Us Civics Jeopardy Template

Principles of American Democracy	System of Government	Rights and Responsibilities	Colonial Period and Independence	1800s
100 What is the Constitution The supreme law of the land	100 What is Congress, Legislative, President, Executive, The Courts, or Judicial One branch of the government	100 What is (1) Citizens eighteen and older; (2) You don't have to pay taxes to vote; (3) Women and men can vote; (4) any person of any race Amendments that describe who can vote	100 What is freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, practice religion, escape persecution Reasons colonists came to America	100 What is Louisiana Territory Territory purchased from France in 1803
200 What is (1) set up the government, (2) define the government, (3) protect the basic rights of Americans What the constitution does (3)	200 What are checks and balances and separation of powers Procedures that prevent the government from becoming too powerful	200 What is serve on a jury OR vote in a federal election Responsibility of US Citizens	200 Who are Native Americans People who lived in America first	200 What is War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, OR Spanish-American War One war fought by the US in the 1800s
300 What is We The People The first three words of the Constitution	300 Who is the President Person in charge of the executive branch	300 What is vote in a federal election OR run for federal office Right of US Citizens	300 Who are African people Group of people taken to America and sold as slaves	300 What is the Civil War Name of the US War between the North and South
400 What is a change or an addition Describe an amendment	400 What is Congress, Senate and House, and Legislature Groups that make federal laws	400 What is freedom of expression, speech, assemble, petition the government, religion, or the right to bear arms Two rights of everyone living in the US	400 What is high taxes, army living in American houses, and the didn't have self government Reasons colonists fought the British	400 What is slavery, economic reasons, OR State's Rights One leading cause of the Civil War
500 What is the Bill of Rights The name of the first ten amendments	500 What is Senate and House Two parts of US Congress	500 What is the US and flag Saying the Pledge of Allegiance shows loyalty to whom	500 Who is Thomas Jefferson Person who wrote the Declaration of Independence	500 What is freeing slaves, preserved the Union, Led the US during the Civil War Name ONE important contribution of Abraham Lincoln

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