Who wants to be a Zillionaire?!

How to play The contestants will be shown a situation. They must hold up the sign for which branch of government they think has the power. They must say what branch They must say why the branch has that power

How to play Remember: Bring up your Constitution packet Bring up your Separation of Powers Sheet LOOK FOR CLUE WORDS!!!!!!!!! If your team gets an answer right, you go up a level If your team gets an answer wrong you stay at the same level

Lifelines Call a friend Pull the audience Get a clue

Practice Question A bill banning cigarette smoking needs to be written.

Practice Answer Who? Why? Clue words? Legislative Branch! That branch makes laws! Clue words? A bill banning cigarette smoking needs to be written.

Question Someone does not like the cigarette bill and vetoes it.

Answer Executive Branch Enforces the law Refuses to enforce it—this is called a veto.

Question This branch overrides the veto and passes the cigarette bill.

Answer Legislative Branch Makes the Laws And passes the law

Question The cigarette smoking bill is declared “unconstitutional.”

Answer Judicial Branch Decides how the law applies or what law means Decides or “unconstitutional”

Question War is declared on Canada.

Answer Legislative Branch Power to declare war Declares war

Question Approves the appointment of Mr. Kelly as ambassador to Spain

Answer Legislative Branch Approves appointments Approves (this make it law)

Question Appoints Mr. Kelly as Supreme Court Judge.

Answer Executive Branch Power to appoint government officials Appoints – chooses or nominates

Question Taxes all History students $10 for having shirts untucked.

Answer Legislative Branch Power to raise taxes Taxes

Question Prints $100 and gives it to Mr. Kelly (sweet deal).

Answer Legislative Branch Power to make/print/coin money Prints $100

Question Serves as President of the Senate.

Answer Executive Branch Vice President serves as President of the Senate President

Daily Double-Step Gives money to the military.

Answer Legislative Branch Possible answers: Money to military Power to spend $$ Power to tax Power to raise National Guard Power to fund Navy Power to fund Army Provide for a common defense Money to military

Question Presents the State of the Union address (speech).

Answer Executive Branch President must give a State of the Union Address to Congress every year. State of the Union Address

Question Controls and advises the military.

Answer Executive Branch President is Commander-in-Chief of military Controls military

Question Controls trade between United States and Mexico.

Answer Legislative Branch Power to control commerce or trade Controls trade

Question Which branches DO NOT have the following power? Veto Bills

Answer Judicial/Legislative Branches Only the President has the ability to veto or reject a law that has just been passed by Congress.

Question Which branches DO NOT have the following power? Declare laws “unconstitutional”

Answer Legislative/Executive Branches Only the Supreme Court gets to decide what the U.S. Constitution actually means. It can declare a law “unconstitutional” if it does not fit into what the Constitution says is legal.

Question Which branches DO NOT have the following power? Declare War

Answer Executive/Judicial Branch Only Congress can declare war. The President has the power to run the war.

Question Which branches DO NOT have the following power? Appoint judges and ambassadors

Answer Legislative/Judicial Branches Only the President can appoint or nominate government officials.

Question Which branches DO NOT have the following power? Approve the appointments of judges and ambassadors

Answer Executive/Judicial Branches Only Congress can approve the appointment of government officials. Just like the President can accept or veto laws from Congress, Congress can accept or reject people the President want to work in the government.

Question Raise taxes

Answer Legislative Branch Power to raise taxes

Question Veto Bills

Answer Executive Branch President’s power to veto bills

Question Decide whether law is constitutional or not

Answer Judicial Branch

Question Prints money

Answer Legislative Branch Power to print/coin/make $$

Question Override a veto

Answer Legislative Branch Congress can override a presidential veto if two-thirds (66%) of the Senate and House of Representatives vote to override. That is hard to get that high of a vote!