Social Studies Review

Presidency Basics

100

DAILY DOUBLE: How long is a presidential term?

2 years       6 years

4 years       8 years

4 years

200

How many terms can a president serve in office?

1        3

2        4

2

300

How many electoral votes are needed to win a presidential election?

100     540

270     A majority

270

400

Daily Double:  How many electoral votes did Ohio have in the previous Presidential Election?

8         28

18       38

18

500

How old must you be to become President of the United States?

25                         35

30                         40

35

Presidents

100

Which president set the precedent for only serving two terms in office?

John Adams             Thomas Jefferson

John Q. Adams         George Washington

George Washington

200

DAILY DOUBLE: President during the Great Depression and World War II.

Harry Truman             Herbert Hoover

Franklin Roosevelt      Theodore Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt

300

DAILY DOUBLE: Who was the President of the U.S. during the Civil War and was responsible for getting the 13th Amendment passed?

Abraham Lincoln        Ulysses S. Grant

John Q. Adams          Andrew Johnson

Abraham Lincoln

400

Who used detailed notes to compile the U.S. Constitution?

John Adams           James Madison

Thomas Jefferson   Andrew Jackson

James Madison

500

This President is known as the "Father of the Declaration of Independence" because he wrote most of the document.

Thomas Jefferson         James Madison

John Adams                 Andrew Jackson

Thomas Jefferson

Bill of Rights 1

100

Protects against excessive bails and fines.

4th Amendment            6th Amendment

5th Amendment            7th Amendment

8th Amendment

8th Amendment

200

DAILY DOUBLE: Right to a jury in civil trials

7th Amendment

300

Right to a speedy and public trial.

4th Amendment            6th Amendment

5th Amendment            7th Amendment

8th Amendment

6th Amendment

400

Ensures that the authorities must have a valid warrant and/or probable cause to search your property:

4th Amendment            6th Amendment

5th Amendment            7th Amendment

8th Amendment

4th Amendment

500

This amendment protects citizens from incriminating themselves.

4th Amendment            6th Amendment

5th Amendment            7th Amendment

8th Amendment

5th Amendment

Bill of Rights 2

100

Amendment that guarantees your right to keep and bear arms.

2nd Amendment

200

States may create any laws they wish as long as they do not violate the Constitution.

1st Amendment           3rd Amendment

2nd Amendment          9th Amendment

10th Amendment

10th Amendment

300

Amendment that protects citizens from having to quarter soldiers in their homes.

3rd Amendment

400

Explains that people have INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS that are not listed in the Constitution.

1st Amendment       3rd Amendment

2nd Amendment      9th Amendment

10th Amendment

9th Amendment

500

DAILY DOUBLE: What are the five basic freedoms guaranteed in 1st Amendment?

Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly and Petition

Amendments

100

This amendment formally banned slavery in America

13th Amendment

200

DAILY DOUBLE: Allowed the government to establish a federal income tax.

16th Amendment

300

This amendment established equal citizenship for all U.S. citizens regardless of race.

14th Amendment

400

DAILY DOUBLE: This amendment established the right to vote regardless of RACE

15th Amendment

500

This amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol in America.

18th Amendment