The Constitution
Potpourri
Federalism today
Midterm
100

the division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.

what is... FEDERALISM!

100

What freezes faster: hot or cold water?

What is... hot water.

100

The federal minimum wage

What is... $7.25

100

The time and location of your midterm

What is...

4AC: 1/21 @ 7:50
6AC: 1/23 @7:50

200

The Congress shall have Power - To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

What is... Elastic Clause/Necessary + Proper Clause

200

The name of a group of flamingoes

What is... a flamboyance

200

The location of the first offshore wind farm in the United States 

What is... Block Island 

200

The structure of your DBQ essay

WHAT IS... four paragraphs, including intro, body paragraph on ONE topic, body paragraph on ANOTHER topic, and conclusion

300

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

What is... the Supremacy Clause

300

The first animal ever to be cloned

What is... a sheep

BONUS: WHAT IS HER NAME?

300

A function of the Department of Education

What is... 

student loans, funding for k-12 schools, civil rights... etc

300

The structure of a body paragraph on your midterm

What is... PIEIEC OR: point, illustration, elaboration, another illustration, elaboration, and optional counterclaim  

400

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

What is... 10th amendment/reserved powers

400

What is the only type of bird that can fly backwards?

What is... a hummingbird

400

A city where the National Guard has been deployed by the federal government in 2025

What is... LA, Portland, DC, Memphis, New Orleans

400

During the midterm, where should you find evidence for your body paragraphs?

What is... one illustration from the documents provided on your midterm and one illustration from your graphic organizer. Your counterclaim (if you choose to do one) can come from the documents or your graphic organizer.

500

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

What is... 14th amendment

500

What is the study of insects called?

What is... Entomology

500

Name something related to federalism that happened in Rhode Island in the past week

What is...

Secretary McMahon in West Greenwich, Revolution Winds halting and unhalting 

500

How shall you take your midterm

What is... HANDWRITTEN!

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