John Tinker, 15 years old, his sister Mary Beth Tinker, 13 years old, and Christopher Echardt, 16 years old, decided along with their parents to protest the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands to their Des Moines schools during the Christmas holiday season. Upon learning of their intentions, and fearing that the armbands would provoke disturbances, the principals of the Des Moines school district resolved that all students wearing armbands be asked to remove them or face suspension. When the Tinker siblings and Christopher wore their armbands to school, they were asked to remove them. When they refused, they were suspended until after New Year's Day.
What is the First Amendment: Freedom of speech
100
This is the supreme law of the land
What is the constitution
100
This branch interprets the laws
What is the judicial branch
100
This is the age in which you can first vote
What is 18
100
This amendment states that you cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
What is 5th amendment.
200
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis live in a three-story apartment building. They fight all of the time, and the neighbors can hear them yelling at each other. One Saturday morning their neighbor finds Mr. Lewis in the hallway. He has been
shot. The neighbors are all positive that his wife did it, although no one saw her. Mrs. Lewis is accused of murder and put in prison for 30 years.
What is the 6th amendment
200
This document declared the United Stated Independence from Great Britain
What is The Declaration of Independence
200
This prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances or seperation of powers
200
This is the age that all men must register to vote
What is 18
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Our first government as a New United States was set up under these
300
The community of Birdville needed to widen the main street through town. The city paid each of the landowners along the street a fair amount of money for taking part of their land on the street to widen the street. Some landowners were upset. Can the city widen the street anyway?
What is the 5th amendment: Due Process
300
Thi is a change to the Constitution
What is an amendment
300
This is how many seats are in the Senate
What is 100
300
Voting is considered this
what is a responsibility.
300
Our of many, one
What is E Pluribus Unum
400
Carl disagreed with his teacher about a grade on an assignment. His
parents called the school to discuss it, but the grade remained the same. Carlwas sure he was being cheated, so he wrote an article that was very critical ofthe school and the teacher. It was to be printed in the local newspaper. Heaccused the school of cheating him out of an A in the class, saying that he was
discriminated against. Can the newspaper print this article?
What is the !st amendment: Freedom of press
400
These rights are specifically stated in the Declaration of Independence that belong to all men and women
What is Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
400
This is how many voting members are in the federal House of Representatives
What is 435
400
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
What is the 26th amendment.
400
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
What is original 13 colonies
500
Ten years ago, Phil was convicted of breaking into someone’s house and taking a stereo and TV. He served his prison term and was released. One Friday night Phil was sitting in his living room watching a ballgame on TV. A police officer knocked at the door and said he was going to search Phil’s house for stolen property. When Phil asked to see a search warrant, the officer saidhe didn’t need one since Phil was once convicted of stealing.
Is the police officer right?
What is the 4th amendment
500
This is the type of government the United States has
What is a democracy in a republic
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!
This area of the United States does not have members it sends to congress, but does have 3 electoral votes
500
To defend the constitution and laws of the United States, to give up loyalty to other countries, to to be loyal to the United States are all exampes of this
What is promes you make when you become a citizen
500
This was the last Presidential Cabinet Department created (2001)