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Jeopardy. ANSWER. The name of the plan of government that is written to protect individual rights. QUESTION. What is: The Constitution. ANSWER. TRUE OR FALSE: The goal of the United States Constitution is to make the job of President VERY POWERFUL!. QUESTION.
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ANSWER The name of the plan of government that is written to protect individual rights
QUESTION What is: The Constitution
ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: The goal of the United States Constitution is to make the job of President VERY POWERFUL!
QUESTION • What is: ARE YOU KIDDING? NO WAY! The goal of the U.S. Constitution is to make certain there is no one person in complete power!
ANSWER • TRUE OR FALSE: The Bill of Rights states that peoples’ rights are limited to ONLY THOSE written in the Constitution.
QUESTION • What is: NO, NO, NO! This is very FALSE! The Bill of Rights DOES NOT LIMIT RIGHTS! The Bill of Rights lists the RIGHTS of the PEOPLE, for the PEOPLE, and by the PEOPLE!
ANSWER • TRUE OR FALSE: According to the Bill of Rights, people have freedom of religion. In other words, in the United States people have the right to choose and practice any religion of their choice.
QUESTION • What is: TRUE, YES SIR-EEE! This is absolutely true!
ANSWER • The first President of the United States
QUESTION • Who is: George Washington
ANSWER • The capital city of the United States where the first President was sworn in
QUESTION • What is: New York City
ANSWER • TRUE OR FALSE: John Jay became the first President of the United States
QUESTION • What is: NOT POSSIBLE! Everyone knows George Washington was the first President of the U.S. That makes John Jay, a famous lawyer, the first Chief Justice on the Supreme court of the U.S.
ANSWER • One of three New Yorkers (go NY!) at the Constitutional Convention who also became Secretary of the Treasury
QUESTION • Who is: Alexander Hamilton
ANSWER • TRUE OR FALSE: Red Jacket and other Seneca leaders met with business leaders at Big Tree in 1797 because people wanted to buy Seneca land in western New York.
QUESTION • What is: MOST DEFINITELY TRUE!
ANSWER • The name of an important New York town that was the starting point of the Genesee Road, the road which led to New York’s western frontier
QUESTION • What is: UTICA
ANSWER • The name of an important New York town that is on Lake Erie. This town became an important trading center
QUESTION • What is: BUFFALO
ANSWER • This busy town grew up around the Genesee River
QUESTION • What is: ROCHESTER
ANSWER • TRUE OR FALSE: During the war between Britain and France, the British navy stopped American ships from trading with France
QUESTION • What is: TERRIFICALLY TRUE! How strategically cunning and smart of the British to make this move—stopping American ships from trading with France! That hurt France bad! ME BAD!
ANSWER • This was the main cause of the War of 1812
QUESTION • What is: The British were kidnapping American sailors and interrupting trade with other nations
ANSWER • A written plan of government is called this
QUESTION • What is: a Constitution
ANSWER This is the name of the written plan for the United States government
QUESTION • What is: The United States Constitution
ANSWER This is the list of rights that belong to the PEOPLE of the United States
QUESTION • What is: The Bill of Rights
ANSWER • This is a person who is chosen to speak for others
QUESTION What is: a representative
ANSWER • The edge of a settled area is called this
QUESTION What is: a FRONTIER
ANSWER • In 1787, leaders from all over the United States met here—at this very special meeting
QUESTION What is: The Constitutional Convention
ANSWER The United States fought Britain (NOT AGAIN!) in a war in the early 1800’s. This was the name of this War
QUESTION • What is: the War of 1812
ANSWER A city where the government meets is called this
QUESTION • What is: a CAPITAL
ANSWER This person was elected to be the first Governor of New York State
QUESTION • Who is: George Clinton
ANSWER • This is the name of the busy town that grew up around the Genesee River.
QUESTION • What is: Rochester
ANSWER • The city where representatives met at the Constitutional Convention to improve the nation’s government