Jeopardy
Origins of
Government
The Nitty Gritty
The
Government in Principles of
of the
the Constitution
Amendments
Pictures
Constitution
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Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Origins of
Government
This theory states that rulers are
given the right to rule by god.
$100 Answer from Origins of
Government
Divine Right Theory
$200 Question from Origins of
Government
The theory that states that the
ruler and ruled enter into a
contract.
$200 Answer from Origins of
Government
Social Contract Theory
$300 Question from Origins of
Government
Rule by a few people
$300 Answer from Origins of
Government
Oligarchy
$400 Question from Origins of
Government
One purpose of
government is to provide
these…
(ex. Sewer systems,
libraries, etc.)
$400 Answer from Origins of
Government
Public services
$500 Question from Origins of
Government
The type of government
where one person rules
(tip: not a dictatorship)
$500 Answer from Origins of
Government
autocracy
$100 Question from The
Amendments
The total number of
Amendments.
$100 Answer from The
Amendments
27
$200 Question from The
Amendments
Freedom of Speech, Press, and
Religion are included in this
amendment
$200 Answer from The
Amendments
The first amendment
$300 Question from The
Amendments
This amendment protects from
“illegal search and seizure”.
$300 Answer from The
Amendments
4th amendment
$400 Question from The
Amendments
This amendment gave women
the right to vote.
$400 Answer from The
Amendments
19th amendment
$500 Question from The
Amendments
The government cannot
private land for public use
without paying a fair price.
$500 Answer from The
Amendments
5th amendment
$100 Question from Pictures
Tax day is April 15th. The ability to tax is
shared by both state and national
governments .
$100 Answer from Pictures
Concurrent Powers
$200 Question from Pictures
This document did not succeed because
it left the national government too weak
$200 Answer from Pictures
Articles of Confederation
$300 Question from Pictures
Federal troops escorting African American students to
school in Arkansas after the students were blocked
from entering the school by the state authorities
$300 Answer from Pictures
Supremacy Clause
$400 Question from Pictures
The nickname for the amendments above.
$400 Answer from Pictures
Reconstruction
Amendments
$500 Question from Pictures
According to the constitution, this is the
Legislative Branch’s main task.
$500 Answer from Pictures
Make laws
$100 Question from The
Constitution
Each branch of government
holds some control over the
other two branches.
$100 Answer from The
Constution
Checks and Balances
$200 Question from The
Constitution
Power is divided between
state and national
governments.
$200 Answer from The
Constitution
Federalism
$300 Question from The
Constitution
Powers reserved for the
states in the constitution
$300 Answer from The
Constitution
Reserved powers
$400 Question from The
Consitution
Powers given to the national
government in the constitution
$400 Answer from The
Constitution
Delegated Powers
$500 Question from The
Constiution
Courts have power to declare
laws, and actions of Congress and
the president, unconstitutional.
$500 Answer from The
Constitution
Judicial Review
$100 Question from Nitty Gritty
“We the people of the United
States, in order to form a more
perfect union…”
This summary states why the
constitution was written
$100 Answer from Nitty Gritty
The Preamble
$200 Question from Nitty Gritty
The clause that gives
Congress to pass laws that
are “necessary and proper”
$200 Answer from Nitty Gritty
Elastic Clause
$300 Question from Nitty Gritty
The total amount of Articles in
the Constitution
$300 Answer from Nitty Gritty
Seven
$400 Question from Nitty Gritty
The constitution gives this
branch(s) the power to declare war
officially
$400 Answer from Nitty Gritty
Legislative Branch
$500 Question from Nitty Gritty
The “Supreme Law of the Land”
$500 Answer from Nitty Gritty
The Constitution
Final Jeopardy
Under the Constitution, congress is this
term…meaning “two houses”.
Final Jeopardy Answer
Bicameral