The Constitution
How many articles are in the Constitution?
7
What is the name of one tenth-grade English teacher?
Brett or Ginia
What is the second largest continent geographically speaking?
Africa is the second largest continent
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?
270
What is gerrymandering?
The process of drawing districts in a politically strategic way.
What is the Executive Branch primarily in charge of?
They are in charge of enforcing the law.
In 11th grade, you can take either U.S. History or what other course to meet the social studies requirement?
American Studies
What is the longest river in the U.S.?
Missouri River
Which state has the second largest number of Electoral Votes? 100 points if you can name the number.
Texas with 40 electoral votes
What is cracking?
This method of gerrymandering splits groups of disfavored voters among multiple districts.
What threshold of voting support is needed to ratify an amendment?
3/4th support from state legislatures or state conventions
What is our mascot’s (the Eagle) name?
Swoop
What is the name of the largest city in the world (by population)?
Jakarta, Indonesia
What is the name of the rule that says the candidate who wins 51% of the votes in each state gets all their electoral votes?
Winner-take-all
What was the name of the gerrymandering game we played last class?
Hexapolis
Which amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures?
The Fourth Amendment
Which teacher has been serving at the Upper School the longest?
Kathy Sloan
What is the smallest country in the world?
The Vatican City
What happens if no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes?
Decided by the House of Representatives
In Oregon, which branch of the state government is responsible for approving congressional district maps?
State Legislature
Which constitutional power allows the President to reject a bill passed by Congress?
Veto
Name 2 US faculty members who were also students at CGS?
Marguerite, Elizabeth, Charlie
Which river flows through more countries than any other river in the world?
The Danube River
Name one (of two states) that do NOT use a winner-take-all system for electoral votes?
Maine & Nebraska
Which Supreme Court case in 2006 allowed mid-decade redistricting for partisan purposes, setting a precedent for states to redraw districts for political advantage?
LULAC v. Perry