Responsibilities
Court Cases
Impeachment
Branches
Requirements
100
EXPONENTIAL POINTS
How long does the President serve for?
Double points if you tell me how many terms they can serve for
TRIPLE points if you tell me how many years they are allowed to serve for
QUADROUPLE POINTS IF YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT AMENDMENT SAYS THIS!
4 years or 8 years
2 TERMS
10 YEARS
22ND AMENDMENT
100
This court case established "Separate but Equal"
Plessy v. Ferguson
100
TRUE OF FALSE: If you are Impeached, you are automatically removed from office!
FALSE: You can be impeached but not found guilty!
Example: Donald Trump
100
DOUBLE POINTS: MUST GET BOTH CORRECT TO SCORE
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
How many people are in the Senate?
House: 435
Senate: 100
100
True or False: After you finish your presidency, you receive your yearly salary for only the next 20 years
FALSE! : They receive their salary for life!
200
TRUE OR FALSE: To serve in the House of Representatives, you must live in the specific state in which you represent.
According to Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, members of the House of Representatives must be inhabitants of the state they represent at the time of the election.
200
This case (which was later overturned) originally said that enslaved people were property.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
200
This part of Congress starts the process and votes to impeach.
House of Representatives
200
This person is the head of the Executive Branch.
The President
200
DOUBLE POINTS: MUST GET BOTH CORRECT TO RECEIVE POINTS!
How old do you need to be to become a member of the House of Representatives & the Senate? Which is which?
House: 25
Senate: 30
300
Who is the Chief of the Military?
The President
300
This case ended segregation in public schools.
Brown v. Board of Education
300
This is the "punishment" if the Senate finds an impeached official guilty.
Removed from Office
300
You may STEAL 100 points from a specific team!
GO
300
True or false!: You must be a "Natural Born" citizen to hold the Presidency.
TRUE! You MUST be born in the U.S. to become President!
400
The House of Representatives & The Senate combine to make...
CONGRESS
400
This case established "Judicial Review."
Marbury v. Madison
400
WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF PRESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IMPEACHED
100 POINTS EXTRA PER PRESIDENT YOU NAME
- Andrew Johnson (1868): Acquitted by one vote.
- Bill Clinton (1998): Acquitted by the Senate.
- Donald Trump (2019 & 2021): Impeached twice, acquitted twice.
- Richard Nixon (1974): Resigned before the House voted on impeachment.
400
This system ensures that no one branch becomes too powerful.
Checks & Balances
400
BADA BING BADA BOOM...
YOU'VE WON 100 POINTS!
500
-100
500
This case required police to read suspects their rights upon arrest.
Miranda v. Arizona
500
This is the number of Presidents in U.S. history who have actually been removed from office by the Senate
- 0!
500
This branch has the power to declare a law unconstitutional.
Judicial Branch
500
Explain why the Supreme Court justices have life tenure on the court.
To remain impartial on all decisions!
To not be swayed by any political party or group of influence