This famous Supreme Court case established judicial review.
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
100
The author of the Star Spangled Banner.
Who is Frances Scott Key?
100
These two candidates ran against each other in the election of 1800?
Who is John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?
100
This purchase more than doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
100
Article 1 of the Constitution created this branch of government with consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What is the Legislative Branch?
200
Under the principles of judicial review this is considered the supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
200
The Star Spangled Banner is written about this battle.
What is the Battle of Fort McHenry?
200
The 12th Amendment to the Constitution accomplished this.
What is required electors to vote for the president and vice president on separate ballots?
200
This 32 year old explorer was an amateur scientist and had experience dealing with Native Americans.
Who is William Clark?
200
This amendment to the Constitution originally was intended to allow citizens to overthrow the government but is now interpreted to provide the right to own a gun.
What is 2nd Amendment?
300
This branch of government has the duty to uphold the Constitution.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
Although Key wrote the lyrics, the music to the national anthem is based on this.
What is an old English drinking song?
300
John Adams represented this political party that no longer exists today.
What is a Federalist?
300
The United States paid this sum of money for the Louisiana Purchase?
What is $15 million dollars?
300
This amendment to the Constitution prevents cruel and unusual punishment for those convicted of a crime.
What is 8th Amendment?
400
This act set up regional courts for the United States.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1801?
400
The war of 1812 was fought between this two nations.
What is United States and England?
400
When the election of 1800 ended in a deadlock, this group chose the President.
Who is the House of Representatives?
400
Up until 1800, the US territory only extended as far as this river.
What is the Mississippi?
400
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are know as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
Jefferson appointed this man as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
What is John Marshall?
500
This word in the national anthem means dangerous.
What is perilous?
500
Both Jefferson and Adams received this number of electoral votes.
What is 73?
500
President Jefferson saw this French leader as a possible threat to US expansion.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
500
Under the 5th amendment, a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime. This clause is known as what? Hint: think of this game.