Executive and Judicial Branches
Legislative Branch
Finding the New World
Laws and Rights
Miscellaneous
100
Who leads over the Executive branch of the U.S.?
The President
100
What are the two parts of the legislative branch?
The Senate and the House of Representatives
100
When did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?
In 1492
100
What does your 1st amendment protect for you?
Freedom of speech, press, right to assemble, and petition against the government
100
Who are the two superpowers of the 21st century?
China and the U.S.
200
What is the bureaucracy?
A layered, complex system of government led by state officials rather than elected officials.
EX FDA, CIA, CDC.
200
How is the number of representatives per state determined?
State population
200
Where did Christopher Columbus originally believe he was sailing to?
India
200
What does your 8th amendment protect you from?
Cruel and unusual punishments
200
How many years in a century?
100
300
What is the job of the judicial branch?
The interpret the law
300
How many total representatives are there in the House of Representatives?
435
300
Why was India the superpower of the 15th century, what was their specialty good?
Spices
300
Is your freedom of speech protected in school?
No!
300
If I say 17th century, what years am I referring to?
1600 - 1699
400
How many total Supreme Court justices do we have? Why is it an odd number?
9, to avoid a tie
400
What did we create a law about back before Christmas break?
New cell phone policy in school
400
What does the term interdependence mean?
When two or more things depend on each other to work properly
400
When are your rights not protected?
when someone or something gets hurt (socially or physically) or when someone owns the property on which you are on.
400
What state is this? 
Alabama
500
How many Electoral College votes does a candidate need to win the presidency?
270.
500
How old do you have to be to serve in both the House and Senate?
25 in the house
30 in the Senate
500
Who was the richest person in history, the first primary source we read.
Mansa Musa
500
What is the power of the judicial branch to declare an act by the executive or legislative branches as unconstitutional?
Judicial Review
500
What famous nut comes from Ohio and was passed out by Mr. Novak when OSU beat Xichigan this year?
a buckeye!