Jeopardy Vocab Vocab Vocab Congress Powers Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Pres. Powers Congress Powers Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from H1 group of top advisors to the president. It includes the heads of the executive departments and other officers the president may choose.

$100 Answer from H1 Cabinet

$200 Question from H1 person who works with leaders of other nations to carry out U.S. foreign policy.

$200 Answer from H1 Diplomat –

$300 Question from H1 person who controls something through rules and regulations.

$300 Answer from H1 Regulator –

$400 Question from H1 Person who represents the U.S. government in a foreign country.

$400 Answer from H1 Ambassadors

$500 Question from H1 Group of people chosen from each state and the District of Columbia (D.C.) to elect the president and vice president.

$500 Answer from H1 Electoral College

$100 Question from H2 plan for how the U.S. will deal with foreign countries.

$100 Answer from H2 Foreign policy

$200 Question from H2 The executive is at the top, senior managers and advisors are in the middle, and the millions of other employees are at the base. They have specific duties. They have rules so they can provide the same service, the same way, everywhere. These are the characteristics of a _______________

$200 Answer from H2 characteristics of a bureaucracy

$300 Question from H2 right to vote

$300 Answer from H2 Suffrage

$400 Question from H2 Professional who represents an organization’s interest by working to persuade legislators.

$400 Answer from H2 Lobbyist

$500 Question from H2 Depriving people the legal rights to vote

$500 Answer from H2 Disenfranchisement

$100 Question from H3 House of Representatives (435 elected members ) and Senate House (100 members, 2 from each state)

$100 Answer from H3 Congress

$200 Question from H3 A representative in the House must be at least __ years old. Representatives are elected for terms of __ years.

$200 Answer from H3 A representative in the House must be at least 25 years old. Representatives are elected for terms of 2 years.

$300 Question from H3 Senators must be at least __ years old. Senators are elected for terms of __ years.

$300 Answer from H3 Senators must be at least 30 years old. Senators are elected for terms of 6 years.

$400 Question from H3 What are 2 of the 3 qualifications needed to be elected president?

$400 Answer from H3 One- must be a natural born citizen; two- must be at least 35 years old; three- must be a resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years, any 14 years of a person’s life.

$500 Question from H3 Every state has a certain number of electoral votes, and typically all electoral votes from each state, except Maine and Nebraska, go to the candidates who get the most popular votes even if those candidates only win by a few votes or lack a clear majority of votes. This explains how the ________ works.

$500 Answer from H3 How does the Electoral College or electoral process work?

$100 Question from H4 These congressional powers are listed and explained in the Constitution. Is it Implied Powers, Expressed Powers, or Reserved Powers?

$100 Answer from H4 Expressed Powers

$200 Question from H4 These congressional powers are also known as the “elastic clause” in the Constitution. These powers allow the federal government to create many national services the Founding Fathers could not foresee the need for when the Constitution was written. Is it Implied Powers, Expressed Powers, or Reserved Powers?

$200 Answer from H4 Implied Powers

$300 Question from H4 All powers not expressed in the Constitution are granted to the states. Is it Implied Powers, Expressed Powers, or Reserved Powers?

$300 Answer from H4 Reserved Powers

$400 Question from H4 This branch of our government has the expressed powers to collect taxes and declare war.

$400 Answer from H4 Congress (Legislative Branch)

$500 Question from H4 This branch of our government is empowered to make appointments to federal courts and carry out the laws of the U.S.

$500 Answer from H4 President (Executive Branch)

$100 Question from H5 This part of Congress approves appointments to the federal government.

$100 Answer from H5 Senate

$200 Question from H5 This office of the Executive Branch has the power to control the armed forces.

$200 Answer from H5 President

$300 Question from H5 This part of our Congress can impeach or charge federal officials of wrong doing.

$300 Answer from H5 House of Representatives

$400 Question from H5 This part of our Congress: Starts all tax bills that go through Congress. Selects a president when no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes.

$400 Answer from H5 House of Representatives

$500 Question from H5 This part of our Congress: Sits as a jury in impeachment cases against federal officials. Approves or disapproves treaties with foreign countries as well as all appointments the president makes to the executive and judicial branches of the federal Gov.

$500 Answer from H5 Senate

Final Jeopardy This symbol (I) stands for incumbent. What is an incumbent?

Final Jeopardy Answer A person currently occupying a political position of office.