What Is Justice Unit- Jeopardy

🏛️ Foundations of Revolution

100

❓ This year marked the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

✅ What is 1776?

200

❓ The Declaration of Independence was written primarily to justify this action already underway.

✅ What is the Revolutionary War?

300

❓ Colonists hoped this European country would support their cause against Britain.

✅ What is France?

400

❓ The Declaration of Independence was aimed at three audiences: the colonists, King George III, and this broader group.

✅ What are other European countries outside of Britain?

500

❓ This urgent need—both diplomatic and moral—prompted the colonists to write the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

✅ What is the need for foreign support and a moral reason to continue fighting?

📜 Philosophers & Influences

100

❓ This Roman orator, lawyer, and philosopher wrote about justice and natural law during a time of civil war.

✅ Who is Cicero?

200

❓ Cicero’s political career peaked when he became this high-ranking official in the Roman Republic.

✅ What is Consul?

300

❓ Cicero’s writings influenced this American Founder, who authored the Declaration of Independence.

 ✅ Who is Thomas Jefferson?

400

❓ Cicero’s central goal was to preserve this form of government against ambitious military leaders.

✅ What is the Roman Republic?

500

❓ This philosophical idea, shared by Cicero and echoed in the Declaration, claims that legitimate government must be based on justice and the consent of the governed.

✅ What is natural law?

🌍 Appeal Detectives

100

❓ “He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.” This appeal relies on reason and evidence.

✅ What is logos?

200

❓ MLK Jr. describes the suffering of sanitation workers and the violence they faced, stirring compassion and anger.

✅ What is pathos?

300

❓ Cicero argues that justice is a universal moral duty, appealing to reason and philosophical tradition. ✅

What is logos?

400

❓ MLK Jr. says, “The time is always right to do what is right,” urging action in the moment.

✅ What is kairos?

500

❓ “We hold these truths to be self-evident…” appeals to shared moral principles and credibility.

✅ What is ethos?

⚖️ Built to Persuade

100

❓ “He has refused his Assent to Laws…” begins a series of similarly structured grievances.

✅ What is parallelism?

200

❓ MLK Jr. asks, “Why should they ask me to speak at the convention?” to provoke reflection.

✅ What is a rhetorical question?

300

❓ Cicero contrasts just rulers with tyrants to highlight moral failure.

✅ What is antithesis?

400

❓ “He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns…” omits conjunctions for dramatic effect.

✅ What is asyndeton?

500

❓ The Declaration accuses the king of violating laws meant to protect liberty—despite his role as lawgiver.

✅ What is irony?

🗣️ Voices of Change

100

❓ Martin Luther King Jr. was born in this city in 1929.

✅ What is Atlanta, Georgia?

200

❓ Before becoming a minister, MLK Jr. was skeptical of this.

✅ What is religion?

300

❓ MLK Jr. led this organization during the civil rights movement.

✅ What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

400

❓ MLK Jr. gave his final speech in this city, one day before his assassination.

✅ What is Memphis, Tennessee?

500

❓ MLK Jr. received this international honor in 1964 for his leadership and commitment to justice.

✅ What is the Nobel Peace Prize?