Instructions

Get the Jeopardy Template working

• You will need 25 questions and 25 answers.

• After carefully considering your presentation content, create your category headings on the menu slide slide 2. Run the show from slide 2 and click on the first column 100 question. Notice it works, it takes you to the question 1 (slide 3), clicking once will take you to the answer (slide 4). (next slide or default ppt action).

• Edit the hyperlink on the home action button on slide 4 to return to slide 2 for a “Mouse Over” event

• Select both slides 3 & 4. (Use shift)• Copy (once) and paste (24 times) your

question 1 and answer 1 (slides 3&4)• Change the content. I recommend

changing the question numbers only

Edit the hyperlink on the ACTION BUTTONS on slide 2 to go where you want it to go. i.e. 200 in column 1 goes to your slide 5.

Repeat this for all the buttons in all the columns.

When your template works, enter or copy and paste in your real content i.e. questions and answers.

Next ) Edit the ACTION BUTTONS on slide 2 to go where you want them. i.e. 200 in column 1 goes to your slide 5.

When finished delete the instruction slide #2 Save you presentation as a ppt and a pps

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Amazing Americans

3 BranchesOf

Government

American Symbols

Vocabulary Right and Responsibilities

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Give one fact about George Washington.

-Born February 22, 1732-General in the French and Indian War-General in Revolutionary War-President of the Constitutional Convention-First President of the United States

What is the famous document Tomas Jefferson helped write?

Declaration of Independence

What did Francis Scott Key write?

The Star Spangled Banner

What was Patrick Henry’s most famous quote?

“Give me liberty or give me death”

Which part of the constitution did James Madison write?

Bill of Rights

Name the three branches of Government.

-Legislative-Executive-Judicial

Which branch of Government does the President control?

The Executive Branch

What is the Supreme Court?

-Judicial Branch interprets and applies national laws-Make up of the court system-Highest is the Supreme Court* appointed for life terms-Lowest levels are Justice of Peace -Gets its powers from Article III of the Constitution

What are the 2 parts of Congress?

-The Senate-The House of Representatives

Define each branch of government.

-Legislative: Power to make laws-Executive: Power to carry out laws-Judicial: Power to interpret laws

How many stars are on the American flag? What do they

represent?

50 stars representing the 50 states

How many stripes are on the American? What do they

represent?

13 stripes representing the 13 original colonies

“The Star Spangled Banner” was written by Francis Scott Key and

is our national ________?

Anthem

Who was Betsy Ross and what did she do for our country?

She is rumored to have created the first American Flag

How do you say the “Pledge of Allegiance”

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and

to the republic for which it stands: one nation, under God,

indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Which part of the US Constitution lists the first 10

amendments?

The Bill of Rights

The first constitution of the United States was called the

__________?

Articles of Confederation

What is the US Constitution?

-Document that tells basic rules and explain rights of a US citizen-Written 200 years ago-Written to unite all the 13 colonies

Ben Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson helped write which document approved in

April 1776?

The Declaration of Independence

What are amendments?

Changes made to the constitution

Name one thing that American citizens vote on.

-representatives-bills-levees

Name one right we have as American citizens

-Countries protect their citizens and give them rights -Naturalized and Native-born citizens have the same rights, except one-Naturalized citizens can’t run for president-Citizens can vote-Freedom of Religion-Freedom of Speech-Freedom of the Press

Name two responsibilities Americans have.

-Duty to obey the law-Vote in elections-To pay taxes-If the country is at war, citizens may be called to serve in the armed forces-Serve on a jury if called

What is a responsibility of the state government? Federal

Government?

-Federal government deals with matters that affect the whole country*Defense*Transportation*Postal Delivery*Federal Taxes

-State Government deals with matters within their own state*Schools*State Roads*State Taxes*State Police

Define “Law”

-Official rules and regulations, generally found in the constitution-Used to govern a society and control the behavior of its members