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CONSTITUTION:Review Game

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History

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Legislative

Executive

Judicial & Procedure

Potpourri &

Illinois

JEOPARDY!

100

• This was added to the Constitution to protect personal liberties.

• What is the Bill of Rights?

200

• In this year, the Constitution became official.

• What is 1789?

300

• This person is considered the “father of the Constitution.”

• Who is James Madison?

400

• In this year, the state of Illinois became a state.

• What is 1818?

500

• This was a major weakness of the Articles of the Confederation, our nation’s 1st form of government.

• What is a unicameral legislature?

100

• The members of this house of Congress serve a term of 2 years in office.

• What is the House of Representatives?

200

• A senator has to have been a citizen of the United States for this many years.

• What is 9 years?

300

• The person who is 1st in the order of presidential succession is also the president of this.

• What is the Senate?

400

• Congress can override a presidential veto when the Senate and the House pass the bill with this vote.

• What is a 2/3 majority?

500

• These are powers of Congress. (Name at least 2.)

• What are declare war, coin money, create post offices, to raise armies, collect taxes, impeachment and others?

100

• Being a natural-born citizen is only a qualification to be this.

• Who is the president?

200

• DAILY DOUBLE!!!• This is the formula to determine the

number of electors in the electoral college.

• What is 100+435+3=538?

300

• The president has the power to nominate these important judicial officers.

• Who are Supreme Court justices?

400

• Accusing a president or federal judge of committing “high crimes” can lead to this.

• What is impeachment?

500

• This member of the president’s cabinet is 4th in line to be president. (Hint: The vice president is 1st in line.)

• Who is the Secretary of State?

100

• This branch of government decides whether or not a law is constitutional.

• What is the judicial branch?

200

• Each state has at least this many votes in the electoral college.

• What is 3?

300

• DAILY DOUBLE!!!• The federal Supreme Court has 9

justices, but this is the title of the head justice (who swears in the new president on inauguration day).

• What is chief justice?

400

• Article VII of the Constitution said that this many of the 13 original states had to ratify the Constitution.

• What is 9?

500

• In order to ratify an amendment to the Constitution, this fraction of both houses of Congress or of state conventions must vote in favor of adding the amendment.

• What is 3/4?

100

• This is the part of the Constitution that says it is the “supreme law of the land.”

• What is the supremacy clause?

200

• This clause in the Constitution says that Congress has more powers that are not listed in the Constitution.

• What is the elastic clause or the necessary and proper clause?

300

• All six executives of the Illinois government are put into office by this.

• What is election?

400

• This person, who is the chief officer of a state, can grant pardons (like the president).

• Who is the governor?

500

• This is the name for the Illinois legislative branch.

• What is the General Assembly?