Vocab
What is the governmental term for to cancel?
Bonus: Which branch of gov't hold this power? +200pts
What is to Veto
Bonus: The Executive Branch; The President +100pts
What is the term for required military service?
What is a Draft
Which Amendment states that there will be NO housing of soldiers in the homes of Americans?
Use the Amendment in a scenario = +200pts
Amendment #3
Scenario correct = +200pts
Who was accused of loading the Judicial Branch & Supreme Court with multiple justices of the peace the night before he left presidential office?
Who is John Adams
The case which began all because President Adams loaded too many names for justices' of peace the night before he left office. This case resulted in the Judicial branch reaching equality of the Executive and Legislative branches?
Bonus - 400pts What was the name of the presiding justice of this case?
What is Marbury v. Madison
Bonus - John Marshall +400pts
What is the rule that state a person cannot be tried for the same crime more than once?
Bonus: Name the amendment which protects this right. +100pts
What is Double Jeopardy
Bonus: Amendment #5 +100pts
What are orders from the president that granted freedom from punishment called?
What a Pardon
Which amendment protects you from self-incrimination, allows due process, no double jeopardy, and property seizure for public use?
Use the Amendment in a scenario = +200pts
Amendment #5
Scenario correct = +200pts
This treaty is named after the representative sent to settle disputes between the US and Britain. Britain would pay damages on seized American ships and abandon forts on the frontier and the US agreed to pay debts owed to Britain.
Bonus: What's the name of the representative sent by Washington who accomplished this treaty? +100pts
What is Jay's Treaty
Bonus: John Jay +100pts
The two main political parties with major influence over the election of 1800 were Democrats and Republicans.
False = 400pts: They were Democratic-Republicans and Federalists +200pts.
What is the term for returning an immigrant to their country of origin?
What is to Deport
What are groups of people who share a common interest that motivates them to take political action called?
Bonus: True or False, these groups raise money toward political campaigns? +100pts
What are Interest Groups
False +100pts
Which amendments protect you from illegal searches/seizures w/o a warrant or unusually high bails/cruel punishments?
Use the Amendments in their own scenarios = +200pts
Amendments 4 + 8
Scenarios correct = +200pts
This treaty is named after the representative sent to settle border and trade disputes with Spain. Spain agreed to reopen the port at New Orleans to American trading ships.
Bonus: What's the name of the representative sent by Washington who accomplished this treaty? +100pts
What is Pinckney's Treaty
Bonus: Thomas Pinckney +100pts
What year was the election in which the presidential candidates tied 73-73 votes & who were the candidates?
Bonus - Which Party where these two candidates for? +200pts
What is the year 1800 +300
& who were Thomas Jefferson & Aaron Burr +300
Bonus - The Democratic - Republican Party +200pts
What is the term for the commands made from the president that have the power of law?
What are Executive Orders
What is it called when there's a vote to bring charges of serious crimes against a president?
Bonus: How many presidents have had this term done to them before? +100
What is to Impeach
Bonus:
3
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump +100pts
Which amendments guarantee that any powers not given to the gov't are kept for the people and or the states?
Use the Amendments in a scenario = +200pts
Amendments 9 + 10
Scenarios correct = +200pts
True or False: Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and James Madison are all Federalist Party representatives?
What is False; James Madison does not belong
What is the order of the first 3 presidents of the United States of America?
Bonus 200pts - Which political parties did they represent?
1. George Washington - Did not affiliate
2. John Adams - Federalist
3. Thomas Jefferson - Democratic - Republican
Bonus 200pts for all political parties mentioned
What is the rule that the law must be fairly applied
Bonus: Which Amendment from the Bill of Rights protects this ideology? +100pts
What is Due Process
Bonus: Amendment #5 +100pts
What do you call the power of the government to take personal property to benefit the public.
Bonus: Give an example of something that could be built using this policy? +100pts
What is Eminent Domain
Bonus: Parking lot/garage, superstores, highways, roads, +100pts
Which amendment makes it so you have the right to civil jury trials in court?
Use the Amendment in a scenario = +200pts
Amendment #7
Scenario correct = +200pts
True or False: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Jay are all Federalist Party representatives?
What is False; John Jay does not belong.
Name the candidates of both political parties from the election of 1800 and which party they belonged to.
Who is:
John Adams - Federalists
Charles C Pinckney - Federalists
Thomas Jefferson - Democratic-Republican
Aaron Burr - Democratic-Republican