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100

The Executive Branch consists of the President, Vice President, and _________________.

The Cabinet

100

How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

Nine (9)

100

What is the PRIMARY purpose of the Legislative Branch?

To MAKE the laws

100

What is the basic definition of Federalism?

Where states and the federal government share power

100

What artist Headlined for the Super Bowl Halftime Show this year?

Bad Bunny

200

What is the PRIMARY purpose of the Executive Branch?

To ENFORCE the Law.

200

What is the PRIMARY purpose of the Judicial Branch?

To INTERPRET the law

200

What type of representation did the U.S. Constitution create for the Legislative Branch?

Bicameral Representation
200
Who has the power? To establish public school systems.

State governments

200

What is Eleven's favorite food in Stranger Things?

Eggo Waffles

300

What is one power that the President of the United States has, but can be checked by the Senate?

-Have to approve treaties OR confirm supreme court justice nominees

300

Name THREE different rights that can be found in the first 10 Amendments. (MUST BE FROM THREE DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS)

Speech, Press, Religion, Gun Ownership, Housing Soldiers, Privacy, Warrants, Remain Silent, Cruel/Unusual Punishment, etc. 

300

How many total Representatives? How many total Senators?

435 Representatives and 100 Senators

300
What would happen if the Federal Government had total control over gun laws in this country? What is one pro and one con?

It would create uniform gun laws for every state but it would not consider the needs of each individual state. 

300

What is the name of the fictional spokesperson Progressive Insurance has had since 2008?

Flo

400

Which Article in the U.S. Constitution can the creation of the Executive Branch be found?

Article II

400

What are the TWO questions that need to be considered in the Tinker test when discussing student's rights to free speech?

1) Does it substantially disrupt the learning environment?

2) Does it violate other student's rights?

400

Explain the process that it would take to put a bill in front of the President. (Numbers and key terms matter!)

Bill goes through Congress and needs a simple majority in both houses. Senate (51/100) and House (218/435). Once it passes both chambers, in the moves to the President who can decide to VETO or APPROVE the bill.

400

What is the name of the Supreme Court case that now gives the federal government the power to regulate things like toilets, lightbulbs, and other issues that could impact more than one state?

Wickard v. Filburn

400

What singer holds the record for most Grammy nominations?

Beyonce

500

I need the full names of both the U.S. President and the crazy forest man that helped protect places like Yosemite National Park. 

Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir 

500

Fill in the Blanks: "You have the right to remain _________, anything you _____ can and _______ be used against you in the ______ of law. You have the right to an ________, if you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you."

You have the right to remain SILENT, anything you SAY can and WILL be used against you in the COURT of law. You have the right an ATTORNEY, if you cannot afford one, one will be appointed to you."

500

As the delegates started creating the U.S. Constitution, which state's plan eventually became the Legislative Branch?

Massachusetts

500
Describe what happened in Little Rock, Arkansas after the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case was decided and found that "separate but equal" was illegal and all students need to be in the same schools regardless of skin color or race. 
The Governor of Arkansas refused to allow 9 African American students into a traditionally all-white school. He even sent his own national guard to keep them out. Because of the Supreme Court decision, it was the law to de-segregate schools, President Eisenhower sent in the U.S. Army to escort the students in and out of school for the rest of the year.
500

What internet dance craze had everyone dancing crazily in 2013?

The Harlem Shake