Foundations
The current world population is approximately:
What is 8.1 B?
After the American Revolution, the first government of the United States was:
What is the Articles of Confederation?
How many members are in the US Senate, as outlined in Article I?
What is 100?
The US President is elected by which system?
What is the Electoral College?
The 'Five Freedoms' come from which amendment?
Name the four essentials of a state/nation.
What are population, territory, sovereignty, and government?
How many branches of government were in the Articles of Confederation?
What is one?
A candidate for the US President must be how many years old?
What is 35 years old?
The magic number to elect a US President is?
What is 270?
Civil liberties are rights that protect you from whom?
The theory of state that is closest to the discipline of the United States is:
What is social contract theory?
Under the Articles of Confederation, how could the government raise money?
What is 'they couldn't' /states had more power.
This article of the Constitution outlines the rules for state/federal situations.
What is Article IV (4)?
General elections are typically held in which month during election years?
What is November?
The Bill of Rights was a compromise because ________ disagreed with the proposed Constitution without them.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
What is an oligarchy?
The __________ Rebellion was the final nail in the coffin for the Articles of Confederation.
List the order of branches of government in the first three articles of the Constitution.
What are: legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch
The population of a state is determined every ten years through what?
What is a census?
The 4th Amendment grants you the right of what?
What is protection from unlawful searches & seizures?
The type of government ruled by the people is:
What is a democracy?
Where did delegates meet to discuss the issues of government in 1787? (city/state)
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
A US Senator must be _______ years old and serves for ________ years.
What are 30; 6?
A US Representative is elected every ______ years while a US Senator is elected every _______ years.
What is 2, 6 years?
Due Process and the rights of the accused belong to which amendment?
What is the 5th Amendment?
The philosopher who believed Man was naturally evil and government was necessary to limit evilness.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
What were the two main plans for a potential new government at the Constitutional Convention?
What are the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan?
What is the Ratification Clause?
Where are Presidential candidates officially made the party's candidate?
What is a convention?
Civil suits like Judge Judy are rights granted for any claims $_______ and more.
What is $20?
The United States' type of government is officially a:
What is a representative democracy?
Who is considered the 'Father of the Constitution' for his support of the Virginia Plan?
Who is James Madison?
Article V of the Constitution discusses the process of making changes. What is the name for 'change' in the Constitution?
What is amendment/amend?
Candidate Michael Dukakis was asked about what beliefs during a debate in 1988?
What is the death penalty?
The rights of the people such as marriage, divorce, tattoos, etc. come from which amendment?
What is the 9th Amendment?
North Korea is an example of which type of government?
What is a dictatorship?
(Totalitarian)
Name an author of the Federalist Papers, designed to convince New Yorkers to approve the Constitution. (There are three)
Who are: James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
Which chamber of Congress elects people based on population of the state?
What is the House of Representatives?
Where is a place you can register to vote?
What is the courthouse, DMV, or online?
The least relevant Bill of Rights amendment today is:
What is the 3rd Amendment?