Jeopardy 2013-14 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from H1 What is a Founding Father?
$100 Answer from H1 The writers and framers of the Constitution
$200 Question from H1 What was the Separation of Powers?
$200 Answer from H1 Separating into 3 branches that keep control of each other.
$300 Question from H1 What are the 3 Branches of Government?
$300 Answer from H1 Judiciary, Legislative, Executive
$400 Question from H1 Who was the fourth President and also the Father of the Constitution?
$400 Answer from H1 James Madison
$500 Question from H1 What were the Federalist papers?
$500 Answer from H1 They were a series of 85 articles that explain the Constitution and argued for ratification
$100 Question from H2 What 3 people did not attend the Constitutional Convention (even though they were very influential to the independence and creation of our nation)?
$100 Answer from H2 Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Patrick Henry
$200 Question from H2 What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
$200 Answer from H2 The slaves counted as threefifths of a person for representation in Congress and taxes
$300 Question from H2 Why was secrecy at the Constitutional Convention so important?
$300 Answer from H2 The delegates did not want the public to know how divided they were as a group.
$400 Question from H2 What did the Federalists want?
$400 Answer from H2 They wanted the new Constitution to become the Law of the Land. This constitution was designed for Federalism- which means that they supported the idea of a strong central government that shares power with the states.
$500 Question from H2 What was the comprise Congress made about slavery? (Not three-fifths)
$500 Answer from H2 Congress would not do anything to stop the importation of slaves for 20 years
$100 Question from H3 What were the three rules the delegates came up with?
$100 Answer from H3 Each state only got one vote, majority decides, to keep the Convention a secret
$200 Question from H3 What fraction of a state legislature must vote to approve or ratify an amendment?
$200 Answer from H3 Three-Fourths
$300 Question from H3 What was Thomas Jefferson s role in leading the Louisiana Purchase?
$300 Answer from H3 As president, he bought Louisiana from France for 15 million dollars.
$400 Question from H3 Why was James Madison called the father of the Constitution?
$400 Answer from H3 He had contributed lot of ideas and took detailed notes during the Convention
$500 Question from H3 Who led the Constitutional Convention?
$500 Answer from H3 George Washington
$100 Question from H4 What did the Anti-Federalists want?
$100 Answer from H4 Wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation (power to the individual states) and opposed the ratification of the Constitution
$200 Question from H4 What does Popular Sovereignty mean?
$200 Answer from H4 The idea that the government is run for the people by the people
$300 Question from H4 What is the role of the Executive Branch?
$300 Answer from H4 The branch that enforces laws
$400 Question from H4 Who was the third president?
$400 Answer from H4 Thomas Jefferson
$500 Question from H4 What was the compromise they made about commerce?
$500 Answer from H4 Congress would have the power to regulate international and interstate trade.
$100 Question from H5 What does Checks and Balances mean?
$100 Answer from H5 Made so that each branch of government can exercise control over the other branches.
$200 Question from H5 How does the Electoral College work?
$200 Answer from H5 Electors vote for the president Each state gets as many Electors as they have representatives in Congress. State legislatures choose the Electors The person with the most votes becomes president
$300 Question from H5 What did the constitutional convention decide about who could vote?
$300 Answer from H5 Each state could decide who could vote.
$400 Question from H5 Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
$400 Answer from H5 Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
$500 Question from H5 What are the 2 ways that an amendment can be proposed?
$500 Answer from H5 2/3 of each house in the Federal Congress or 2/3 of the state legislatures
Final Jeopardy The only thing you need to know for Wednesday s Quiz are the questions and answers that appeared on this Jeopardy game. True or False?
Final Jeopardy Answer False. This Jeopardy game is only one way to review some of the material for Wednesday s quiz. The complete review material includes the Ch. 2 and.3 Civics book assignments and the Ch. 8-10 History book assignment notes. Both are available on my website (with the teacher s key) in the classroom resource link