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Final Jeopardy Round 1

Comparative Government Presidential Politics Political Participation Party Organization 1 Comparative Government 3 Elections 2 Political Spectrum 4 Presidential Politics 5 Political Participation 6 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 Final Jeopardy $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 Scores $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

$200 True or False, There were 4 independents in the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939.

$200 What is False? (13) Scores

$400 True or False, The public has access to the Library of Congress collections.

$400 What is True? Scores

$500 True or False, according to this cartoon, Congress and the president agree on legislation.

$500 What is False? Scores

$100 The majority of proposed constitutional amendments dealt with congressional and presidential term limits.

$100 What is False? Scores

Daily Double

$200 According to the graph, more than 200 public laws were enacted in 2002.

$200 What is True? Scores

300 “The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. . . .” —Article I, Section 8 True or False, Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to protect the United States.

300 What is True?

$400 According to the chart, Canada has higher taxes than the United States.

$400 What is True? Scores

$500 Influences on Congress According to the chart, voters have the power to influence Congress.

$500 What is True? Scores

$100 The cartoonist is commenting on the many different influences on lawmakers and how these influences might affect their voting.

$100 What is True? Scores

$200 The United States Congress, which is made up of two houses, is a: a. constitutional legislature. b. reform legislature. c. bi-session legislature. d. bicameral legislature.

What is d, bicameral legislature $200 What is d, bicameral legislature Scores

In the Senate bills are brought to the floor by: a. formal rules. $300 In the Senate bills are brought to the floor by: a. formal rules. b. the Speaker. c. unanimous consent. d. the vice president.

What is c: unanimous consent $300 What is c: unanimous consent Scores

$400 Some lawmakers believe this group has too much power: a. administrative assistants b. select committee members c. congressional staffers d. Library of Congress staffers

What is b, select committee members $400 What is b, select committee members Scores

$500 The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the: a. vice president. c. majority leader. b. majority whip. d. Speaker.

What is the d, Speaker of the House $500 What is the d, Speaker of the House Scores

$100 Choose the answer that best completes the chart, identifying the houses of the legislature. a. Supreme Court b. Speaker of the House c. Congress d. Senate

$100 What is d, the Senate Scores

$200 Complete the chart, identifying the person who fulfills these responsibilities in the Senate: a. deputy whip b. majority leader c. Speaker of the House d. minority whip

What is b, the majority leader $200 What is b, the majority leader Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid Scores

$300 Which committee serves as a study group? a. Conference b. Select c. Joint d. Standing

What is c, Joint Committee $300 What is c, Joint Committee Scores

$400 Which House committee does NOT have a counterpart in the Senate? a. Armed Services b. Judiciary c. Ways and Means d. Budget

$400 What is c, Ways and Means Scores

$500 Choose the answer that best completes the chart, identifying the key committees of the Senate. a. Ways and Means b. Finance c. Rules d. Select Intelligence

$500 What is b, Finance Scores

$100 Which branch of the government authorizes the sale of U.S. savings bonds? a. Executive b. Legislative c. Administrative d. judicial

$100 What is b, Legislative Scores

$200 “The result of the most careful and attentive consideration bestowed upon this clause is, that if it does not enlarge, it cannot be construed to restrain the powers of Congress or to impair the right of the legislature to exercise its best judgment in the selection of measures to carry into execution the constitutional powers of the government.” —John Marshall According to Chief Justice John Marshall which branch of the government is responsible for upholding the U.S. Constitution? a. Administrative c. Executive b. Judicial d. legislative

What is d, the legislative branch $200 What is d, the legislative branch Scores

$300 How many public bills passed by the 106th Congress were vetoed by the president? a. 12 b. 11 c. 580 d. 349

$300 What is a, 12 Scores

$400 “We, therefore, conclude that the action of Congress in the adoption of the Act as applied here to a motel which concededly serves interstate travelers is within the power granted it by the ______________ of the Constitution, as interpreted by this Court for 140 years.” —Justice Tom C. Clark, 1964 According to Justice Tom C. Clark, which specific part of the Constitution granted Congress the powers it applied in Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States? a. elastic clause b. commerce clause c. Preamble d. Bill of Rights

What is b, Commerce Clause $400 What is b, Commerce Clause Scores

$500 Complete the chart, identifying the powers granted to Congress through the expanded definition of Congress. a. regulating foreign and interstate commerce b. establishing laws of naturalization c. taxing imports d. enforcing the writ of habeas corpus

What is a, regulating foreign and interstate commerce $500 What is a, regulating foreign and interstate commerce Scores

100 House members are unable to offer amendments to a bill from the floor when this is adopted. a. private bills. b. lobbyists. c. appropriations. d. the closed rule.

What is d, the closed rule. 100 What is d, the closed rule.

$200 Which Congress enacted the most number of public bills? a. 101st b. 95th c. 107th d. 100th Scores

$200 What is b, the 95th

300 “I learned soon after coming to Washington,” a Missouri lawmaker once said, “that it was just as important to get a certain document for somebody back home as for some European diplomat—really, more important, because that little guy back home votes.” —Missouri Lawmaker In this lawmaker’s opinion, the average citizen should be the most important person influencing legislation, namely because this individual a. knows the most about politics. b. donates more money to campaigns. c. votes. d. resists change.

300 What is c, votes

Daily Double

$400 The start of the term of Congress is: a. July 4 b. December 25th c. January 3 of odd-numbered years d. March 3, The Ides of March Scores

$400 What is c, January 3rd of odd-numbered years

$600 Representatives in the House run for re-election: Every 5 years Scores

$600 What is c, every 2 years

$800 Congressional elections are held: Every November of even-numbered years Every December of odd-numbered years Every June of even-numbered years Never Scores

$800 A, every November of even-numbered years

$1000 A Senator’s term runs every: 2 years 5 years 6 years Indefinitely Scores

$1000 What is c, 6 years

$200 Every law starts as a(n): A. nightmare B. Figment of someone’s imagination C. accident D. bill Scores

$200 What is d, a bill

Final Jeopary Question Jeopardy Congressional Wastefulness Final Jeopary Question Scores

Congress is often accused of wasteful spending, many times for the interest of their own local districts. What is this spending called? _______-__________ (refers to the meat of a particular animal).

What is pork barrel spending Scores