Advocacy
Government Basics
Elections!
CIVICS
Mystery!!!
100

What is advocacy?

What is public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy?


100

What are the three branches of government?

What are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?

100

How many members of Congress are there?

What is 538?

100

The President of the United States lives and works in this famous building in Washington, D.C. What is it?

What is the White House?

100

LAST QUESTION: True or false? Claire and Amy will miss teaching you all!!!!! <3 :)

What is TRUE?!?!?!?!?!? <3 <3 <3

200

When you sign your name in support of a cause or to change a law, you are adding it to this. What is it?

What is a petition?

200

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

What is 9?

200

How long is a Senator's term?

What is 6 years?
200

The United States Congress has two chambers, what are they?

What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?

200

What branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?

What is the judicial branch?

300

What are 3 types of advocacy you can do?

What are petitions, protests, letter writing, boycotts, etc.
300

What can the President do if they don't like a law Congress passes?

What is veto?

300

In what month does a new president take office?

What is January?

300

This document begins with the words, 'We the People' and sets up American government. What is it?

What is the U.S. Constitution?

300

How many lessons have we done with y'all?

What is 6?

400

Name 3 advocacy movements

What are Civil Rights movement, women's suffrage movement, environmental movement, etc?

400

TWO PARTS: What age must you be to vote and what age must you be to run for president?

What are 18 and 35?

400

How many electoral votes must a candidate receive to win the election?

What is 270?

400

What kind of government does the USA have?

What is a democracy?

400

Which candy won our mock election?

What is Twix?

500

What year did women get the right to vote in the USA?

What is 1920?

500

The day elections are held in the United States is always this specific Tuesday of November. What is it?

What is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November?

500

True or false? There can be a tie in the electoral college.

What is true?

500

This process allows citizens to propose and vote on laws directly, bypassing the legislature. What is it?

What is a ballot initiative?

500

Which cities are Claire and Amy from? You must get BOTH right!

What are Washington DC and Cambridge MA?