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CONSTITUTION:Review Game
No Amendments
History
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Legislative
Executive
Judicial & Procedure
Potpourri &
Illinois
JEOPARDY!
100
• This was added to the Constitution to protect personal liberties.
• What is the Bill of Rights?
200
• In this year, the Constitution became official.
• What is 1789?
300
• This person is considered the “father of the Constitution.”
• Who is James Madison?
400
• In this year, the state of Illinois became a state.
• What is 1818?
500
• This was a major weakness of the Articles of the Confederation, our nation’s 1st form of government.
• What is a unicameral legislature?
100
• The members of this house of Congress serve a term of 2 years in office.
• What is the House of Representatives?
200
• A senator has to have been a citizen of the United States for this many years.
• What is 9 years?
300
• The person who is 1st in the order of presidential succession is also the president of this.
• What is the Senate?
400
• Congress can override a presidential veto when the Senate and the House pass the bill with this vote.
• What is a 2/3 majority?
500
• These are powers of Congress. (Name at least 2.)
• What are declare war, coin money, create post offices, to raise armies, collect taxes, impeachment and others?
100
• Being a natural-born citizen is only a qualification to be this.
• Who is the president?
200
• DAILY DOUBLE!!!• This is the formula to determine the
number of electors in the electoral college.
• What is 100+435+3=538?
300
• The president has the power to nominate these important judicial officers.
• Who are Supreme Court justices?
400
• Accusing a president or federal judge of committing “high crimes” can lead to this.
• What is impeachment?
500
• This member of the president’s cabinet is 4th in line to be president. (Hint: The vice president is 1st in line.)
• Who is the Secretary of State?
100
• This branch of government decides whether or not a law is constitutional.
• What is the judicial branch?
200
• Each state has at least this many votes in the electoral college.
• What is 3?
300
• DAILY DOUBLE!!!• The federal Supreme Court has 9
justices, but this is the title of the head justice (who swears in the new president on inauguration day).
• What is chief justice?
400
• Article VII of the Constitution said that this many of the 13 original states had to ratify the Constitution.
• What is 9?
500
• In order to ratify an amendment to the Constitution, this fraction of both houses of Congress or of state conventions must vote in favor of adding the amendment.
• What is 3/4?
100
• This is the part of the Constitution that says it is the “supreme law of the land.”
• What is the supremacy clause?
200
• This clause in the Constitution says that Congress has more powers that are not listed in the Constitution.
• What is the elastic clause or the necessary and proper clause?
300
• All six executives of the Illinois government are put into office by this.
• What is election?
400
• This person, who is the chief officer of a state, can grant pardons (like the president).
• Who is the governor?
500
• This is the name for the Illinois legislative branch.
• What is the General Assembly?