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American Government End of Course Exam TRIVIA!!!

ROUND #1Name That Basic Constitutional Principle!! • President vetoes an act of Congress. • “We the people…” • Headline: Senate rejects Supreme Court nominee • Government deprive anyone of their life, liberty or property without following the rules/amendments/laws that are established in the Constitution. • This idea is included twice in the constitution, once in the 5th and once in the 14th Amendment. • Marbury v. Madison

ROUND #1Name That Basic Constitutional Principle!! • Barack Obama had to resign from the U.S. Senate when he became President of the United States. • Eisenhower sends in troops to Arkansas to allow black students to enter Central High School • Great Compromise/Connecticut Compromise • “Congress shall make no law…” 1st Amendment • Voters of the state of Missouri elected Jay Nixon as governor.

ROUND #1 - ANSWERSName That Basic Constitutional Principle!! • Checks and Balances • Popular Sovereignty • Checks and Balance • Due Process • Due Process • Judicial Review • Separation of Powers • Federalism • Representation • Limited Government • Popular Sovereignty

ROUND #2What is YOUR responsibility as a CITIZEN??? • Is it your responsibility to be an informed voter? • Is it your responsibility to serve on a jury. • Is it your responsibility to follow the laws? • Is it your responsibility to write a letter to your Representative? • Is it your responsibility to pay your taxes?

ROUND #2- ANSWERSWhat is YOUR responsibility as a CITIZEN??? • YES • YES • YES • YES • YES

ROUND #3Name that Document/Theory or Person who Wrote it/ideas come from • This document emphasized the concept of limited government that was written in 1215. • This person’s ideas influenced the writer of the Declaration of Independence. • This person emphasized separation of powers and checks and balances that were used in the Constitution. • This person was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence. • In the Declaration of Independence it says that people have the right to revolt against an oppressive ruler/government. Which theory does this come from.

ROUND #3Name that Document/Theory or Person who Wrote it/ideas come from • This document formed a “firm league of friendship” between the original colonies that proved to be too weak to govern the new nation. • This document was one of the first forms of self-government in North America. • “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal..” What document is this quote from? • This person’s theory said that you have to give up some of your absolute rights in order for protection of your natural rights. • This was the first government of the United States. • Which document had the following weaknesses: one vote for each state, no national court system, no power to tax, etc.

ROUND #3 – ANSWERSName that Document/Theory or Person who Wrote it/ideas come from • Magna Carta • John Locke • Montesquieu • Thomas Jefferson • John Locke • Articles of Confederation • Mayflower Compact • Declaration of Independence • John Locke • Articles of Confederation • Articles of Confederation.

ROUND #4Forms of Government!! • Where did the concept of democracy originate? • Where did the concept of a republic originate? • What type of government elects people to represent them in government? • What type of government is one in which a small group of people hold power? • What type of government is one where there is only one ruler who holds absolute power?

ROUND #4Forms of Government!! • What type of government has separate executive and legislative branches? • What type of government does the executive get chosen by the legislature, is part of it and is subject to its direct control? • What type of government should play a very limited, hands-off role in society and government? • What type of government best example today is town meetings?

ROUND #4 – ANSWERSForms of Government!! • Greece • Rome • Republic; Representative Government; Indirect Democracy • Oligarchy • Autocracy • Presidential Government • Parliamentary Government • Laissez-Faire • Direct Democracy

ROUND #5More Name That Document and a few other questions!! • How is the United States Constitution organized?? • What is the campaign document that urged ratification of the Constitution, specifically in New York? • Name the group that supported ratification of the Constitution. • Name the group that DID NOT support ratification of the Constitution. • What was the MAIN reason that the group in #4 DID NOT support ratification of the Constitution?

ROUND #5More Name That Document and a few other questions!! • “We the People of the United States in order to form a more perfect union…” – where does this come from?? • How many amendments are there to the U.S. Constitution? • This contains the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. • When was the above ratified? • According to the Great Compromise, how was representation in BOTH houses of Congress to be determined?

ROUND #5 – ANSWERSMore Name That Document and a few other questions!! • Preamble, Articles & Amendments • Federalist Papers • Federalists • Anti-Federalists • Lacked a bill of rights • Preamble of the U.S. Constitution • 27 • Bill of Rights • 1791 – several years after the ratification of the Constitution • Senate – equally (2 per state) & House – population

ROUND #6Do YOU know your Amendments?? • No State can deprive a person of their right to life, liberty or property without due process of the law. • This amendment gives you the right to a trial by jury in civil cases. • This amendment says you have the right to bear arms. • This amendment says that once you are found not guilty for a crime you cannot be tried again. (No double jeopardy) • This amendment says police MUST have probable cause and a search warrant before they search your property.

ROUND #6Do YOU know your Amendments?? • This amendment guarantees you the right to an attorney. • This amendment says you have the right to remain silent. (protection from self-incrimination) • This amendment forbids slavery. • This amendment says that women have the right to vote. • This amendment says no poll taxes.

ROUND #6 – ANSWERSDo YOU know your Amendments?? • 14th Amendment • 7th Amendment • 2nd Amendment • 5th Amendment • 4th Amendment • 6th Amendment • 5th Amendment • 13th Amendment • 19th Amendment • 24th Amendment

ROUND #7Do YOU know your Amendments – ROUND TWO!! • This amendment forbids discrimination in voting because of a person’s race. • The Federal Government cannot deprive a person of their right to life, liberty or property without due process of the law. • This amendment guarantees a person the right to freedom of religion, speech, press, petition and assembly. • This amendment guarantees a person the right to a speedy and public trial. • This amendment allowed 18 year olds to vote.

ROUND #7Do YOU know your Amendments – ROUND TWO!! • This amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishment as well as excessive bail and fines. • This amendment says that the president can serve no more than 2 terms. • This amendment is the justification for the reserved powers of the states. • The right to privacy falls under this amendment. • This amendment guarantees that all people have equal protection under the law.

ROUND #7 – ANSWERSDo YOU know your Amendments – ROUND TWO!! • 15th Amendment • 5th Amendment • 1st Amendment • 6th Amendment • 26th Amendment • 8th Amendment • 22nd Amendment • 10th Amendment • 9th Amendment • 14th Amendment

ROUND #8Do YOU know your key Supreme Court cases?? • In 1966 this case established the principles that people must be informed of their rights when accused of a crime in order for what they say to be admissible in court. • In 1896 this case established the principle of separate-but-equal. • In 1803 this case established the principle of judicial review. • In 1954, this case determined that segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause and was therefore unconstitutional. • In 1819 this case emphasized the Supremacy Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause when settling a clash between a national and state law.

ROUND #8 – ANSWERSDo YOU know your key Supreme Court cases?? • Miranda v. Arizona • Plessy v. Ferguson • Marbury v. Madison • Brown v. Board of Education • McCullouch v. Maryland

ROUND #9Powers of Government • What are powers of the national government called? • List the three types of powers that the national government has. • Powers belonging to the States are called? • Powers that are shared by the National and State Government are called? • What are local governments subunits of? • What is the justification for the implied powers of the national government?

ROUND #9Powers of Government • What clause states that the U.S. Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land? • Who officially elects the President and Vice President of the United States? • Powers of the national government that are written out in the constitution are called? • Powers of the national government that are reasonably suggested are called?

ROUND #9 – ANSWERSPowers of Government • Delegated Powers • Expressed, Implied & Inherent • Reserved Powers • Concurrent Powers • State Governments • Necessary and Proper Clause • Supremacy Clause • Electoral College • Expressed Powers • Implied Powers

ROUND #10Who has that power??State, National or Both • Regulate trade and business within States. • Levy and Collect taxes • Declare war • Establish public schools • Conduct elections • Define crimes and set punishments • Conduct foreign relations • Establish courts • Borrow money • Establish local governments

ROUND #1 0 - ANSWERSWho has that power??State, National or Both • State Governments • Both • National Government • State Governments • State Governments • Both • National Government • Both • National Government • State Governments

ROUND #11Branches of Government – what do you know?? • What is the duty of the executive branch? • What is the duty of the legislative branch? • What is the duty of the judicial branch? • The Secretary of State falls under what branch of government? • The Speaker of the House falls under what branch of government?

ROUND #11Branches of Government – what do you know?? • The police fall under what branch of government? • The chief justice falls under what branch of government? • What is the term of a Supreme Court justices? • Who is the leader of the Senate? • What makes up the legislative branch?

ROUND #11 – ANSWERSBranches of Government – what do you know?? • Enforce Laws • Make Laws • Interpret Laws • Executive Branch • Legislative Branch • Executive Branch • Judicial Branch • Life • Vice President • Congress or Senate & House of Representatives

ROUND #12Political Parties & Interest Groups • What type of party system does the United States have? • What is the purpose of political parties? • List two functions of political parties. • What is another name for an interest group?

ROUND #12Political Parties & Interest Groups • What is the main goal of an interest group? • What are interest groups interested in doing when it comes to the government? • Who do political parties worry about? • Who do interest groups worry about?

ROUND #12 – ANSWERSPolitical Parties & Interest Groups • Two party system • To win elections • Nominate candidates, inform & activate supporters, find qualified candidates to win/hold power & act as watchdogs • Pressure Groups or Special Interest Groups • Promote the interests of the group • Controlling or influencing policies • Everyone • Only their members

ROUND #13Hodge Podge • What type of government do voters elect members of the legislature and the head of the executive? • This is a strategy used to delay passage of legislation in the Senate by attempting to talk a bill to death. • This is a term associated with the concept of limited government in which no one is above the law, including government officials. • What type of government only votes for members of the legislature and not the head of the executive? • If the president vetoes a bill, how can it still become a law?

ROUND #13Hodge Podge • What government has the power to coin money? • The Department of Justice falls under which branch of government? • Which Supreme Court case overturned the decision in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case? • What amendment forbids the quartering of soldiers? • What amendment defines citizenship?

ROUND #13 – ANSWERSHodge Podge • Presidential Government • Filibuster • Rule of Law • Parliamentary Government • Both houses of Congress may override with a vote of 2/3rds • National Government • Executive Branch • Brown v. Board of Education • 3rd Amendment • 14th Amendment

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