CHAPTER 6
SPORTS/POP CULTURE
2024 ELECTION
SUPREME COURT CASES// AMENDMENTS
MISCELLANEOUS
100

Suffrage 

the right to vote in elections and referendums. 

100

What NFL team hired the first cheerleaders in 1972? 

The cowboys

100

Who is running for president in the 2024 election? 

Donald Trump

 Kamala Harris. 

100

How many times has the U.S. Constitution has been amended. 

27

100

What are the 3 branches? 

Legislative, executive, judicial. 

200

Early civil rights legislation 

Civil rights act of 1870


200

What team has the most NBA championships? 

The Celtics

200

What states does it take to win?

Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

200

What are the first 10 amendment's know as?

The bill of rights. 
200

What are the three 3 main functions of government?

 making laws, executing or implementing laws, and interpreting and applying laws.

300

What was the primary argument made in favor of lowering the voting age to 18?

old enough to fight old enough to vote. 

300

What NFL team is known as the "ants" when on a losing streak? 

The Saints 

300

When can you vote? 

In person at local election office 

online 

mail

300

The amendment process is designed to be what? 

  • It is designed to be lengthy and difficult to prevent arbitrary changes. 
300

When was the constitution written? 

In 1787

400

What are some legal means used to keep African Americans from voting?

Gerrymandering, literacy tests, grandfather clause, poll taxes, registration laws, private associations. 

400

What player has the most career home runs? 

Barry Bonds 

400

How is a president elected?

It is a process that takes snakes through December and January. 

400

True or False 

Some amendments are still technically in effect, but have become inconsequential over time

True 

400

What is the American Revolution?

The American Revolution is considered the most important event in American history. It created written constitutions, republican governments, and reformed laws.

500

What was the original purpose of literacy tests?

To restrict the total number of immigrants voting. 

500

Who was the women's NCAA champion in 2014?

UCONN

500

Issues of the election?

Economy and inflation continue. 

500

2 famous supreme court cases

Board of Education of Independent School District and Brown v. Board of Education

500

What is the Louisiana Purchase? 

when President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803.