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3 Branches of Govt.
Dec. of Independence
Dec. of Sentiments
Bill of Rights
Bonus/Random
100

how many branches of government are there?

  • What is 3?

100

  • This document, signed in 1776, declared the colonies' separation from Great Britain.

  • What is the Declaration of Independence?

100

  •  This document was modeled after the Declaration of Independence to demand equal rights for women.

  • What is the Declaration of Sentiments?

100

  • The 8th Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment; this clause is often debated in relation to... 

What is the death penalty

100

How many continents are there

What is 7

200

  • The main function of the legislative branch is to...

  • What is make laws?

200

  • The main author of the Declaration of Independence.

  • Who is Thomas Jefferson?

200

What male signed the Dec. of Sentiments. HINT: he was a former enslaved person

What is Fredrick Douglass

200

The First Amendment protects what 3 things

freedom of religion, press, and religion

200

Which president was the primary writer of the dec of independence?

What is Thomas Jefferson

300

  • The 2 houses of congress are

  • What is the House of reps and the senate?

300

 According to the Declaration, all people are born with unalienable rights to "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of...?"

  • What is Happiness?

300

  • The most controversial demand of the Declaration of Sentiments was the right to do this.

  • What is vote (suffrage)?

300

The first amendment grants us the right to life, liberty, and ...

  • What is the pursuit of happiness?

300

What does "crash out" mean

What is to have a freak out

400

  • Which branch is responsible for negotiating treaties with foreign nations?

  • What is the executive branch?

400

The Declaration of Independence served as a formal complaint against this King of Great Britain.

  • Who is King George III?

400

The main purpose of the Dec. of Sentiments was to grant women ____ rights

equal

400

The primary purpose of the Bill of Rights is to...

What is to protect individual liberties from the power of the federal govt.
400

Name an elvis song

Hounddog, cant help falling in love, dont be cruel
500

  • A presidential veto is an example of a check on which other branch of government?

  • What is the Legislative Branch?

500

  • According to the Declaration, governments derive their "just powers from the consent of the...?"

  • What is the governed?

500

The dec of sentiments was modeled after what document?

what is the dec of independence

500

What does double jeopardy mean?

What is a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice, once found not guilty. 
500

Who was the 16th president of the US?

Abraham Lincoln