Government Stuff
History is a mystery
Where in the geography?
Money Matters (Economics)
Were you paying attention?
100
The US Constitution has this many amendments.
What is 26?
100
English settlers first arrived in the Americas in this US state.
Bonus 100 pts: What year?
What is Virginia in 1607?
100
This small drawing is generally found on a map that shows directions.
What is a compass?
100
You pay this every time to the government when you purchase an item.
What is a sales tax?
100
This abbreviation is added on dates before year zero on the common calendar.
What is BCE or BC?
200
This power is given to the Chief Executive of the government to deny a bill passed by Congress.
What is a presidential veto?
200
This conflict was fought between North and South over the right to keep and expand slavery.
What is the US Civil War?
200
The name of this state.
What is Missouri?
200
This is the term for how much you make every year.
What is your INCOME?
200
These countries developed the idea of race that began the slave trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What are Portugal and Spain?
300
This document was the first constitution that only lasted from 1781-1789.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
300
This conflict was the longest-lasting in US history, but there was no direct fighting between the US and the USSR.
What is the Cold War?
300
According to one theory, all landmasses were grouped into a super landmass.
What is Pangea?
300
This happens when the price of goods or services is greater than the value of the dollar.
Hint: Happening now at the grocery store ;)
What is inflation?
300
This is an example of this tool.
What is propaganda?
400
This branch of government has the authority to set budgets and oversees the actions of the other branches.
What is the legislative branch? (Congress)
400
This territory was added after a land deal with France and explored by Louis, Clark, and Sacagawea.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
400
These invisible lines run from North to South around the globe and show location.
What are lines of longitude?
400
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This graph shows that when you have more of something, this happens to the price.
What is the price decrease?
400
This amendment gave non-white males the right to citizenship and voting.
BONUS 100pts: What year?
What is the 15th Amendment (1870)?
500
This addition to the US Constitution led to the acceptance by several states, including Rhode Island.
Bonus 100 points: In what year?
What is the Bill of Rights (1791)?
500
This famous court case led to the upholding of the segregation of public spaces calling them "separate but equal" by the US Supreme Court.
BONUS 100pts: In what year?
What is Plessy vs Ferguson (1890)?
500
These are the names of the oceans. (100pts each!)
BONUS 100pts: Which ocean is closest to you right now?
Atlantic (Closest), Pacific, Indian, Artic, Southern
500
To the nearest thousand dollars, the Federal Poverty level for a family of 3 people.
What is $25,820?
500
This type of music was developed by enslaved people and was often used as messages of hope, directions to freedom, or stories from the Bible.
BONUS 100pts: Name a title of a song of this genre.
What is the spiritual?
Ex. Go Down Moses, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Follow the Drinking Gourd, etc.