Constitution Jeopardy By Melissa Zwolinski Declaration of Independence

Constitution Jeopardy By Melissa Zwolinski

Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation Compromise, Compromise Bill of Rights The Final Product 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500

Declaration of Independence 100 What date was the Declaration of Independence signed? Answer

Declaration of Independence 200 Who composed the Declaration of Independence? Answer

Declaration of Independence 300 The ideas of which famous philosopher are included in the Declaration of Independence? Answer

Declaration of Independence 400 According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the government get its authority? Answer

Declaration of Independence 500 What was goal of the Declaration of Independence? Answer

Articles of Confederation 100 What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation? Answer

Articles of Confederation 200 What was a major economic weakness under the Articles that made it difficult for states to do business with each other? Answer

Articles of Confederation 300 The Land Ordinance and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 were two achievements under the Articles. What was the goal of these two ordinances? Answer

Articles of Confederation 400 What was required to amend the Articles? Answer

Articles of Confederation 500 Why were the Articles of Confederation made to be weak? Answer

Compromise, Compromise 100 What was the Virginia Plan? Answer

Compromise, Compromise 200 What was the New Jersey Plan? Answer

Compromise, Compromise 300 What was the Great Compromise? Answer

Compromise, Compromise 400 What was the Three-Fifths Compromise? Answer

Compromise, Compromise 500 What is the goal of having systems of federalism and checks and balances? Answer

Bill of Rights 100 Who proposed the Bill of Rights? Answer

Bill of Rights 200 What part of the Constitution does the Bill of Rights include? Answer

Bill of Rights 300 Why was the Bill of Rights adopted? Answer

Bill of Rights 400 “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. ” What is the purpose of adding this to the Constitution? Answer

Bill of Rights 500 Name two amendments that are included in the Bill of Rights. Answer

The Final Product 100 Why did Federalists support the Constitution? Answer

The Final Product 200 What economic activities could the government now do that the Articles could not? Answer

The Final Product 300 Why did Anti. Federalists oppose the Constitution? Answer

The Final Product 400 What framework of government was chosen for the Constitution? Answer

The Final Product 500 What had to happen in order to ratify the Constitution? Answer

Declaration of Independence 100 July 4, 1776 Game Board

Declaration of Independence 200 Thomas Jefferson Game Board

Declaration of Independence 300 John Locke Game Board

Declaration of Independence 400 Governments get their authority from the people (consent of the governed) and cannot take away certain natural rights. Game Board

Declaration of Independence 500 It severed political ties between Britain and the colonies and rejected government by a monarchy. It also set up a structure for a new government. Game Board

Articles of Confederation 100 The purpose of the Articles was to create an outline of government. Game Board

Articles of Confederation 200 Each state was allowed to print its own money. Game Board

Articles of Confederation 300 The goal of the Land Ordinance and the Northwest Ordinance was to organize the land in the Northwest Territory. Game Board

Articles of Confederation 400 Unanimous approval of the delegates Game Board

Articles of Confederation 500 The creators of the Articles wanted firm league of friendship among states so that the states wouldn’t have to give up too much power to the national government. Game Board

Compromise, Compromise 100 The Virginia Plan was a framework of government, suggested by James Madison, that included two chambers, each included representatives determined by a state’s population. Game Board

Compromise, Compromise 200 This was a framework of government, suggested by William Paterson, with one house composed of one representative per state (equal representation). Game Board

Compromise, Compromise 300 It was a framework of government, suggested by Roger Sherman, composed of two houses. One house would have representatives based on population and the other would have equal representatives. Game Board

Compromise, Compromise 400 It was an agreement between the Northern and Southern states that 3/5 of the slave population would be counted for representation and taxation. Game Board

Compromise, Compromise 500 The goal of federalism and checks and balances is to prevent too much political power being given to one branch. Game Board

Bill of Rights 100 James Madison Game Board

Bill of Rights 200 The Bill of Rights includes the first 10 amendments, which protect individuals from the national government. Game Board

Bill of Rights 300 The Anti-Federalists feared a strong central government that did not protect the rights of the people. Game Board

Bill of Rights 400 This was added in order to equalize the power between the state and national government. Game Board

Bill of Rights 500 • Trial by jury • Right to due process • Right to bear arms • Freedom of speech • Rights reserved to states and the • Freedom of religion people • Freedom of the • No excessive press punishment • Rights against unlawful search and Game Board seizure

The Final Product 100 Federalists favored the Constitution because they believed in a strong national government. Game Board

The Final Product 200 Coin/borrow money, tax, and regulate commerce. Game Board

The Final Product 300 Anti-Federalists did not support the Constitution because it lacked a bill of rights, which would protect individual rights. Game Board

The Final Product 400 A compromise of the New Jersey and Virginia Plans – two houses, one with representation determined by population and one with equal representation. Game Board

The Final Product 500 In order to approve the Constitution, each of the 13 states held a convention and voted. Bibliography Game Board

Bibliography Blum, John. The National Experience: A History of the United States. Horace Greely High School. Historyteacher. February 9, 2010. Image. Accessed January 27, 2010. Martin, Phillip. Free Clip Art. 2010. Image. Accessed January 27, 2010. Game Board