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Jeopardy

Jeopardy. ANSWER. The name of the plan of government that is written to protect individual rights. QUESTION. What is: The Constitution. ANSWER. TRUE OR FALSE: The goal of the United States Constitution is to make the job of President VERY POWERFUL!. QUESTION.

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Jeopardy

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  1. Jeopardy

  2. ANSWER The name of the plan of government that is written to protect individual rights

  3. QUESTION What is: The Constitution

  4. ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: The goal of the United States Constitution is to make the job of President VERY POWERFUL!

  5. QUESTION • What is: ARE YOU KIDDING? NO WAY! The goal of the U.S. Constitution is to make certain there is no one person in complete power!

  6. ANSWER • TRUE OR FALSE: The Bill of Rights states that peoples’ rights are limited to ONLY THOSE written in the Constitution.

  7. QUESTION • What is: NO, NO, NO! This is very FALSE! The Bill of Rights DOES NOT LIMIT RIGHTS! The Bill of Rights lists the RIGHTS of the PEOPLE, for the PEOPLE, and by the PEOPLE!

  8. ANSWER • TRUE OR FALSE: According to the Bill of Rights, people have freedom of religion. In other words, in the United States people have the right to choose and practice any religion of their choice.

  9. QUESTION • What is: TRUE, YES SIR-EEE! This is absolutely true!

  10. ANSWER • The first President of the United States

  11. QUESTION • Who is: George Washington

  12. ANSWER • The capital city of the United States where the first President was sworn in

  13. QUESTION • What is: New York City

  14. ANSWER • TRUE OR FALSE: John Jay became the first President of the United States

  15. QUESTION • What is: NOT POSSIBLE! Everyone knows George Washington was the first President of the U.S. That makes John Jay, a famous lawyer, the first Chief Justice on the Supreme court of the U.S.

  16. ANSWER • One of three New Yorkers (go NY!) at the Constitutional Convention who also became Secretary of the Treasury

  17. QUESTION • Who is: Alexander Hamilton

  18. ANSWER • TRUE OR FALSE: Red Jacket and other Seneca leaders met with business leaders at Big Tree in 1797 because people wanted to buy Seneca land in western New York.

  19. QUESTION • What is: MOST DEFINITELY TRUE!

  20. ANSWER • The name of an important New York town that was the starting point of the Genesee Road, the road which led to New York’s western frontier

  21. QUESTION • What is: UTICA

  22. ANSWER • The name of an important New York town that is on Lake Erie. This town became an important trading center

  23. QUESTION • What is: BUFFALO

  24. ANSWER • This busy town grew up around the Genesee River

  25. QUESTION • What is: ROCHESTER

  26. ANSWER • TRUE OR FALSE: During the war between Britain and France, the British navy stopped American ships from trading with France

  27. QUESTION • What is: TERRIFICALLY TRUE! How strategically cunning and smart of the British to make this move—stopping American ships from trading with France! That hurt France bad! ME BAD!

  28. ANSWER • This was the main cause of the War of 1812

  29. QUESTION • What is: The British were kidnapping American sailors and interrupting trade with other nations

  30. ANSWER • A written plan of government is called this

  31. QUESTION • What is: a Constitution

  32. ANSWER This is the name of the written plan for the United States government

  33. QUESTION • What is: The United States Constitution

  34. ANSWER This is the list of rights that belong to the PEOPLE of the United States

  35. QUESTION • What is: The Bill of Rights

  36. ANSWER • This is a person who is chosen to speak for others

  37. QUESTION What is: a representative

  38. ANSWER • The edge of a settled area is called this

  39. QUESTION What is: a FRONTIER

  40. ANSWER • In 1787, leaders from all over the United States met here—at this very special meeting

  41. QUESTION What is: The Constitutional Convention

  42. ANSWER The United States fought Britain (NOT AGAIN!) in a war in the early 1800’s. This was the name of this War

  43. QUESTION • What is: the War of 1812

  44. ANSWER A city where the government meets is called this

  45. QUESTION • What is: a CAPITAL

  46. ANSWER This person was elected to be the first Governor of New York State

  47. QUESTION • Who is: George Clinton

  48. ANSWER • This is the name of the busy town that grew up around the Genesee River.

  49. QUESTION • What is: Rochester

  50. ANSWER • The city where representatives met at the Constitutional Convention to improve the nation’s government

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