The Constitution
How many articles are in the Constitution?
7!
What is the name of one tenth-grade English teacher?
Brett or Ginia
What is the second largest continent geographically speaking?
Africa is the second largest continent
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?
270 electoral votes are needed
What is gerrymandering?
The process of drawing districts in a politically strategic way.
What is the Judicial Branch primarily in charge of?
They are in charge of interpreting the law.
Who is the youngest member of the Upper School Faculty?
Helena
What is the longest river in the U.S.?
Missouri River
Which state has the third-largest number of Electoral Votes?
100 points if you can name the number.
In terms of gerrymandering, describe the strategy termed "packing".
This method of gerrymandering sacrifices one district to the opposing party in order to win a majority of districts for one's own party.
Which branch of government confirms Supreme Court Justices to the bench?
Congress/Legislative (technically just the Senate)
What is our mascot’s (the Eagle) name?
Swoop
The UN recently recognized Jakarta, Indonesia, as the city with the largest population in the world. However, which city HAS had the highest population in recent history?
Tokyo, Japan
What is the name of the rule that says the candidate who wins 51% of the votes in each state gets all their electoral votes?
Winner-take-all
What was the name of the gerrymandering game we played last class?
Hexapolis
Which amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures?
The Fourth Amendment
Which teacher has been serving at the Upper School the longest?
Kathy Sloan
What is the smallest country in the world?
The Vatican City
What happens if no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes?
Decided by the House of Representatives
In Oregon, which branch of the state government is responsible for approving congressional district maps?
State Legislature
Which constitutional provision ensures states return criminals to the states where they committed the crime?
Extradition
Name 2 US faculty members who were also students at CGS.
Marguerite, Elizabeth, or Charlie
Which river flows through more countries than any other river in the world?
The Danube River
Name one (of two states) that does NOT use a winner-take-all system for electoral votes?
Maine or Nebraska
This presidential winner earned 91% of the electoral votes.
Ronald Reagan