1. Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Basics Types of Government Before the
Constitution
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2. 1 - $100 Realpolitik is best defined as
Taking necessary, possibly uncomfortable steps to ensure a political end is achieved
Horsetrading

3. 1 - $200 The single most important thing a government
must do to ensure its survival and functionality is
Collect Taxes

4. 1 - $300 Locke believed in life, _________, and _________. Liberty
Property

5. 1 - $400 Give and example of legal coercion Following Speed Limits
Not committing crimes
Coming to school

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Rousseau believed a government needed these four things to function.
Legitimate
Equitable (fair)
Useful
Stable

7. 2 - $100 The United States has what type of Economy?
Market (Regulated Capitalist)

8. 2 - $200 A country run through threat of violence by one strong leader
Dictatorship

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A country in which the people elect both a chief executive and a legislature
Presidential Democracy

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Command Economies align most closely with which major economic system?
Communism

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The United States grants power at both state and national levels, thus making it what system of government
Federal

12. 3 - $100 The right of habeas corpus entitles people to what?
To be brought before a judge/court
to be tried in a timely manner

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Prior to the Constitution, what weak document governed national politics in America?
The Articles of Confederation

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Maryland demanded this document before it would sign the Constitution
Bill of Rights

15. 3 - $400 Who primarily wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson

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What were the two competing plans at the Constitutional Convention
Who did they look out for?
Virginia Plan- Big States (H.o.R.)
New Jersey Plan- Small States (Senate)

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What type of power is an Executive Order?
Implied

18. 4 - $200 From where must ALL revenue bills originate?
The House of Representatives

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Who holds the power to ratify treaties?
The Senate

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What is the term for Congress’ power to do anything “necessary and proper”?
The Elastic Clause
NOT THE COMMERCE CLAUSE

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The Supreme Court’s power to declare a law unconstitutional is referred to as what?
Judicial Review

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Congress’ power to regulate interstate trade comes from what specific item in Article I of the Constitution?
The Commerce Clause

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The term for a law Congress demands states adopt but refuses to fund is called what?
An Unfunded Mandate

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The process of redrawing voting district lines to enhance one party’s political control of a state goes by what portmanteau?
Gerrymandering

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Montana agreeing to speed limits in exchange for Federal Govt. funding is an example of?
A Block Grant

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If a power is explicitly written in to the Constitution it is considered what?
Enumerated

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