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HS Advanced American Government Review

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This board helps players review American Government through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Systems of Gov, Foundations, Federalism & Powers, Judicial & Civil Rights, Civic Participation. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Systems of Gov

    This form of government has citizens exercise power through elected representatives.

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    Republic

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  • Foundations

    This part of the Constitution serves as the introduction and states goals.

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    The Preamble

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  • Federalism & Powers

    Federalism divides power between these two levels of government.

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    National and state

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  • Judicial & Civil Rights

    This branch interprets laws and ensures they conform to the Constitution.

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    Judicial branch

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  • Civic Participation

    A paid professional who represents an interest group to influence legislators is this.

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    Lobbyist

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Systems of Gov

$100 — This form of government has citizens exercise power through elected representatives.
Republic
$200 — In a parliamentary system, the Prime Minister is chosen by the majority party in this body.
The legislature
$300 — This Enlightenment thinker most influenced the U.S. separation of powers.
Montesquieu
$400 — This principle holds that governmental power originates from the people.
Popular sovereignty
$500 — A key weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the lack of this federal power.
Power to tax

Foundations

$100 — This part of the Constitution serves as the introduction and states goals.
The Preamble
$200 — Congress can enact a law over a presidential veto with this margin.
Two-thirds override
$300 — This principle describes mutual constraints to prevent abuse of power.
Checks and balances
$400 — Dividing government functions into three distinct branches is called this.
Separation of powers
$500 — Restraints on government to protect individual liberty are known as this.
Limited government

Federalism & Powers

$100 — Federalism divides power between these two levels of government.
National and state
$200 — This is a shared or concurrent power held by both national and state governments.
Collecting taxes
$300 — This Supreme Court case established federal supremacy over the states.
McCulloch v. Maryland
$400 — A state creating its own currency is barred by this category of federal authority.
Exclusive powers
$500 — Taxing to build a federal road system illustrates this kind of congressional authority.
Implied power

Judicial & Civil Rights

$100 — This branch interprets laws and ensures they conform to the Constitution.
Judicial branch
$200 — The power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional is called this.
Judicial review
$300 — Striking down a state law that segregates schools exemplifies this judicial power.
Judicial review
$400 — Brown v. Board of Education relied on this 14th Amendment clause.
Equal Protection Clause
$500 — This term refers to fair treatment required through the judicial system.
Due process

Civic Participation

$100 — A paid professional who represents an interest group to influence legislators is this.
Lobbyist
$200 — Organizing a peaceful assembly to protest a tax is protected by this amendment.
First Amendment
$300 — Voters collecting signatures to put a proposed law directly on the ballot is this.
Ballot initiative
$400 — Removing a governor from office mid-term through a vote is this process.
Recall election
$500 — The right to vote in political elections is called this.
Suffrage

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