Blank Jeopardy

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Documents and Amendments
Branches of Government
Leaders, Members and Responsibilities
Levels of Government
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This was the document that described the first
written form of government in the US. It was
very weak.
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The Articles of Confederation
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Any change made to the Constitution is called an
_________.
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amendment
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The document that created a strong national
government and still exists today is called the
_____________.
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Constitution
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Which amendment protects peoples right to own
certain types of guns?
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2nd
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Which amendment ended slavery?
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13th
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The US government is divided into three parts, or
_________.
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branches
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The system that keeps any one part of the
national government from becoming too powerful is
called _____________.
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Checks and Balances
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Which branch of government has the power to
determine whether a law is unconstitutional?
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Judicial Branch
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This branch is responsible for making laws.
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Legislative Branch
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The head of this branch can suggest ideas for new
laws in the State of the Union speech.
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Executive Branch
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Who is the head of the state government?
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governor
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How long is the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Courts term in office?
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Life or until they resign
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How many years does a US senator serve, and how
many senators does each state have?
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6 years, 2 senators per state
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Which of the following is NOT a key power of the
legislative branch?A. Write and pass lawsB.
Declare warC. Overrule presidential veto with
2/3 majority voteD. Interpret the meaning of
laws
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D. Interpret the meaning of laws
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The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
to protect the ______ of citizens.(three words)
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Rights, Freedoms and Liberties
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Which is a function of the local government?A.
Printing moneyB. Providing and maintaining an
armyC. Maintaining state parksD. Collecting
taxes
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D. Collecting taxes
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Which of the following is NOT a function of the
national government?A. Collecting taxesB.
Maintaining state parksC. US Supreme CourtD.
Printing money
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B. Maintaining state parks
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Which of the following is NOT a level of
government?A. StateB. LocalC. FederalD.
These are all levels of government
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D. These are all levels of government
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Which is NOT a duty of the local government?A.
Collect taxesB. Maintain public librariesC.
School DistrictsD. Printing money
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D. Printing money
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Which of the following is NOT a duty of the State
government?A. US Supreme CourtB. Maintain
state governmentC. State House of
RepresentativesD. Collect Taxes
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A. US Supreme Court
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Which of the following was NOT a problem with the
Articles of Confederation?A. No PresidentB.
Had no power to collect taxesC. Making laws was
difficult because 9 out of 13 states had to
approve them.D. Had a strong central government
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D. Had a strong central government
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Which of the following does the 1st amendment NOT
protect against?A. Freedom of speechB.
Freedom of pressC. Freedom to threaten
othersD. Freedom of religion
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C. Freedom to threaten others
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The US government is a ________, which is run for
the people, by the people. We vote to elect our
leaders.
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democracy
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The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
are called _____________.
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The Bill of Rights
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Which of the following amendments gave women the
right to vote?
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19th