Constitution Trivia
A Jeopardy-Like Game
Preamble
Articles
The Bill of
Rights
Other
Amendments
By Any Other
Name
Put it in
Practice
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FINAL TRIVIA
Preamble
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What are the first three words of the
Preamble?
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What is “We the People”?
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Preamble
for $200
One of the intentions of the
Constitution is to “secure the Blessings
of _____”?
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What is “Liberty”?
Jeopardy Board
Preamble
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One of the intentions of the Preamble is
to ensure the well-being of the people,
also known as this.
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What is the “general Welfare”?
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Preamble
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The United States military, police
departments, and other security-related
agencies all serve to provide this.
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What is the “common defense”?
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Preamble
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This word refers to the future
generations of Americans. What is it?
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What is “posterity”?
Jeopardy Board
Articles
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Article III of the Constitution outlines
which branch of government?
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What is the judicial branch?
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Articles
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The amendment process for the
Constitution is outlined in this Article.
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What is Article V (5)?
Jeopardy Board
Articles
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Article I outlines the legislative branch
and divides it into two houses – the
House of Representatives and this.
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What is the Senate?
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Articles
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The powers of the President can be
found in this Article.
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What is Article II (2)?
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Articles
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Article VI, Section 2, also known as this,
establishes the Constitution as the
“supreme law of the land”.
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What is the “Supremacy Clause” ?
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The Bill of Rights
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If the government required you to go to
a specific type of worship service, this
may be a violation of which
amendment/right?
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What is freedom of religion?
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The Bill of Rights
for $200
The right to bear arms refers to a
citizen’s right to do this, while following
all set rules and guidelines.
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What is own a gun?
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The Bill of Rights
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This right, found in Amendment V and
XIV, establishes fair legal procedures or
steps.
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What is “due process”?
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The Bill of Rights
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Amendment IV (4) protects citizens from
unreasonable searches and seizures by
requiring those conducting the search
have a Warrant based on this.
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What is “probable cause”?
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The Bill of Rights
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Amendment X (10) states that all
powers not given to the United States in
the Constitution are given to these,
unless prohibited by the Constitution.
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What are “the states”?
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Other Amendments
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Amendment XXVI (26) gave the right to
vote to those this age or over.
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What is 18 years old?
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Other Amendments
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The 18th Amendment prohibited the
production, sale, and consumption of
this.
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What is alcohol?
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Other Amendments
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This Amendment repealed the
prohibition of alcohol.
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What is Amendment XXI (21)?
XXI
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Other Amendments
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This Amendment had the longest
running ratification initiative in the
history of the Constitution.
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What is Amendment XXVII (27)?
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Other Amendments
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This specific population was the first to
be granted voting rights under the
Amendments, specifically Amendment
XV (15).
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Who are African Americans?
Jeopardy Board
By Any Other Name
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On legal dramas, often times witnesses
opt to “plead the fifth”, referring to this
Constitutional right/Amendment.
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What is the Fifth Amendment?
Jeopardy Board
By Any Other Name
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Amendment V states that no one can be
tried for the same crime twice, also
known by this phrase.
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What is “double jeopardy”?
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By Any Other Name
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This term refers to the right to vote.
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What is suffrage?
Jeopardy Board
By Any Other Name
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The right to protection from
“unreasonable searches and seizures”
ultimately protects this right.
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What is the right to privacy ?
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By Any Other Name
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This phrase refers to private property
that may not be taken for public use
without proper compensation
(payment).
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What is eminent domain?
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Put it in Practice
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Prohibiting students from wearing tshirts with political messages could be a
violation of this right.
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What is freedom of speech?
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Prisons that do not provide inmates
with food or water during their
sentence may be in violation of this
Constitutional right.
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What is freedom from cruel and
unusual punishment?
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Entirely prohibiting the sale and purchase of
firearms may be a violation of this
Constitutional right.
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What is the right to bear arms?
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Put it in Practice
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The denial of an attorney to an
individual accused of murder because of
inability to afford one would be
considered a violation of this
Constitutional right.
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What is the right to legal counsel?
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Put it in Practice
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The denial of a job position based on
gender may be a violation of this
Constitutional right.
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What is equal protection of the law?
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Final Jeopardy
Not all rights of the people are
specifically listed in the United States
Constitution. Rights not named in the
Constitution are known as this as
outlined in the 9th Amendment.
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Answer for Final Jeopardy
What are unenumerated rights?