Constitution Jeopardy

1. Constitution Jeopardy Who Am I? Let’s Compromise Who’s On First? Right Now! Principle’s Office 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Final Jeopardy

2. Who Am I? | Q for 100 People refer to me as the “Father of the Constitution”

3. Who Am I? | A for 100 James Madison

4. Who Am I? | Q for 200 I was president of the Constitutional Convention

5. Who Am I? | A for 200 George Washington

6. Who Am I? | Q for 300 I was the oldest delegate at 81 and had signed the Declaration of Independence

7. Who Am I? | A for 300 Benjamin Franklin

8. Who Am I? | Q for 400 In 1690, I first declared that all people had natural rights to life, liberty, and property

9. Who Am I? | A for 400 John Locke

10. Who Am I? | Q for 500 The Federalist Papers were essays supporting the Constitution and written by James Madison and… (two names)

11. Who Am I? | A for 500 Alexander Hamilton and John Jay

12. Let’s Compromise | Q for 100 The large states at the Constitutional Convention supported the ___ Plan for the new government because it awarded seats based on ___.

13. Let’s Compromise | A for 100 Virginia ------------------------------------------------- population

14. Let’s Compromise | Q for 200 The small states at the Constitutional Convention supported the ___ Plan for the new government because each state received ___ ___ in the legislature.

15. Let’s Compromise | A for 200 New Jersey -------------------------------------------------- one vote

16. Let’s Compromise | Q for 300 The Great Compromise was proposed by ___ ___ from the state of ___.

17. Let’s Compromise | A for 300 Roger Sherman -------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecticut

18. Let’s Compromise | Q for 400 Northerners and southerners disagreed on how slaves should be counted. They settled their differences in the ___ ___.

19. Let’s Compromise | A for 400 Three-Fifths Compromise

20. Let’s Compromise | Q for 500 One final disagreement between North and South: To ban or not to ban slavery? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What was their final compromise on this issue?

21. Let’s Compromise | A for 500 Congress could not outlaw the slave trade for at least twenty years.

22. Who’s On First? | Q for 100 This 1215 English document stated that the monarchy was not above the law and that people had rights to private property and the right to trial by jury

23. Who’s On First? | A for 100 Magna Carta

24. Who’s On First? | Q for 200 This 1689 document allowed citizens to bear arms and affirmed the right of habeas corpus (no person held without charge)

25. Who’s On First? | A for 200 English Bill of Rights

26. Who’s On First? | Q for 300 This first document of self-government in North America was written in 1620 off the coast of Massachusetts

27. Who’s On First? | A for 300 Mayflower Compact

28. Who’s On First? | Q for 400 The Constitution used the grievances against the king in this document to prevent future abuses

29. Who’s On First? | A for 400 Declaration of Independence

30. Who’s On First? | Q for 500 The first three words of our Constitution…

31. Who’s On First? | A for 500

32. Right Now! | Q for 100 Freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

33. Right Now! | A for 100 Amendment One

34. Right Now! | Q for 200 The right to bear arms

35. Right Now! | A for 200 Amendment Two

36. Right Now! | Q for 300 Guarantees reasonable bail and protection from cruel and unusual punishment

37. Right Now! | A for 300 Amendment Eight

38. Right Now! | Q for 400 Protection from unreasonable search and seizure

39. Right Now! | A for 400 Amendment Four

40. Right Now! | Q for 500 No quartering of soldiers in homes during times of peace

41. Right Now! | A for 500 Amendment Three

42. Principle’s Office | Q for 100 Powers of the government are restricted by the Constitution

43. Principle’s Office | A for 100 Limited Government

44. Principle’s Office | Q for 200 Each of the three branches of government exercises some control over the others, sharing power among them

45. Principle’s Office | A for 200 Checks and Balances

46. Principle’s Office | Q for 300 Government gets its authority from the people and they have the right to create, alter, or abolish it

47. Principle’s Office | A for 300 Popular Sovereignty

48. Principle’s Office | Q for 400 Power is divided between the national and state governments, limiting central power

49. Principle’s Office | A for 400 Federalism

50. Principle’s Office | Q for 500 Instead of taking part directly in government (democracy), citizens rule through their elected representatives