Jeopardy! By: Vinh Nguyen Begin
Congress Amendments Federalism Political Culture Elections And Campaigns Court Cases $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500
What is the executive branch - $100 This branch has the power to veto to check the power of the legislative branch C1-$100 What is the executive branch
- $200 This is a senator who helps the party leader stay informed about what party members are thinking C1-$200 What is a whip
- $300 This is the power for the government to regulate food and drugs C1-$300 What are implied powers
What is a standing committee - $400 This type of committee is responsible for legislation within a certain subject area C1-$400 What is a standing committee
What is a two-thirds vote in Congress - $500 A proposal of a formal amendment to the Constitution requires this C1-$500 What is a two-thirds vote in Congress
What is the 17th Amendment - $100 This Amendment states that senators are elected from the citizens of the state C2-$100 What is the 17th Amendment
- $200 This Amendment states that states have powers that are reserved to them C2-$200 What is the 10th Amendment
- $300 This Amendment declared the voting age to be 18 What is the 26th Amendment
- $400 This Amendment established the order of presidential succession What is the 25th Amendment
- $500 This Amendment allows Congress the right to collect income tax What is the 16th Amendment
What are Anti-Federalists - $100 This Group argued that the Constitution would provide elite control and endanger liberty C3-$100 What are Anti-Federalists
- $200 This is a law which punishes people for a crime that was not a crime when it was committed What is ex post facto
What is Dual Federalism - $300 This is a system of government in which both the states and national government remain supreme within their own spheres C3-$300 What is Dual Federalism
What are categorical grants - $400 These are federal grants that can only be used for specific purposes of state and local spending C3-$400 What are categorical grants
What is full faith and credit - $500 This is the Constitution’s requirement that each state accept the public acts and records of every other state C3-$500 What is full faith and credit
What is political efficacy - $100 This is the sense that citizens have the capacity to influence political events C4-$100 What is political efficacy
What is voting in presidential elections - $200 This is the most common form of political participation in the U.S. C3-200 What is voting in presidential elections
- $300 This is the process by which an individual acquires his/her political beliefs and orientations C3-$300 What is socialization
What is disfranchisement - $400 This is the process of depriving one’s rights, especially the right to vote C3-$400 What is disfranchisement
- $500 This Act helped end formal and informal barriers to African American suffrage What is the Voting Rights Act (1965)
- $100 This is the potential result of split ticket voting What is a divided government
- $200 This type of primary election strengthens political parties What is a closed primary
- $300 This is a pattern where women are more likely than men to vote Democratic What is gender gap
- $400 The electoral college allocates its votes based on this system What is winner-take-all
What is the Federal Election and Campaign Acts - $500 This act required congressional candidates to disclose campaign contributions C4-$500 What is the Federal Election and Campaign Acts
- $100 This court case established the principle of judicial review What is Marbury vs. Madison
What is Wesberry vs. Sanders - $200 This court case ordered House districts to be as near equal in population as possible C4-$200 What is Wesberry vs. Sanders
- $300 This court case held that Congress had exceeded its commerce clause power by prohibiting guns in school C4-$300 What is U.S. vs Lopez
What is McCulloch v. Maryland - $400 This court case stated the principle of the supremacy of federal law over state law C4-$400 What is McCulloch v. Maryland
- $500 This court case stated that legislatures can limit contributions, but not how much one spends of his own money on campaigns C4-$500 What is Buckley v. Valeo