Types of Government

The Bill of Rights

The Constitution

The Amendments

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Final Round : Double Jeopardy Question

Team 2 :Team 1 :

Types of Government: 2 Points

The Answer Is :The people

The Question Is :In a democracy, the government is elected by who?

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The Answer Is :A country that is ruled by a single leader.

The Question Is :What is a dictatorship?

Types of Government: 3 Points

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The Answer Is :It also has a democratic government that limits the monarch’s control.

The Question Is :How is a constitutional monarchy different from a regular monarchy?

Types of Government: 4 Points

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The Question Is :After a civil war, when a government has been destroyed and rival groups are fighting to take its place.

The Question Is :What is a situation in which anarchy might likely occur?

Types of Government: 5 Points

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The Answer Is :Developed the “rule of law” common to all citizens and developed advanced forms of representative government

The Question Is :How did the ancient Romans effect the evolution of democracy? Stop!

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Types of Government: 6 Points

The Answer Is :The ancient Greeks, the ancient Romans, the Bible, and the Magna Carta

The Question Is :Name four sources of democracy.

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Types of Government: 7 Points

The Bill of Rights: 2 PointsThe Question Is :What does the 5th amendment say, in reference to a person’s testimony?

The Answer Is :That a person does not have to give testimony, in court, that might incriminate him or her

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The Bill of Rights: 3 Points

The Question Is :After a person has been found innocent of a crime, can that person be tried again, for the same crime, at a later time?

The Answer Is :No

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The Bill of Rights: 4 Points

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What does the 3rd amendment allow, and why did it come about?

The Answer Is :It restricts the quartering of soldiers in people’s homes, and was influenced by British actions during colonial times.

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The Bill of Rights: 5 Points

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What are four things that are guaranteed by the first amendment?

The Answer Is :Freedom of religion, speech, the press, and the rights of assembly and petition

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The Bill of Rights: 6 Points

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What does the tenth amendment say?

The Answer Is :All powers not given to the states belong to the national government

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The Bill of Rights: 7 Points

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What is something that the government can do if they need land for a highway?

The Answer Is :They can take the land from whoever owns it, as long as they pay a fair price for it

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The Question Is :The President

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The Constitution: 2 Points

The Answer Is :The introduction to the Constitution

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The Constitution: 3 Points

The Answer Is :National

The Question Is When national laws are in conflict with state laws, which one should be followed?

The Constitution: 4 Points

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The Answer Is :Congress, the Senate, and House of Representatives

The Question Is :The Constitution gave legislative (lawmaking) powers to _________, made up of ________ and ________.

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The Constitution: 5 Points

The Answer Is :Supreme Court, Congress

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The Constitution: 6 Points

The Answer Is :1787, Articles I-VII

The Question Is :What year was the Constitution written in, and what Articles did it include?

The Constitution: 7 Points

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The Amendments: 2 Points

The Answer Is :Changes or additions to the constitution

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The Amendments: 3 Points

The Question Is :What amendment allowed women the right to vote?

The Answer Is :The 19th amendment

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The Amendments: 4 Points

The Answer Is :The 13th amendment

The Question Is :Which amendment abolished slavery?

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The Amendments: 5 Points

The Question Is :That Congress has the power to collect income taxes

The Question Is :What does the 16th amendment say?

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The amendments: 6 Points

The Answer Is :15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, 26th

The Question Is :What are amendments that have to do with voting rights (name at least 3 to get points)?

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The Amendments: 7 Points

The Answer Is :African-Americans get the right to vote, women get the right to vote, qualified citizens 18 years or older may vote

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The Answer Is :The state’s population

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Principles of Constitution: 2 Points

The Answer Is :Separation of powers

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Principles of Constitution: 3 Points

The Answer Is :Proposed laws that are introduced in Congress by senators and representatives

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Principles of Constitution: 4 Points

The Answer Is :The President

The Question Is :Who prepares the federal budget, directs national security affairs, and appoints many high-ranking officials?

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Principles of Constitution: 5 Points

The Answer Is :The authority that courts have to overturn laws they believe are unconstitutional

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Principles of Constitution: 6 Points

The Answer Is :Powers given specifically to the national government by the Constitution, powers held by the states, and powers given to both the national and state governments

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Principles of Constitution: 7 Points

The Question Is :In a democracy, the people of the country gets to elect its representatives. In an autocracy, the government is ruled by a single person with unlimited power, and an oligarchy is a government in which a few people have power.

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