Electoral College
In the Electoral College, the President would be a chosen by a group of people from each state called...
Electors
Who was our third POTUS and is considered the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What amendment protects our right to free speech?
1st Amendment
Which compromise combined elements of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
The Great Compromise
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
The Electoral College is made up of how many total electors (counting Washington, D.C.)?
538
Who was an American diplomat to Paris during the American Revolution? He also authored Poor Richard's Almanac.
Benjamin Franklin
Finish the sentence--"The 8th Amendment limits bails, fines, and prevents cruel, and unusual...
punishment."
Which compromise forced northern delegates to agree that, for a 20-year period, Congress would not pass laws banning the Atlantic slave trade?
The Slave Trade Compromise
If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Speaker of the House
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the presidency?
270
Name the general who led Continental forces during the American Revolution. His home--and current resting place--is a plantation in Mt. Vernon, Virginia.
George Washington
Finish the sentence--"The 10th Amendment says that the national government only has those powers given to it by the...
Constitution."
***DAILY DOUBLE*** Double your points!!
Which compromise decided how the enslaved African-American (and other minorities) population would be represented in a state's population?
The 3/5 Compromise
When was the Constitution written?
1787
If both candidates are tied after the electoral votes are counted, how is the tie settled?
The House of Representatives picks the president.
Unscramble the letters to form the name:
NOJH SAMDA
John Adams
Which amendment protects our right to bear arms?
2nd Amendment
What did Congress do on January 1, 1808--20 years after their agreement to not pass any laws banning slavery?
Passed a law making any future importation of slaves illegal and/or abolished the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
In what year was there a tie for the presidency? Who was in the running? Who won?
*You have to answer all three correctly to get the points!!
Election of 1800; Thomas Jefferson vs. Aaron Burr; Thomas Jefferson
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
Finish the sentence--"The 4th Amendment outlaws unreasonable search and...
seizure/arrest."
Under the terms of the Great Compromise, representation in the House of Representatives would be...
Proportional Representation or representation based on population.
Name BOTH of Oklahoma's U.S. Senators:
Markwayne Mullen and James Lankford