Civics Jeopardy

Civics 1

100

What does the Judicial branch do?

-Review laws, explains laws, resolve disputes, and decides if a law goes against the Constitution. 

200

Who is our representative (House of Reps)?

Steve Womack

300

Who is one of Arkansas's senator?

John Boozman and Tom Cotton

400

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

Serve on a jury and vote in a federal election. 

500

There are 538 total electoral votes. A presidential candidate must get how many electoral votes to win?

270

600

How many members does Congree have?

535

700

Who is the Governor of Arkansas?

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

800

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? 

Provide schooling and education, provide protection (police), provide safety (fire departments), give a driver's license, approve zoning and land use.                      

Civics 2

100

What is the political party of the President now?

Democratic 

200

How many senators are members of Congress?

100 (two per state)

300

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 

Thomas Jefferson. 

400

When was the Constitution written? 

1787

500

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.  

The Civil War

600

What is it called when congressional district lines are drawn to favor a particular political party?

Gerrymandering

700

Name one right only for United States citizens.

Vote in a federal election; run for federal office. 

800

By ______________ voters who tend to vote one way into just a few a districts is one way a political party takes advantage over another.

Packing

Civics 3

100

What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? 

Nancy Pelosi

200

The _______ is an institution that enforces laws that oversee how money is given to federal campaigns.

Federal Election Commission (FEC)

300

__________________ are organizations that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money for political campaigns.

Super PACS (political action committees)

400

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? 

U.S. diplomat. Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention. First postmaster General of the United States. Writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac. Started the free libraries 

500

Name one problem that led to the Civil War. 

Slavery. 

600

The process of calculating the number of representatives in proportion to the state's population is known as?

Apportionment

700

When legislators can't agree on redistricting, what is one of two options they have?

Take it to court or hire an independent committee.

800

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S Constitution. Name one of the writers. 

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay. 

Civics 4

100

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? 

Freedom of:

expression, speech, assembly, petition the government, of worship, to bear arms. 

200

If there were no vacancies, how many electoral votes does Arkansas have?

6

300

What is the term for a stalling tactic senators use to delay a bill?

Filibuster

400

As a means for cutting off debate during a filibuster, rule 22 known as ______________, in invoked when 3/5 of the members agree to end the debate.

Cloture

500

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? 

Freed the slaves. Freed the slaves in the Confederate States. 

600

A _____________ is an angle a journalist takes when telling a story, answering The Who, why, when , where, etc 

Frame

700

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? 

The Louisiana Territory

800

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? 

Communism. 

Civics 5

100

Who is the first African American female Supreme Court Justice?

Ketanji Brown Jackson

200

Political advertisement where you don't know who's paying for it is known as?

Dark Money

300

What happened at the Constitutional Convention? 

The Constitution was written. 

400

Any political party that falls outside the two main political parties is known as? Example?

Third Party - Independent and Green Party

500

Name one U.S. Territory 

Puerto Rico. U.S. Virgin Islands. American Samoa. Northern Mariana Islands. Guam. 

600

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Civil Rights movement. 

700

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? 

Vote, join a political party, help with a campaign, join a civic group, join a community group, give a elected official your opinion on an issue, call Senators and Representatives, run for office.  

800

The __________________ is the process the Founding Fathers established to choose a president.

The Electoral College