Vocabulary
Amendments
Rights / Responsibilities
Voting History
Teacher & Staff Facts
Mystery!
100
The document that sets up how a government is supposed to work.
Constitution
100
Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Assembly, and Freedom of Petition are all found in this amendment.
The 1st Amendment
100
Cleaning your room -- right or responsibility?
Responsibility!
100
At the beginning of the United States, only these people could vote.
White men with property.
100
This teacher studied German in college.
Ms. Marshall
100
What is 1+1+1+1+1?
5
200
A change to the Constitution, there are 27 in total.
An amendment
200
The idea that the government must follow a specific set of rules before it can do anything is called...
Due Process! (14th Amendment)
200
Freedom of Speech -- right or responsibility?
Right!
200
This group gained the right to vote in the 1860s, after the US Civil War.
Black men specifically, but in practice all men could vote regardless of race.
200
These two teachers got into an arugment over which is better, regular Red Bull or sugar free Red Bull.
Ms. Marshall & Ms. Summerhill
200
What are the 4 core classes that will determine if you graduate / have summer school?
Social Science/Social Studies, Math, Reading, and Science
300
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution, where we are given a list of rights and freedoms.
The Bill of Rights
300
The idea that all citizens should follow the same set of rules and expectations is called...
Equal Protection (14th Amendment)
300
Remaining silent when you get arrested -- right or responsibility?
Right! ("You have the right to remain silent")
300
These groups still cannot vote in the United States today (name 3).
Children, felons, and non-citizens.
300
This teacher just adopted a stray cat.
Mr. Kosters! Her name is Kismet (a Yiddish word for something that was meant to be).
300
How many feet are in a mile?
5,280
400
The idea that the government of the United States is divided into local and national parts, each with their own powers
Federalism
400
The amendment which states you do not have to speak against yourself in a court room / when on trial.
The 5th Amendment ("I plead the 5th")
400
Serving on a jury -- right or responsibility?
Responsibility
400
The 19th Amendment gave this group the right to vote in 1920
Women!
400
This staff member has read 32 books since last January.
Mr. Spears!
400
Chicago is the 3rd largest city in the United States. What are the 2nd and 4th largest cities?
Los Angeles and Houston
500
The idea that different parts of the government have different responsibilities, and that one part of the government should not be more powerful than the others.
Separation of Powers
500
The amendment which says that all powers not listed in the Constitution are given to the states.
the 10th amendment
500
Voting -- right or a responsibility?
Both!
500
In the 1970s, people under 21 gained the right to vote. What caused this?
The Draft / The Vietnam War
500
This staff member was in a Disney Film
Mr. Moir was in a promotional film for Disney World
500
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?
As much wood as a wood chuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood