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Jeopardy. Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin. Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy. Articles of Rebellion. I Know M y Lefts and My Rights!. Looks like the Government is
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Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy
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This document was the first draft of government for the United States of America.
Partner! Tell us 2 things that were wrong with the “Articles”
Central Government was too weak Could not collect taxes No common currency
Demonstration! Show me, with a sheet of paper, what eventually happened to the Articles of Confederation.
Thrown away Ripped up Scrapped in some other way Basically anything but edited.
Talk it out Why is Philadelphia the perfect place to display the symbolic Liberty Bell?
Home of the Continental Congress meetings • Home of the Constitutional Convention • Started by William Penn • City of Brotherly love
Which amendment says that you have the right to deny troops a bedroom in your house?
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law.” From which Amendment do these rights come?
The right to do anything else that is not directly stated in the Bill of Rights (except commit crimes).
Talk it out: What are the exceptions to freedom of speech and press?
No slander (spoken lies) No libel (printed lies) No threats on someone’s life No threats on a public official Don’t say “fire”, “bomb” or “shark (at the beach)” in a crowded or enclosed space.
Which branch of government makes or writes laws? Legislative Executive Constitutional Judicial
Which branch of government contains the Commander in Chief of the armed forces?
This branch of government contains the only representatives who are elected by popular vote.
When caucasian Rap duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis won Best Rap Album at the 2014 Grammys, many people felt like it created racial tension between them and expected winner, Kendrick Lamar. Which of the following Compromises also created tension between races? The 3/5 Compromise The Great Compromise The New Jersey Compromise The Virginia Plan
Grammy-nominated Artist Nicki Minaj almost won an award for her song “Moment 4 Life” Which branch of government would probably have voted to give her the Grammy because they like how the song title is similar to their term of office?
If the Constitution itself had written Luther Vandross’s hit song, “Dance with My Father”, with whom might the Constitution want to dance?
If Taylor Swift sang the popular lyric, “I knew you were trouble when you walked in”, about the states who attended the Constitutional Convention, to which state would the lyric NOT apply?
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis want to write on a song about changing property rights in America. Which two terms might appear as a lyric in their song? Due process of law Double jeopardy Cruel and Unusual punishment Eminent Domain Search and Seizure Ernesto Miranda Petition
The President appointing a Supreme Court Justice is an example of the __________ branch checking the __________ branch.
The Supreme Court can strike down a law if it interprets it as ______________
Talk it out: Why did the founding fathers think it was important to have checks and balances?
Because one of the main problems with the King of England was that he was too powerful. They wanted to make sure that one branch never became more powerful than the other.
Phone a friend: Give one way that the Legislative Branch checks the Executive Branch