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Abusing $500
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The Five “Freedoms” next
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Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Petition $100
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Group that formed in opposition to the Constitution next
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Anti-Federalists $200
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The Constitution is known as the…because the founding fathers agreed to disagree and gave ideas up next
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Great Compromise $300
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The Constitution is split into four parts which are… next
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Preamble, Articles, Sections, Amendments $400
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Plan that called for equal votes for every state, big or small next
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New Jersey Plan $500
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Daily Double next
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Final Jeopardy Today’s Category: The Constitution next
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The Articles of the Constitution talk about the three branches of government…What are the three branches and what is each of their responsibilities next
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Legislative – Make Laws Executive – Carry Out Laws Judicial – Interpret Laws next
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Go Bearcats! global history JEOPARDY JEOPARDY Thanks for PLAYING! Go to Double Jeopardy
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Go Bearcats! global history JEOPARDY JEOPARDY Double Jeopardy
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This Compromise said slaves counted as 60% of a white person next
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Three-Fifths Compromise $200
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Number of “changes” that have been made to the Constitution… next
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27 $400
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Rebellion of Farmers that showed the government was too weak to control the 13 states next
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Shay’s Rebellion $600 $600
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“Process” used to change the Constitution next
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Amendment Process $800
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Article of the Constitution that deals with the powers of the states next
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Article 4 $1000
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Why did the founding fathers want citizens to have the first five rights in the first amendment? next
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Rights that they did not have that the king of England did not give them $200
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The fourth Amendment guarantees a person the right of… next
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Due Process $400
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Power not given to the national government belong to the states and the citizens next
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Tenth Amendment $600
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To search property without a warrant, police must have… next
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Reasonable Suspicion $800
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Amendment that gives rights not listed in the Constitution to the people next
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Ninth Amendment $1000
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To give the states the power to rule themselves, each state was allowed to write a… next
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State Constitution $200
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Group of states that wished to abolish “get rid” of slavery… next
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Northern States $400
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Group of states that wished to keep slavery, it was their way of life… next
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Southern States $600
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The year when all 13 states accepted the Constitution next
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1791 $800
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The founding fathers wanted to keep religion out of government so they separated… next
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Church and State $1000
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Group that formed in opposition to the Constitution next
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Anti-Federalists $200
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Founding Father who proposed the Connecticut Plan next
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Roger Sherman $400
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The three plans for the Constitution proposed during the Convention next
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Virginia, New Jersey, Connecticut Plans $600
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All three plans for the Constitution wanted to deal with … in the government for each state next
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Representation $800
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This was used to determine the number of representatives for each state, big states benefited from this and small states did not next
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Population $1000
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Number of Senators for every state next
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2 $200
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…means that each branch of the U.S. Government can control the other two branches next
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Checks and Balances $400
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This issue the founding fathers agreed to let go until 1808 next
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Slavery $600
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Way that your freedom of speech could be limited… next
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Saying something false about a person, yelling fire in a room and someone gets hurt $800
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Way that your freedom of religion could be limited… next
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You force others to practice a religion that they do not believe in $1000
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Daily Double next
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Final Jeopardy Today’s Category:
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Answer next
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Question
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