Constitutional Jeopardy

Amendments

100

This amendment of the United States constitution gives you the right to no self incrimination, and no double jeopardy.

The 5th Amendment

200

This Amendment of the United States constitution gives you the right to express yourself with five protections.

The 1st amendment

300

The ninth amendment of the U.S. constitution gives citizens this right.

Anything not defined

400

The fourth amendment of the U.S. constitution protects your rights to [blank]

Search and Seizure

500

This amendment of the U.S. constitution protects people form cruel and unusual punishment.

8th amendment

Qualifications

100

I am a senator that means I am older than this age

30 years old

200

I am a supreme court justice that means I am [blank] years old.

Any age

300

This chamber requires that I am a citizen of the U.S. for 7 years.

House of Representatives

400

This branch of government has three qualifications of being: a natural born citizen, a citizen continuously for 14 years, and be 35 years of age. 

The President (executive)

500

Define "Natural Born Citizen"

Someone born in the U.S. or born to a U.S. citizen

Articles

100

This article creates the president or executive branch.

Article II

200

This article establishes the Supreme Court

Article III

300

Article V (5) of the U.S. constitution makes the constitution a living document through a process that allows changes to be made to the Constitution.

Amendments

400

Article VII (7) requires a fraction of states to ratify the constitution

9/13

500

This article bans states from taxing imports and exports

Article IV

Whose Job is it Anyways

100

My job is to make bills and pass budgets

Legislature

200

I am the chief diplomat for the U.S.

The President

300

We interpret laws and apply the constitution

Supreme Court

400

I declare war and only I can do it

Legisture

500

I created my role after it was already established

Supreme Court

Is this legal?

100

A cop enters and searches my home without a Warrant

Illegal (4th)

200

During trial I am without an attorney and forced to testify against myself

Illegal (5th & 6th)

300

During hot pursuit a cop follows me into my garage finding contraband and charges me with possession of an illegal drug

Legal (1/6 exceptions to the 4th)

400

At school I am forced to either leave school or take off a shirt with a political statement

Illegal (1st, tinker test)

500

After a shooting the suspect is chased through his home. A lot of evidence is seized and brought to trial. The suspect is rushed before a judge for trial and found guilty.

Illegal (5th)