Influences on US Government
Constitution
3 Branches
Amendments
Miscellaneous
100

These 2 ancient civilizations gave us Democracy and Republics.

What are Greece and Rome?

100

The first 10 Amendments of the US Constitution.

What are the Bill of Rights?

100

This is considered the highest court of the United States.

What is the Supreme Court.

100

Women get the right to vote in 1920.

What is the 19th Amendment?

100

A formal charge of misconduct against a public official, typically a President, VP or a state/federal official.

What is Impeachment?

200

This Enlightenment thinkers said that all people are born with the natural rights of Life, Land, and Liberty.

Who is John Locke?

200

A formal change, addition, or correction made to a legal document, such as a law, constitution, or contract, to modify or improve it without replacing the original text.

What are amendments?

200

This Enlightenment philosopher said we need to have Separation of Powers in government.

Who is Montesqueiu.

200

The Reconstruction Amendments.

What is 13th, 14th, and 15th?

200

Any legal rule or regulation enforced by the government to regulate behaviour or activities in that society.

What is a law?

300
This thinker's philosophy said we are born with the unwritten understanding that the government will protect our rights and if they do not, we have the right to overthrow the government.
Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau?
300

This document preceded the current constitution but was a huge failure.

What are the Articles of Confederation?

300

These 3 articles express the powers of the 3 branches.

BONUS 50 POINTS: Which branch belongs to which article.

What are Article I, II, and III?

*Article I- Legislative, Article II- Executive, Article III- Judicial

300

Voting age changes from 21 to 18.

What is the 26th Amendment?

300

A proposed law that is drafted by the government or by the lawmakers, to be debated and voted upon in the legislature, and if passed by that legislature, to be enacted into force by a certain constitutional procedure.

What is a Bill?

400

This French philosopher stated " I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it."

Who is Voltaire?

400

These two plans eventually combined to make a "Great Compromise."

Bonus 50 points: Tell me what each plan wanted.

What are the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan?

400

Congress is bicameral.  These are the 2 parts.

What is Senate and House of Representatives? 

400

No cruel and unusual punishment.

What is the 8th Amendment?

400

The practice of drawing electoral district boundaries in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage over others.

What is Gerrymandering?

500

This "constitution" written in England in 1215 gave use the principle of Due Process.  

What is the Magna Carta?

500

This compromise said that slave would count towards the population but not as a whole person.

What is the 3/5's Compromise?

500

This is the power of courts to determine if laws and government actions are constitutional.

What is Judicial Review?

500

Prohibits quartering soldiers.

What is the 3rd Amendment?

500

A political leader who seeks support by appealing to the ordinary people but with a more negative connotation.

What is a Demagouge?

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