Vocab
What is the governmental term for to cancel?
Bonus: Which branch of gov't hold this power? +200pts
What is to Veto
Bonus: The Executive Branch; The President +100pts
What is the term for required military service?
What is a Draft
Which Amendment states that there will be NO housing of soldiers in the homes of Americans?
Use the Amendment in a scenario = +200pts
Amendment #3
Scenario correct = +200pts
A formal request made to the gov't in the form of many signatures is called?
Bonus: This process is protected under which amendment? +100pts
What is a Petition
Bonus: Petitioning is protected under our first amendment right. +100pts
How many amendments are there to the Constitution in total?
Bonus: name any amendment OTHER than those of The Bill of Rights and its purpose. +300pts
What are 27 amendments
Bonus: +300pts if amendment 11-27 was named with its purpose of creation.
What is the rule that state a person cannot be tried for the same crime more than once?
Bonus: Name the amendment which protects this right. +100pts
What is Double Jeopardy
Bonus: Amendment #5 +100pts
What are orders from the president that granted freedom from punishment called?
What a Pardon
Which amendment protects you from self-incrimination, allows due process, no double jeopardy, and property seizure for public use?
Use the Amendment in a scenario = +200pts
Amendment #5
Scenario correct = +200pts
What are powers given to the federal government called?
Bonus: Give an example of said power +200pts
What are Delegated Powers
Bonus: Taxing, coining money,regulating commerce, declaring war, raising an army, establishing a post office +200pts
Name the 2 kinds of citizenship you were taught this module.
Bonus: Name a person (you know in real life) with each kind of citizenship +100pts per person
What are Naturalized and Birthright citizenship.
Bonus: Mrs. Serafin +100pts Named yourself or someone else +100pts
What is the term for returning an immigrant to their country of origin?
What is to Deport
What are groups of people who share a common interest that motivates them to take political action called?
Bonus: True or False, these groups raise money toward political campaigns? +100pts
What are Interest Groups
False +100pts
Which amendments protect you from illegal searches/seizures w/o a warrant or unusually high bails/cruel punishments?
Use the Amendments in their own scenarios = +200pts
Amendments 4 + 8
Scenarios correct = +200pts
What are powers kept by the states' governments called?
Bonus: Give an example of said power +200pts
What are Reserved Powers
Bonus: Establishing schools, license issuing, regulating interstate commerce, conducting elections, establishing hospitals, creating laws +200pts
Use the proper amendment to provide protection in the following scenario:
"Jonny is accused of taking Stevens pencil box in school. When Mrs. Daniels checked Jonny's locker and found the pencil box she asked Johnny why he took it. Jonny refused to tell his side of the story and sat silently."
Johnny is exercising his fifth amendment rights of remaining silent to not incriminate himself.
What is the term for the commands made from the president that have the power of law?
What are Executive Orders
What is it called when there's a vote to bring charges of serious crimes against a president?
Bonus: How many presidents have had this term done to them before? +100
What is to Impeach
Bonus:
3
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump +100pts
Which amendments guarantee that any powers not given to the gov't are kept for the people and or the states?
Use the Amendments in a scenario = +200pts
Amendments 9 + 10
Scenarios correct = +200pts
True or False: Paying taxes, owning a gun, obeying the law, jury obligations, and Voting are ALL duties of American citizens?
What is false
Bonus 100pts if student knows 'voting' and 'owning a gun' doesn't belong.
Use the proper amendment to provide protection in the following scenario:
"Misty and Molly were shopping at Walmart. A girl who looks JUST like Molly happens to be stealing in the isle nearby. The thief takes a few items and heads out unnoticed. Molly and Misty purchase their things and on the way out law enforcement meets them, immediately seizes Molly's things including the purse she brought with her, and Mitsy's car keys. They then begin searching Mity's vehicle as well for any merchandise."
Molly and Mitsy are protected from this illegal search and seizure of their personal items under the 4th amendment
What is the rule that the law must be fairly applied
Bonus: Which Amendment from the Bill of Rights protects this ideology? +100pts
What is Due Process
Bonus: Amendment #5 +100pts
What do you call the power of the government to take personal property to benefit the public.
Bonus: Give an example of something that could be built using this policy? +100pts
What is Eminent Domain
Bonus: Parking lot/garage, superstores, highways, roads, +100pts
Which amendment makes it so you have the right to civil jury trials in court?
Use the Amendment in a scenario = +200pts
Amendment #7
Scenario correct = +200pts
The powers that are shared by both the federal and state gov'ts are called?
What are Concurrent powers.
Use the proper amendment to provide protection in the following scenario:
"Danny is a repair man who is hired to go into others' houses often. Danny isn't that good of a guy because he likes to take peoples remote controls when he leaves. Danny has taken over 400 remote controls from customers homes! Eventually, Danny was caught and sentenced to life behind bar after having a bail set at $4,000,000. Maybe one day Danny will be free."
Although Danny is crazy for stealing remote controls, he is protected from the use of these cruel and usual punishments and high bail under the 8th amendment