Government 2nd 9 weeks

Presidential

100

• In the 2008 presidential election, this man was the Republican nominee.

John McCain

200

Article II of the U. S. Constitution contains the provisions for this branch of government.

Executive

300

• Which president, after losing the election, gave a speech claiming that the election was fraudulent, sparking a riot at the Capitol?

Donald J. Trump

400

• The Watergate scandal forced the resignation of this president.

Richard Nixon

500

• President Obama’s “signature issue” was….

providing healthcare to poor Americans

Congressional

100

• How many members are there of the U. S. Senate?

100

200

• This word refers to a congress divided into two bodies.

bicameral 

300

• This term refers to the members of Congress voting for each other’s legislation. "I will vote for yours if you vote for mine".

logrolling

400

The final phase of the election cycle in which the Republican nominee, the Democratic nominee and any third party candidates run against each other.

general election

500

• Special Interest Groups and large corporations hire these people to ‘persuade’ congressmen to vote their way.

lobbyists

Judicial

100

• How many justices are there on the U. S. Supreme Court?

9

200

• The Supreme Court case Plessey v. Ferguson was argued based upon what clause of the 14th Amendment?

equal protection

300

• In this case, SCOTUS ruled that anyone accused of a felony gets a lawyer, even if unable to pay.

Gideon v. Wainwright

400

• According to SCOTUS, the right to an abortion is associated with a woman’s 4th Amendment right to….

privacy

500

• In the Nebraska case, the question was between freedom of the press and a man’s __ Amendment right to a fair trial.

6th 

Civil

100

• Which amendment gave African-American men the right to vote?

15th 

200

• Who was the first president to sign a Civil Rights Act?

Dwight Eisenhower

300

• What civil rights protest led to President Kennedy being directly involved to protect protestors?

Freedom Rides

400

• What group of people gained the right to vote through the Snyder Act of 1924?

Native Americans

500

• The 24th Amendment banned this form of discrimination.

poll taxes

State of Confusion

100

• Who is the current governor of Alabama?

Kay Ivey

200

This term is defined as; "during reapportionment lines intentionally being drawn to help a political party"

gerrymandering

300

• This term means that a county can create a local law or tax without the state’s permission.

home rule

400

• What is the position of the senior executive in a state called?

governor 

500

• Which state has the longest constitution?           

ALABAMA