QR Challenge: Civics Vocabulary

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. The authority of a court to hear (to try and to decide) a case	jurisdiction
2. Representative government based on popular sovereignty where the people hold the power of government	republic
3. The condition of being free from restriction or control	liberty
4. The government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does	due process
5. When people enter into a social contract voluntarily, they create this which includes the individuals who participate and the institutions in which they participate	civil society
6. Court decision that stands as an example to be followed in future, similar cases	precedent
7. The order of filling a vacancy in the office of the President	succession
8. The process of trying to be elected to political office, including speaking engagements, advertisements, political strategy, debate against other candidates, grassroots efforts, etc.	campaign
9. A system in which the national government and governments of each of the states coexist; each level of government has sovereignty in some areas and shares power in others	federalism
10. A government where the ruler makes all of the laws without input from or control by the citizens	unlimited government
11. The Constitution distributes authority among the three branches of government granting each separate powers, independent of those held by the others, to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful	separation of powers
12. The selection of a person or persons for office by vote	election
13. An idea about government based on the notion that people can give their consent to limitations on their rights	social contract
14. A collective term for the defense and foreign relations of a country; protection of the interests of a country	national security
15. The political values system of the United States which stresses liberty, individual rights, popular sovereignty, and the right of citizens to be independent in their performance of civic duties	republicanism
16. A term used for those positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people, e.g., prohibition of discrimination	civil rights
17. The end product of governmental decision-making; the course of action or inaction taken by governmental entities with regard to an issue or particular set of issues	public policy
18. The powers not granted to the national government are retained by the states and/or the people; specifically stated in the Tenth Amendment	reserved powers
19. The legitimate use of power	authority
20. Important concepts/ideas included within a Constitution	constitutional principles
21. The sum of the goals, decisions, and actions that govern a nation's relations with other sovereign states and the rest of the world	foreign policy
22. The United States is "a government of laws, not men," meaning that those in positions of authority, as well as ordinary citizens, are governed by laws and that nobody is above the law	rule of law
23. Those powers that both the National Government and the States possess and exercise	concurrent powers
24. Congress is made up of two separate Houses	bicameralism
25. Activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators, the legislative process, and all aspects of the public policy-making process	lobbying
26. A specific grant of authority to the central government	enumerated powers
27. A political theory which holds that all individuals have certain basic rights and that no government can deny these rights; examples are life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness	natural rights
28. The sum of decisions, laws, and programs made by the government which are directly related to issues inside the United States	domestic policy
29. The use of power with authority	sovereignty
30. Events at which people disregard laws because of a belief that the laws violate natural rights or natural law	civil disobedience
31. Based on a written document which establishes the powers of government and limits the powers of government	constitutional government
32. A claim made by the President or some other executive branch official when they refuse to give Congress, the courts, or private parties information or records that have been requested or subpoenaed	executive privilege
33. The people are the ultimate rulers; political issues are settled by popular vote or governments are based on the concept of democracy through voting	popular sovereignty
34. The group of people that assist and advise the President	cabinet
35. The first ten amendments to the Constitution	Bill of Rights
36. The attitudes shared by a significant number of people on matters of government and politics	public opinion
37. All people have the same natural rights; one of the leading ideals of government in the United States	equality
38. The Constitution constructs a system by which each of three branches has the power to restrain other branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful and abusing its power	checks and balances
39. Group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President	electoral college
40. Basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away	limited government
41. The guarantees of the safety of person, opinion, and property, including freedom of speech and freedom of religion	civil liberties
42. Voluntary allegiance to a country which involves certain rights and responsibilities	citizenship

 

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