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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Round 1Round 2 Final Jeopardy

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Terms 1 Terms 2 Terms 3 Terms 4 Yo Mama 5 Wuzup? 6 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Round 2 Final Jeopardy Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved In the case of Shaw v. Reno, the Supreme Court struck down this type of gerrymandering. $100

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 What is racial gerrymandering? Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Direct primary elections have taken the nominating power from the __________ _________ and placed it in the hands of the people. $200

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What are Party Bosses? $200 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved The minority party can block passage of a bill though the use of a ________. $300

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is filibuster? $300 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved These types of voters are not registered with any political party in the USA. $400

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What are Independent Voters? $400 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved When groups try to stop lobbyists from doing their work, this Amendment to the Constitution often protects them. Name Amendment number and name $500

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $500 What is the First Amendment (Freedom of Speech)? Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Many states have protested “The No Child Left Behind” law because the federal government tells states what to do in exchange for funding. What principal of government appears to be violated when the federal government steps in on the States’ turf? $100

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is federalism? $100 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved In the making of public policy, pluralism stresses the role of: $200

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is compromise? Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Libertarianism argues for the least possible amount of: $300

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is government intervention? $300 Scores

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$400 : Using the above chart and your knowledge of US government and politics, all of the following conclusions can be drawn EXCEPT: A. Party conventions are now less important to the major television networks than in the past B. The major television networks do not find it very profitable to televise the party conventions C. Party conventions have less drama now than in the past D. Party bosses now control the nomination of presidential candidates at the party conventions E. The major television networks now devote less time to covering party conventions than in the past.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 D. Party bosses now control the nomination of presidential candidates at the party conventions Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Since the 1990s, which region of the US has been most strongly supportive of Republican presidential candidates? $500

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is the South? $500 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Name three types of “New Media?”

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What are: Blogs Cable News The Internet Facebook NOT Network News or Newpaper $100 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Many Americans complain of a permanent Congress. What do they mean by this? $200

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A Congress that never changes in personnel (incumbency) $200 Scores

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$300 What kind of government did James Madison favor?

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is a Republic? $300 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 It is a practice in which congressmen exchange favors (like voting for the other person’s bill) ?

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is logrolling? $400 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is Straight Ticket Voting? $500

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved When individuals vote only for candidates of their political party (pres. Congress, state gov) regardless of the strength of the candidate of another political party $500 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 The _______ member is a member of the minority party with the longest service on that committee.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is ranking? $100 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 The Constitution as originally adopted provided for direct election of:

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $200 What is members of the House of Representatives? Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved How and when are Exit Polls used? $300

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $300 They are used on Election Day to measure early voting results Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 At what stage of the presidency are presidents most successful with their policy proposals?

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved At the beginning of their first term in office? $400 Scores

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$500 FEDERAL GRANTS-IN-AID OUTLAYS, Total Grants- Grants as Grants as Grants as In-Aid % of % of % of (Billions of $)Fed. Outlays Domestic Programs GDP The chart shows all of the following EXCEPT: Spending on federal grants-in-aid increased from Grants as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remained fairly constant Grants as a percentage of federal spending declined Grants as a percentage of domestic programs remained fairly constant Spending on federal grants never declined between

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved (C) Rather than declining, grants as a percentage of federal outlays increased from The other four Statements are confirmed by the data. $500 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 Name TWO institutions that would be involved in amending the constitution.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is the House, the Senate, state legislatures, and state ratifying conventions? $100 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Name an example of Senatorial Courtesy. $200

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved When the president consults with BOTH Senators from one state before he makes a federal appointment to that state? $200 Scores

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What are the only “type” of ads 527’s are legally allowed to run? $300

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What are “issue advocacy” ads that cannot be used by 527’s to formally endorse a candidate ? $300 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 True or False, collectivism is a characteristic of American culture. Explain your answer

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $400 Collectivism is a characteristic of “Command” or Communistic political societies Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved An interest group that raises funds and donates to election campaigns. $500

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is Political Action Committee Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved The most controversial aspect of the current Healthcare debate in the United States is what? $100

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Including a public option or the idea of universal healthcare for all Americans $100 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is the “franking privilege” for members of Congress? $200

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved The ability to send out postage-free mail? $200 Scores

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Both federal and state-level governments are allowed to ______ in order to raise revenue? $300

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is tax? $300 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved True or false, political action committees (PAC’s) are involved in writing party platforms. $400

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is false? They do just about everything else (raise money for candidates, pay for issue advocacy ads, persuade Congress to vote a certain way, and etc.) $400 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved True or False, among the President, Congress, and the judiciary, only the Legislative Branch is subject to term limits ? $500

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved False. Only the President is subject to term limits. Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved True or false, the general election is part of the presidential nominating process? $100

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is False. You are long done nominating when its time for the general election $100 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Another word for appropriations is Congress’ “power of the ____”? $200

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is “purse”? $200 Scores

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You must be a natural born citizen in order to become ____ of the USA? $300

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is President? $300 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A Political Action Committee’s greatest power to influence member s of Congress is through doing what? $400

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is through providing campaign contributions? $400 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved A federal income tax cut would be supported most by: $500

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© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved $100 The member of the majority party with the longest service on a Congressional Committee is generally chosen as the committee chairperson. This is referred to as the _____system.

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is the “Seniority System”: $100 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved The filibuster is a unique power held by the ______: $200

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is the Senate? $200 Scores

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$300 Individuals who jump from public to private sector jobs are involved in this phenomenon that is widely critisised by the American public:

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is the “Revolving Door?” $300 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved According to the Constitution, revenue bills must originate in the: $400

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is the House of Representatives? $400 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved The most important congressional work is accomplished where? $500

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is in committees and subcommittees? Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Which HOR congressional committee would mostly like write tax codes? $100

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is the Ways and Means Committee: $100 Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Scores Congressional Elections Final Jeopardy Question

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is the most important factor in a Congressman/woman’s re-election? Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved What is incumbency? Scores