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General Knowledge
100

This type of law deals with disputes between private individuals or organizations

What is civil law?

100

 This branch of government enforces the law

What is the executive branch?

100

This constitutional amendment is most often cited in debates over free speech on social media

What is the First Amendment?

100

This is what KAPi stands for

What is Kappa Alpha Pi?

100

This planet is known as the Red Planet

What is Mars?

200

This legal principle prevents someone from being tried twice for the same crime

What is double jeopardy?

200

 The U.S. Congress is made up of these two chambers

What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?

200

Recently a government shutdown happened when Congress failed to pass this on time

What is a budget (or funding bill)?

200

These are the three pillars of KAPi

What is Professionalism, Brotherhood, and Service?

200

This ocean lies between the United States and Europe

What is the Atlantic Ocean?

300

This amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures

What is the Fourth Amendment?

300

 This document officially ended the American Revolutionary War

What is the Treaty of Paris?

300

Recent Supreme Court decisions have limited the power of this branch of government to create binding regulations

What is the executive branch (or federal agencies)?

300

Unlike social Greek organizations, KAPi i is best described as this type of fraternity

What is a Professional Fraternity?

300

This city is known as “The Eternal City.”

What is Rome?

400

This Supreme Court case established judicial review

What is Marbury v. Madison?

400

This system divides power between national and state governments

What is federalism?

400

This international organization has coordinated military and economic support for Ukraine and other various countries currently in conflicts

What is NATO?

400

Networking, mentorship, and academic support all fall under this major goal of KAPi

What is Professional Development or Professionalism?

400

This branch of philosophy deals with questions of law and justice

What is political philosophy?

500

This term refers to a judge’s written explanation of a court’s decision

What is an opinion?

500

The group that was against the Constitution and demanded a Bill of Rights

Who are the Anti-Federalists?

500

This term refers to economic punishments countries use to pressure other governments

What are sanctions?

500

This is when and where KAPi was founded.

What is in 2007 at the University of Michigan?

500

This instrument is used to measure earthquakes

What is a seismograph?

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