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5. 100 200 300 400 500 Electing Presidents VP and ECPresident Powers More Powers Bureaucracy Grab Bag

6. What are qualifications for United States President? A 100

7. 35 years old, 14 year resident of US, Natural Born Citizen A 100

8. A 200 Who is next in line to take over as President after the Speaker of the House?

9. President Pro Tempore of the Senate A 200

10. If the President is disabled what Act allows the VP to take over? A 300

11. Presidential Succession Act- 25th Amendment A 300

12. A 400 The main duty of the Executive Branch is to?

13. Enforce the laws A 400

14. What is another term for the current President in office? A 500

15. Incumbent A 500

16. Who follows the VP in the line of Presidential Succession? B 100

17. Speaker of House B 100

18. What is the least number of electors a state can have? B 200

19. Three B 200

20. How is Presidential Disability determined? B 300

21. By the Vice President & majority of the Cabinet B 300

22. What is the major function of the Vice President? B 400

23. Preside over Senate B 400

24. What is the argument surrounding the Electoral College? B 500

25. Direct Popular Election v Appointed Electors B 500

26. What qualification did the framers want the President to have? C 100

27. Political Experience C 100

28. When can the President use armed forces abroad? C 200

29. At Own Discretion C 200

30. Who are the President’s military powers shared with? C 300

31. Congress C 300

32. DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager

33. What arguments surround the debate over powers of the Presidency? C 400

34. Strong v Weak C 400

35. How are a treaty and an executive agreement different? C 500

36. Senate approval for treaties C 500

37. What laws is the President the Chief Executor of? D 100

38. All Federal Laws D 100

39. The United States putting sanctions on Iran to stop their nuclear weapons program is an example of? D 200

40. Foreign Policy D 200

41. What checks does the President have over the Legislative Branch? D 300

42. Recommends Laws/ Veto D 300

43. Why is the Government considered a bureaucracy? D 400

44. Complex system based on principles with hierarchy D 400

45. What is the title given to the departments within the executive branch? D 500

46. The Cabinet D 500

47. Why was the Civil Service created? E 100

48. To Provide Promotion Based on Merit E 100

49. Name the original Cabinet Department created in 1789 to handle the nation’s money? E 200

50. Treasury E 200

51. What functions does the Executive Office of the White House perform? E 300

52. Advise President on Foreign and Domestic Matters E 300

53. Who approves Cabinet appointments by the President? E 400

54. Senate E 400

55. What is the Spoils System? E 500

56. Providing Jobs to Supporters E 500

57. Why did the number of executive departments expand? F 100

58. Workload Expanded With Country F 100

59. What criteria is used to pick Cabinet members? F 200

60. Political Party, Campaign, Experience F 200

61. The veto power gives the president a check over what body? F 300

62. Legislative Branch F 300

63. Who do workers answer to in a bureaucracy? F 400

64. Higher Authority F 400

65. What is the name for the group of electors that picks the president? F 500

66. Electoral College F 500

67. The Final Jeopardy Category is: President and the Constitution Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin

68. List 2 Reasons the Framers of the Constitution established a vague Construction of the Executive Branch and 2 Powers granted to the President Click on screen to continue

69. Society/ Responsibilities Change Commander in Chief/ Ceremonial Head Other Answers May Be Accepted Click on screen to continue

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