TITLE: CIVICS JEOPARDY
AUTHOR: Janice Steib, Jefferson Parish; Marrero, LA
GRADE LEVEL: Appropriate for high school 9 - 12.
OVERVIEW: The following "game" is a review activity
that classes have used to prepare for semester exams.
PURPOSE: Students often believe that learning has to
be dull. This activity has been successful and has
made review and learning "fun". Students become very
competitive. They do not always realize that while
they are having fun they can be learning.
OBJECTIVE: The student will participate in a semester
review of important terms and ideas.
MATERIALS NEEDED: The game board requires a blackboard
or overhead. Each student needs a copy of the rules.
ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES:
The teacher should give each student a copy of the game
rules. This activity can be organized to last one hour
or more. If reinforcement is desired a copy of the
questions can be assigned as homework after each round
is completed. Large grouping encourages many students
to participate. Students can be assigned to keep score
or even read the "answers". The winning team can
receive something extra like a free-homework pass,
pencils, or candy.
TYING IT TOGETHER: For a homework assignment give the
students a handout of the questions covered by the
rounds completed. This can make review for major tests
"fun".
CIVICS JEOPARDY
Game Rules:
A large drawing of the game board will be put on
the board. The top row of spaces will be filled with
the category headings (RESPONSIBILITIES, INFORMATION
GOOD OR BAD, TAXES, MISCELLANEOUS, ETC.)
The class will be divided into two teams. A
person from Team 1 will be asked to pick a category and
a point value. For example, someone might choose
"PLACES for 40." The teacher will then ask a question
about a place mentioned in the material you have just
reviewed. The first person on either team to raise
their hand will be asked to answer. A correct answer
earns the team "40" points. If a wrong answer is
given, the team loses "40" points. A team also loses
"40" points if a person raises their hand but does not
given an answer immediately when called upon.
The person who gives the correct answer will
choose the next category and point value. When a space
is chosen, it will be crossed out and cannot be picked
again. When a wrong answer is given, the teacher will
give to right answer. A new category and point value
will then be picked by the person who gave the last
correct answer. One person cannot answer twice in a row
for their team.
Categories for round one include: DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES; INFORMATION-GOOD AND BAD; TAXES;
MISCELLANEOUS; SUNDRIES; STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT;
CONSUMERS; and ELECTIONS.
ROUND 1
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|DUTIES| | | | | STATE| | |
|RESPON| INFO |TAXES| MISC| SUND| LOCAL| CONS| ELEC|
|______|______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
|__________________________________________________|
DURING ROUND 2 THE POINT VALUE DOUBLES ( 20, 40, 60,
80, & 100).
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CIVICS JEOPARDY --- ROUND 1
DUTIES-RESPONSIBILITIES
10 __________ Citizens help finance government by
paying these.
20 __________ American citizens should follow and
obey all of these.
30 __________ American citizens can actively
participate in government by doing
this.
40 __________ Citizens can show their concerns and
support of their government as
members of what group?
50 __________ It is a citizens responsibility to
keep their neighborhood safe by
cooperating with this local agency.
INFORMATION GOOD AND BAD
10 __________ Visual sources of information that
are used by good citizens to keep
abreast with current events.
20 __________ An error of reasoning that takes
attention away from the important
thing.
30 __________ "Governor Edwards is voting for Mr.
Clinton. So should you."
40 __________ Having well-known people support
candidates or issues.
50 __________ The technique using vague statements
that everyone agrees with is?
TAXES
10 __________ The federal government obtains most
of the money it needs from this
source.
20 __________ The tax charged on the amount of
money a person makes.
30 __________ Taxes on many of the things one buys
in stores
40 __________ Money that must be paid on the value
of property left to heirs.
50 __________ The tax on luxury items.
MISCELLANEOUS
10 __________ Inherited government in which one
person rules.
20 __________ Government in which the people hold
the final authority.
30 __________ Rights and freedoms guaranteed by the
Constitution to all citizens
40 __________ Each branch of government has powers to
limit the powers of the other two.
50 __________ Procedural rules governing the steps
followed in legislative assemblies.
SUNDRIES
10 __________ One can not be punished for a crime
before the law is passed.
20 __________ Congress can not withhold the right
of a jailed person to be brought
before a judge.
30 __________ Clause which allows Congress the
authority to carry out and expand its
powers.
40 __________ Body that must find there is enough
evidence to indict or officially
accuse a person of a crime.
50 __________ Supreme Court case that protected
against self incrimination.
STATE & LOCAL
10 __________ Qualification that all state
legislators must possess.
20 __________ Term of office for a state
legislator.
30 __________ Local governments are created by this
government.
40 __________ A government that serves people who
live in an urban area.
50 __________ Year when all fiscal sessions are
held.
CONSUMERS
10 __________ A plan for spending.
20 __________ Insurance payments.
30 __________ Money in the bank is protected by
this agency.
40 __________ Situation in which an individual is
unable to pay his/her debts.
50 __________ A summary of a persons personal
history, education and job
experience.
ELECTIONS
10 __________ In the U.S. the age at which one can
vote according to the 26th Amendment.
20 __________ Members of Congress that are elected
by districts.
30 __________ Members of Congress elected on a
statewide basis.
40 __________ Term that refers to the 538
presidential electors.
50 __________ Election in which citizens choose
those party members who will run for
office.
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CIVICS JEOPARDY --- ROUND 2
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
20 __________ Name of legislative branch.
40 __________ A two house legislature.
60 __________ Combination of the New Jersey and
Virginia Plan.
80 __________ House of Congress that generates
money bills.
100 _________ As a check on the President only the
Congress can do this.
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
20 __________ Head of the executive branch.
40 __________ As a check on Congress, the President
can do this.
60 __________ Length of a presidential term.
80 __________ Serves as president of the Senate.
100 _________ An appointed group of presidential
advisors.
JUDICIAL BRANCH
20 __________ Customary laws that develop from
judges decisions.
40 __________ Laws passed by a legislature.
60 __________ Court that has the power to set aside
a state law.
80 __________ Power of federal court to declare
invalid the laws that violate the
constitution.
100 _________ Supreme court case that held that all
people should have the right to legal
counsel whether or not they can
afford it.
SUNDRIES
20 __________ Chief economic problem facing the
state of Louisiana.
40 __________ Organization of people with similar
ideas on public issues that work to
put their candidate in office.
60 __________ Kind of court case in which two
neighbors argue over the exact
dividing line between their property.
80 __________ Kind of case generated by offenses
against individuals or society.
100 _________ Sources of revenue to build large
projects like the Superdome.
AMENDMENTS
20 __________ The first ten amendments to the
Constitution.
40 __________ Freedom of religion, speech, press,
and petition.
60 __________ Protects people from unreasonable
searches and seizures.
80 __________ Guarantees the right to a speedy,
public trial by jury.
100 _________ No one shall lose life, liberty, or
property without due process of law.
TRIALS
20 __________ Every accused has a right to be
represented by this person.
40 __________ Until a person is proven to be
guilty, what is he presumed to be?
60 __________ If a person believes that he did not
receive a fair trial, he has the
right to do this.
80 __________ Allows a person to be released until
a trial date.
100 _________ The accused has a right to a trial by
this group of peers.
MISCELLANEOUS
20 __________ Form of city government in which the
council makes the laws and the mayor
the laws are executed.
40 __________ The branch of Congress that has the
power to approve treaties.
60 __________ The chief diplomat for the United
States.
80 __________ Local government obtains this money
from the federal government.
100 _________ Parish official who is responsible
for establishing the value of
property.
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CIVICS JEOPARDY --- ANSWERS Round 1
DUTIES-RESPONSIBILITIES STATE & LOCAL
10 taxes 10 residence
20 laws 20 4 years
30 voting 30 state government
40 political parties 40 municipality
50 local police 50 even year
INFORMATION GOOD AND BAD CONSUMERS
10 television or newspapers 10 budget
20 red herring 20 premium
30 bandwagon 30 FDIC
40 testimonial 40 bankrupt
50 glittering generalities 50 resume
TAXES ELECTIONS
10 taxes 10 18 years
20 personal income 20 Representatives
30 sales 30 Senators
40 estate tax 40 Electoral College
50 excise tax 50 primary
MISCELLANEOUS
10 monarchy
20 democracy
30 civil rights
40 checks and balances
50 parliamentary
SUNDRIES
10 expost facto law
20 habeas corpus
30 elastic clause
40 grand jury
50 Escabedo v. Illinois
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CIVICS JEOPARDY --- ANSWERS Round 2
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH TRIAL
20 Congress 20 lawyer
40 bicameral 40 innocent
60 Great Compromise 60 appeal
80 House of Representatives 80 bail
100 declare war 100 jury
EXECUTIVE BRANCH MISCELLANEOUS
20 president 20 mayor-council
40 veto 40 Senate
60 4 years 60 President
80 vice-president 80 revenue sharing
100 cabinet 100 assessors
JUDICIAL BRANCH
20 common law
40 statutory law
60 Supreme Court
80 judicial review
100 Gideon vs. Wainwright
SUNDRIES
20 unemployment
40 political party
60 civil
80 criminal
100 bonds
AMENDMENTS
20 Bill of Rights
40 First Amendment
60 Fourth Amendment
80 Sixth Amendment
100 Fifth Amendment
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