U.S. Government

Constitutional Convention

100

This chamber in Congress made the small states happy (equal representation)

What is the Senate?

200

This chamber in Congress made the big states happy (population based representation)

What is the House of Representatives?

300

This was the name of the Compromise that gave us 3 branches of government and 2 chambers in Congress.

What is the Great Compromise?

400

This was the name of the compromise that answered the question of slaves and population for representation.

What is the 3/5ths Compromise? 

500

This man created the Great Compromise

Who is Roger Sherman?

3 Branches of Government

100

This branch makes the laws.

What is the Legislative Branch (Congress)?

200

This branch carries out/executes the laws

What is the executive branch?

300

This branch protects the Constitution/interprets the laws.

What is the judicial branch?

400

You need to be at least 30 years old to join this chamber in Congress.

What is the Senate?

500

The members of executive branch include the president, vice president, and this group of advisors.

Who is the Cabinet?

Bill of Rights

100

This amendment protects your right to own a gun as a citizen.

What is the 2nd amendment?

200

A person gets pulled over and the police ask to search their car. This amendment gives them the right to say no, and protection from an unwarranted search.

What is the 4th amendment?

300

A city made it illegal to worship/practice any religion at all, violating this amendment.

What is the 1st amendment?

400

A person was arrested and kept in jail for 25 years without going to trial/seeing a courtroom, violating this amendment.

What is the 6th amendment?

500

A person was found guilty of theft and fed to hungry sharks as their punishment, violating this amendment.

What is the 8th amendment?

How a Bill Becomes a Law

100

A rough draft of a law is called this.

What is a bill?

200

Once a bill is written and given a number, it is sent here for review.

What is a committee?

300

This is the final stop for a bill to become a law, once it is signed by this person, it is law.

Who is the president?

400

Bills about money start in this chamber in Congress.

What is the House of Representatives?

500

If a president doesn't like the bill, they will do this, and Congress will need 2/3 vote to override it.

What is a veto?

Current Government Officials

100

The current president of the U.S.

Who is Donald Trump?

200

The political party of the current president.

What is the Republican party?

300

Name one of the two senators for North Daktoa.

Who is John Hoeven or Kevin Cramer?

400

This is the current governor of North Dakota.

Who is KellyArmstrong?

500

This is the current vice president of the U.S.

Who is J.D. Vance?