2. Government Hoops

3. Executive Branch Legislative Branch DocumentsJudicial Branch Vocabulary 11111 22222 33333 44444 55555 BUZZER SHOT!

4. Executive Branch 1 Point The head of the Executive Branch at the National Level is the _________________________

5. 1 Point PRESIDENT

6. Executive Branch 2 Points The main job of the executive branch is to ______________________

7. Executive 2 Points Enforce laws passed by Congress

8. Executive Branch 3 Points The President must be this old in order to serve our country

9. Executive 3 Points 35 years old

10. Executive Branch 4 Points Name 2 other people/groups besides the President in the Executive Branch

11. Executive 4 Points Vice President Department Heads - Cabinet Independent Agencies

12. Executive Branch 5 Points The President’s group of advisors is called the _______________________ 1 Point Extra Credit if you can also tell me how they are put into power

13. Executive 5 Points Cabinet Appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate

14. Legislative 1 Point The main responsibility of the legislative branch is to ________________

15. Legislative 1 Point Make laws!

16. Legislative 2 Points The number of Representatives per state is determined by _______________.

17. Legislative 2 Points State’s Size

18. Legislative 3 Points There are a total of ________ Representatives in the House

19. Legislative 3 Points 435

20. Legislative 4 Points There are this many senators in each state…

21. Legislative 4 Points 2

22. Legislative 5 Points Which state has more members in Congress? Hawaii New York California Massachusetts

23. Legislative 5 Points California!

24. Documents 1 Point This document told England we were free from their control, and forming our own country

25. Documents 1 Point The Declaration of Independence

26. Documents 2 Points This document gives us all of our laws for our National Government

27. Documents 2 Points Constitution

28. Documents 3 Points This is the author of the Declaration of Independence

29. Documents 3 Points Thomas Jefferson

30. Documents 4 Points The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called…

31. Documents 4 Points The Bill of Rights

32. Documents 5 Points How many amendments are there to our Constitution?

33. Documents 5 Points 27

34. Judicial Branch1 Point The main responsibility of the Judicial Branch is to ______________________

35. Judicial Branch 1 Point Handle disagreements over the Law

36. Judicial Branch 2 Points The Supreme Court has _______ Justices.

37. Judicial 2 Points 9

38. Judicial 3 Points Supreme Court rulings may only be changed by doing this ______________

39. Judicial 3 Points By having another Supreme Court Hearing or Amending the Constitution

40. Judicial 4 Points The term of a Supreme Court Justice is _________________

41. Judicial 4 Points For Life!

42. Judicial 5 Points Supreme Court Justices get their jobs by being appointed by the ____________ and confirmed by the ____________

43. Judicial 5 Points President Senate (congress)

44. Vocabulary 1 Point To reject a bill (To stop it from becoming a law) is called ____________

45. Vocabulary 1 Point A Veto

46. Vocabulary 2 Points To Accept a bill, making it a law

47. Vocabulary 2 Points Ratify

48. 3 Points Democracy means _____________________________________

49. Vocabulary 3 Points For the People By, the People

50. Vocabulary 4 Points The head of the executive branch of state government?

51. Vocabulary 4 Points The governor

52. Vocabulary 5 Points The first set of laws our Country created after signing the Declaration of Independence. (It gave the states more power than the Federal government, and didn’t last too long!)

53. Vocabulary 5 Points The Articles of Confederation

54. BUZZER SHOT!!!!! 10 POINTS!!!!! Name at least 5 amendments to the constitution.

55. BUZZER SHOT!!!! 10 POINTS!!!! 1. Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Opinion, and Speech 2. The freedom to bear arms 3. No military in your home except in war time. 4. No unreasonable searches 5. The right to remain silent and not incriminate yourself 6. The right to a speedy and public trial 7. The right to a jury trial in civil matters of $20 and over. 8. The right to fair fines and bail. No cruel and unusual punishment 9. Individual Rights. Rights that are not in the constitution are still rights given to citizens. 10. State Rights. Any right not given in the constitution is given to the states to legislate. 11. You cannot sue another state except with permission by that state’s judicial system. 12. The electoral college must have two separate elections for president and vice president 13. Emancipation. All slaves are free 14. Foreign born citizens can vote 15. All men get the right to vote - including ex-slaves 16. The Federal Income Tax is established 17. The people elect their own US senators 18. Alcohol is prohibited 19. Women get the right to vote 20. January 20th is the day that a new president takes office 21. It is no longer illegal to drink Alcohol. The 18th amendment is struck down. 22. A president can only have 2 terms in office. 23. Washington DC can vote for the president 24. You may not charge people money so that they can register to vote. 25. Lays down the rules for who becomes president if the president dies/resigns etc. 26. You can vote at the age of 18. 27. Congressmen cannot vote to give themselves a raise in the same term.