Articles Of Confederation And 3 Branches Of Government Game Jeopardy Template

Articles Confederation	Legislative Branch	Executive Branch	Judicial Branch	Random
100 What is America's first version of the Constitution The Articles of Confederation was	100 What is House of Representatives and Senate The two houses in the Legislative Branch are	100 What is the President of the United States Who is the head of the Executive Branch?	100 What is 9 Justices How many Supreme Court Justices can be on the court at one time?	100 What is the Virginia and New Jersey Plan The Great Compromise merged what two plans
200 What is a monopoly or having a government that was too powerful The framers of the Articles of Confederation made the document with a weak central government because they wanted to avoid...	200 What is make and pass laws The main responsibility of the Legislative Branch is to	200 What is enforce or carry out the law The main responsibility of the President is to	200 What is for life/ until retirement or impeachment How long do Supreme Court Justices serve?	200 What is 2, four year terms The President of the United States is limited to ______ term(s).
300 What is Shay's Rebellion This event was led by Daniel Shay directly after the Revolutionary War. He and other rioters took over the courthouse in Massachusetts to prevent them from taking their land. This event was called...	300 What is 2/3rds vote from both houses in Congress The Legislative Branch can block a Presidents' veto with	300 What is Commander and Chief of the Armed Forces/ Head of the Military What role does the Head of the Executive Branch serve to the military?	300 What is the power to decide whether laws and actions by the Legislative and Executive Branches conflict with the Constitution Define "judicial review"	300 What is to prevent one branch from getting too powerful Why did framers create a system of "checks and balances"?
400 What is the federal government couldn't tax so they created paper money which was deemed worthless by the states The government was unable to pay to Revolutionary War veterans because	400 What is 2 Senators per state and the House of Representatives is based on state population How many Senators are there per state? How many Congressmen/women (people that work in the House of Representatives) are there per state?	400 What is a group of Electors vote for them/ winning the Electorial College How is the President elected?	400 What is a higher court to review and retry their case in a different, higher court When citizens who are convicted of a crime ask for an "appeal" they are asking for....	400 What is Speaker of the House Currently, the President of the United States is in the mist of an impeachment inquiry. House member, Nancy Pelosi, gave a speech on why Tuesday evening. Her job title is
500 What is 13/13 states In order to change the Articles of Confederation, how many votes are required?	500 What is the House of Representatives impeaches the President, the Senate puts the President on trial and the Senate serves as the jury What house of Congress impeaches the President? What house puts the President on trial? Who serves as the Jury?	500 What is Dept. of Education, Dept. of Defense, Dept. of Homeland Security, Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Health and Human Resources, etc. Name a least ONE department in the Presidents Cabinent	500 What is they decide if the laws that are made are unconstitutional/ are fair What is one way the Judicial Branch "checks" the Legislative Branch?	500 What is an execution action/ executive order This is an action the President can take if Congress refuses to pass a bill that they really want to go into law

Articles of Confederation and 3 Branches of Government Game

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