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2. $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.

3. $100 Answer from H1
Cabinet

4. $200 Question from H1
person who works with leaders of other nations to carry out U.S. foreign policy.

5. $200 Answer from H1
Diplomat –

6. $300 Question from H1
person who controls something through rules and regulations.

7. $300 Answer from H1
Regulator –

8. $400 Question from H1
Person who represents the U.S. government in a foreign country.

9. $400 Answer from H1
Ambassadors

10. $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.

11. $500 Answer from H1
Electoral College

12. $100 Question from H2
plan for how the U.S. will deal with foreign countries.

13. $100 Answer from H2
Foreign policy

14. $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 _______________

15. $200 Answer from H2
characteristics of a bureaucracy

16. $300 Question from H2
right to vote

17. $300 Answer from H2
Suffrage

18. $400 Question from H2
Professional who represents an organization’s interest by working to persuade legislators.

19. $400 Answer from H2
Lobbyist

20. $500 Question from H2
Depriving people the legal rights to vote

21. $500 Answer from H2
Disenfranchisement

22. $100 Question from H3
House of Representatives (435 elected members ) and
Senate House (100 members, 2 from each state)

23. $100 Answer from H3
Congress

24. $200 Question from H3
A representative in the House must be at least __ years old.
Representatives are elected for terms of __ years.

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

26. $300 Question from H3 Senators must be at least __ years old.
Senators are elected for terms of __ years.

27. $300 Answer from H3 Senators must be at least 30 years old.
Senators are elected for terms of 6 years.

28. $400 Question from H3
What are 2 of the 3 qualifications needed to be elected president?

29. $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.

30. $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.

31. $500 Answer from H3
How does the Electoral College or electoral process work?

32. $100 Question from H4
These congressional powers are listed and explained in the Constitution. Is it Implied Powers, Expressed Powers, or Reserved Powers?

33. $100 Answer from H4
Expressed Powers

34. $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?

35. $200 Answer from H4
Implied Powers

36. $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?

37. $300 Answer from H4
Reserved Powers

38. $400 Question from H4
This branch of our government has the expressed powers to collect taxes and declare war.

39. $400 Answer from H4
Congress (Legislative Branch)

40. $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.

41. $500 Answer from H4
President (Executive Branch)

42. $100 Question from H5
This part of Congress approves appointments to the federal government.

43. $100 Answer from H5
Senate

44. $200 Question from H5
This office of the Executive Branch has the power to control the armed forces.

45. $200 Answer from H5
President

46. $300 Question from H5
This part of our Congress can impeach or charge federal officials of wrong doing.

47. $300 Answer from H5
House of Representatives

48. $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.

49. $400 Answer from H5
House of Representatives

50. $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.

51. $500 Answer from H5
Senate

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

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