Government Jeopardy
MO
Branches of
Government
How a Bill
Becomes a Law
Constitution
Bill of Rights
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Final Jeopardy
$100 Question
MO Branches of Government
List the three branches of the
Missouri Government
$100 Answer
MO Branches of Government
Executive, Legislative, & Judicial
$200 Question
MO Branches of Government
What branch is responsible for making
the laws?
$200 Answer
MO Branches of Government
Legislative Branch
$300 Question
MO Branches of Government
Who is the highest elected official of
the Missouri Executive Branch?
$300 Answer
MO Branches of Government
Governor
$400 Question
MO Branches of Government
Which branch is in charge of
criminal trials?
$400 Answer
MO Branches of Government
Judicial Branch
$500 Question
MO Branches of Government
Which branch would send the National
Guard to help in an emergency
situation?
$500 Answer
MO Branches of Gov’t
Executive Branch
$100 Question
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Who can come up with an idea for a
bill?
$100 Answer
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Anyone!
$200 Question
How a Bill Becomes a Law
What is a group of congress people
who specialize in a certain type of law?
$200 Answer
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Committee
$300 Question
How a Bill Becomes a Law
What percentage of congress people
have to vote for a bill for it to pass
either the House of the Senate?
$300 Answer
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Over 50 percent (majority rule)
$400 Question
How a Bill Becomes a Law
What can the governor do with a bill
that is passed by congress?
$400 Answer
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Sign it or Veto it
$500 Question
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Ms. Morris is having a class party, and
the students have different ideas
about their favorite choice of topping.
How could the class use the
democratic process to make their
decision about the pizza topping?
$500 Answer
How a Bill Becomes a Law
The class can create a list of their
ideas, and vote on their favorite from
the list. The topping with the highest
number of votes would be the wins.
$100 Question
Constitution
Founders tried to make sure the
Constitution was flexible, so it could
take the country into the future.
How did they accomplish this?
$100 Answer
Constitution
By making sure the Constitution was
amendable
$200 Question
Constitution
What is the main principle of the
Constitution?
$200 Answer
Constitution
All citizens are entitled to a large
number of individual rights.
$300 Question
Constitution
How does the Constitution separate
the power of government?
$300 Answer
Constitution
Into 3 equal branches
$400 Question
Constitution
What would happen if a state law
violates the U.S. Constitution?
$400 Answer
Constitution
The state law would be overturned
$500 Question
Constitution
What does the concept of limited
government mean?
$500 Answer
Constitution
Laws apply to every person equally
$100 Question
Bill of Rights
In the sentence, “The Bill of Rights was
addended to the Constitution in 1791,
what does addended mean?
$100 Answer
Bill of Rights
Added onto
$200 Question
Bill of Rights
When a criminal defendant invokes his
“Fifth Amendment rights,” what does
he mean?
$200 Answer
Bill of Rights
He/she doesn’t want to speak at their
trial.
$300 Question
Bill of Rights
Why is trial by jury considered an
important right?
Pies
10
Muffins
60
Croissants
30
$300 Answer
Bill of Rights
It allows people to be judged by
ordinary citizens just like themselves.
Pies
10
Muffins
60
Croissants
30
$400 Question
Bill of Rights
Which of the following is NOT part of
the bill of Rights?
• Freedom of religion
• Freedom of unwarranted searches and
seizures
• Freedom of slavery
$400 Answer
Bill of Rights
Freedom of slavery
$500 Question
Bill of Rights
How are the Fifth and Sixth
Amendments similar?
$500 Answer
Bill of Rights
They both deal with the rights of
defendants in court cases
$100 Question
Wild Card
If you wanted to change the way a
law was written, what branch would
you contact?
$100 Answer
Wild Card
Legislative Branch
$200 Question
Wild Card
Who is the person that is the
guardian of the state’s money?
$200 Answer
Wild Card
Treasurer
$300 Question
Wild Card
Who is part of the general assembly
and has 34 members?
$300 Answer
Wild Card
Senate
$400 Question
Wild Card
What is composed of 163 members
and make up one section of the
general assembly?
$400 Answer
Wild Card
House of Representatives
$500 Question
Wild Card
Who is the guardian of the Great Seal
of the State of Missouri and validates
official documents of the governor?
$500 Answer
Wild Card
Secretary of State
Final Jeopardy
What is the major difference
between the United States
Constitution and the Missouri
Constitution?
Final Jeopardy Answer
The United States Constitution is the
document that contains the laws and
rules that govern the country and is
the Supreme law of the land, while the
Missouri Constitution contains laws
that govern only the state.