6th grade review game 2013 semester test
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6th Grade Semester Test Review 2013
A Senator’s term is _____ years.
Which amendment states that people must be fairly compensated for property taken for public use?
Which ocean?
What is the saying that
helps us remember our
Central American
countries?
What are the 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution called?
How many representatives
does our LEAST populous
state have?
What is a constituent?
What is bias?
Give an example of
absolute location
Give an example of relative
location
Name Arkansas’s 2 senators.
Which period of Reconstruction, Presidential or Congressional?
Lots of people were pardoned.
Which period of Reconstruction, Presidential or Congressional?
Was the first period of Reconstruction.
Which period of Reconstruction, Presidential or Congressional?
President Johnson was in charge.
Which period of Reconstruction, Presidential or Congressional?
Blacks and poor whites were elected to positions of leadership.
The President has held on to a bill for 10 days. What do we need to know to find out what happened to it?
What happened to the bill if Congress was in session?
I was a Union General during the Civil War and the 18th
president of the United States.
Name 2 synonyms for “the right to vote.”
What does ratify mean?
A title of a map tells its ____________.
What was the original purpose of the KKK?
I became president after the election of 1876, by a margin of 1 in the Electoral College!
Which sea?
In order to become president, Hayes promised to:
What did the Freedman’s Bureau have the most success in?
During the last 2 years of Johnson’s presidency, he had little to no power. Who had the power at that point?
These men are Blanche
Bruce and Hiram Revels.
Why are they important?
State laws that created a system incredibly close to slavery were called _____________.
Which amendment allows for all male citizens to vote?
What is his name and title?
Which amendment provides for freedom from cruel and unusual punishment?
Which amendment states that citizens have the right to complain about their government?
H 123 originated in the ________.
Which canal connects the
Mediterranean Sea and the
Dead Sea?
Which ocean?
How many Senators does Michigan have?
If a state has 5 representatives, how many Electoral College votes do they have ?
I pardoned more people that any other president before or after me. Who am I?
Which amendment provides mandates that police must have a warrant to search a home?
When does the President of the Senate get to vote?
What branch is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces?
Which amendment allows people the right to not say anything that makes them look guilty?
What branch is the Secretary of State a part of?
Which ocean?
The length of a Supreme
Court justices term is
_________
The president’s
____________ is a group of
people appointed by the
president that advise the
president on matters of
importance.
Who confirms the nomination of the Secretary of State?
In order to get an amendment passed, what percentage of Congress must approve it?
In order to get an amendment passed, what percentage of the states must approve it?
How old does one have to be in order to be president?
Who elects the president?
Which amendment provides for freedom of religion?
Which canal connects the
Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans?
What branch of government decides if laws are Constitutional?
Which ocean?
Which amendment outlawed
slavery in every state in the
US?
Which amendment provides for freedom of speech?
This is our Attorney
General. Who is he?
Which amendment states that citizens will not be tried for the same crime twice?
Who is our representative?
Who nominates Supreme Court Justices?
In order to get an amendment passed, what percentage of the states must approve it?
The budget of southern states skyrocketed during Reconstruction. Other than corruption, what explains this? (2 things)
Which amendment states that there are many more rights that the people have?
Who appoints the Secretary of State?
In order to get a bill passed
into law, what percentage of
Congress must vote to pass
it?
Who is the Secretary of Defense?
Which amendment allows citizens to own weapons?
Meet Joe Biden.
What two titles does he
hold?
Who is our Governor?
What is his name and title?
I won the popular vote in
1876, yet did not become
president.
In case of a tie in the Electoral College, who votes for the President?
If a presidential candidate
receives a majority of the
popular vote they become
president. True or False?
The President’s term is _____ years.
What 2 things can Congress do to override a presidential veto?
Which amendment states that citizens have the right to a fair and speedy trial?
Who confirms Supreme Court Justices?
Johnson tried to kick me, the Secretary of War, out of office!
A Representative’s term is _____ years.
Marburyv. Madison gave the Supreme Court the power to _____________________.
Northerners stopped caring about Reconstruction because there was a _____________________.
Who is the Chief Justice?
Which group’s main purpose was to intimidate freedmen and keep them from positions of power?
What is a pocket veto?
What percentage of Congress must vote to override a presidential veto?
What branch of government did the Founding Fathers intend to be the most important?
Which amendment states that citizens have the right to meet peacefully?
What branch of government makes laws?
In order to oust someone from
office, what must be done
AFTER he or she is
impeached?
How many justices are there on the Supreme Court?
What branch of government carries out the laws of the United States?
What branch of government makes treaties?
Which occupation did most
freedman have after the Civil
War?
How many representatives does Arkansas have?
Which amendment gives the
vote to all male citizens of
the US?
Who introduces a bill to Congress?
If HR 342 is changed by the Senate and approved by the Senate, where does it go next?
If HR 342 approved by the Senate, where does it go next?
This is our Secretary of
State. Who is he?
This is our Secretary of the
Treasury. Who is he?
What branch of government declares war?
Which amendment states that soldiers aren’t to be housed in the homes of citizens?
Who believed that by giving rights to blacks, you were taking rights away from whites?
How old do you have to be in order to be elected as a Representative?
What brought an end to Radical Reconstruction?
How old do you have to be in order to be elected as a Senator?
Which amendment says that rights not specifically given to the government are reserved for the people and the states?
How did the election of this
man in 1876 change the
course of Reconstruction?
Which amendment said that
every US citizen has certain
rights and the states can not
pass laws to take them
away?
Which of these men was
president during
Reconstruction?Grant?
Johnson?
This Radical helped slaves
escape on the Underground
railroad. Who was he?
Which three people did John
Wilkes Booth believe needed
to be assassinated in order
to send the Union into
chaos?
Of these three men, which
were successfully
assassinated?
If Andrew Johnson was
impeached, why wasn’t he
thrown out of office?
A northerner who wentSouth
during Reconstruction
sometimes to help and
sometimes to make money is
called a ____________.
How long is a term for a
member of the Cabinet?
