Jeopardy! 100 200 300 400 500 GRAB BAG FINAL JEOPARDY 7 PRINCIPLES LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE JUDICIAL GRAB BAG 100 200 300 400 500

7 PRINCIPLES - 100 In this form of government, citizens elect representatives to make laws

7 PRINCIPLES - 100 REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

7 PRINCIPLES - 200 Which Principle of the Constitution describes the division of government into three branches

7 PRINCIPLES - 200 SEPARATION OF POWERS

7 PRINCIPLES - 300 This system gives each branch of government some ability to check on the actions of the other two branches

7 PRINCIPLES - 300 CHECKS AND BALANCES

7 PRINCIPLES - 400 These are protected by the Bill of Rights

7 PRINCIPLES - 400 INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

7 PRINCIPLES - 500 This system assigns some powers to the national government and other powers to the state governments, and allows some powers to be shared between the national and state governments.

7 PRINCIPLES - 500 FEDERALISM

LEGISLATIVE - 100 How can Congress override a presidential veto?

LEGISLATIVE - 100 WITH 2/3 MAJORITY TO APPROVE THE VETOED BILL

LEGISLATIVE - 200 Who can introduce a bill?

LEGISLATIVE - 200 SENATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

LEGISLATIVE - 300 Who has the power to declare war and to raise armies?

LEGISLATIVE - 300 CONGRESS

LEGISLATIVE - 400 How is representation in the House of Representatives determined?

LEGISLATIVE - 400 BASED ON THE POPULATION OF THE STATES – THE LARGER THE POPULATION, THE MORE REPRESENTATIVES

LEGISLATIVE - 500 Which two groups makes up the Congress of the United States?

LEGISLATIVE - 500 SENATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EXECUTIVE - 100 Who has the power to make treaties with foreign governments provided 2/3 of the Senate approve?

EXECUTIVE - 100 PRESIDENT

EXECUTIVE - 200 For what period of time is a president’s term of office?

EXECUTIVE - 200 4 YEARS

EXECUTIVE - 300 What action must the president take to stop a new bill from becoming a law?

EXECUTIVE - 300 VETO

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!

EXECUTIVE - 400 Who has the power to appoint justices for the Supreme Court?

EXECUTIVE - 400 PRESIDENT

EXECUTIVE - 500 If the president vetoes a bill introduced by Congress, what TWO things might happen to the bill?

EXECUTIVE - 500 THE BILL IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED TO BECOME LAW 2/3 MAJORITY OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS CAN APPROVE THE BILL AND MAKE IT LAW

JUDICIAL -100 How long can a Supreme Court Justice serve in his or her position?

JUDICIAL - 100 THEY SERVE FOR LIFE

JUDICIAL -200 Whose responsibility is it to determine if governmental acts are constitutional?

JUDICIAL - 200 JUDICIAL BRANCH - SUPREME COURT

JUDICIAL - 300 • What is Judicial Review?

JUDICIAL -300 THE POWER TO DETERMINE IF A LAW IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

JUDICIAL - 400 Who can determine whether a law is unconstitutional. In other words, who has the power of Judicial Review?

JUDICIAL - 400 SUPREME COURT

JUDICIAL - 500 • Who must approve the appointments that the president makes to the Supreme Court?

JUDICIAL - 500 THE SENATE

GRAB BAG - 100 Why does the Preamble to the Constitution begin with the words “We the People?

GRAB BAG - 100 TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE GOVERNMENT GETS IT POWER FROM THE PEOPLE – THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED.

GRAB BAG - 200 After both houses of Congress approve a bill, what must be done before the bill becomes a law?

GRAB BAG - 200 PRESIDENT MUST SIGN THE BILL INTO LAW.

GRAB BAG - 300 What is the name given to the first ten amendments?

GRAB BAG - 300 THE BILL OF RIGHTS

GRAB BAG - 400 How many Senators does each state have?

GRAB BAG - 400 TWO

GRAB BAG - 500 What is the purpose of the system of Checks and Balances?

GRAB BAG - 500 TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE BRANCH BECOMES TOO POWERFUL, EACH BRANCH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING UP ON THE ACTIONS OF THE OTHER TWO BRANCHES

Final Jeopardy The category is LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Make your wager.

Final Jeopardy How does the concept of majority rule relate to the principle of Representative Democracy?

Final Jeopardy Majority rule means that the side that receives the most support wins. Representative Democracy is a government in which people elect government leaders to work on behalf of the people. The elected officials are the ones who received the majority of support of the people. So in this way the people are represented by the elected officials who got the majority of votes.