1. US Government Jeopardy: The Congress
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US Government Jeopardy: The Congress

2. Final Jeopardy
Round 1

3. Comparative Government Presidential Politics Political Participation
Party Organization 1
Comparative Government 3
Elections 2
Political Spectrum 4
Presidential Politics 5
Political Participation 6
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4. $200
True or False, There were 4 independents in the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939.

5. $200
What is False? (13)
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6. $400
True or False, The public has access to the Library of Congress collections.

7. $400
What is True?
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8. $500
True or False, according to this cartoon, Congress and the president agree on legislation.

9. $500
What is False?
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10. $100
The majority of proposed constitutional amendments dealt with congressional and presidential term limits.

11. $100
What is False?
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12. Daily
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13. $200
According to the graph, more than 200 public laws were enacted in 2002.

14. $200
What is True?
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15. 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.

16. 300
What is True?

17. $400
According to the chart, Canada has higher taxes than the United States.

18. $400
What is True?
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19. $500 Influences on Congress
According to the chart, voters have the power to influence Congress.

20. $500
What is True?
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21. $100
The cartoonist is commenting on the many different influences on lawmakers and how these influences might affect their voting.

22. $100
What is True?
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23. $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.

24. What is d, bicameral legislature
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What is d, bicameral legislature
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25. In the Senate bills are brought to the floor by: a. formal rules.
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In the Senate bills are brought to the floor by:
a. formal rules.
b. the Speaker.
c. unanimous consent.
d. the vice president.

26. What is c: unanimous consent
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What is c: unanimous consent
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27. $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

28. What is b, select committee members
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What is b, select committee members
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29. $500 The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the:
a. vice president.
c. majority leader.
b. majority whip.
d. Speaker.

30. What is the d, Speaker of the House
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What is the d, Speaker of the House
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31. $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

32. $100
What is d, the Senate
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33. $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

34. What is b, the majority leader
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What is b, the majority leader
Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid
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35. $300 Which committee serves as a study group? a. Conference b. Select
c. Joint
d. Standing

36. What is c, Joint Committee
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What is c, Joint Committee
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37. $400 Which House committee does NOT have a counterpart in the Senate?
a. Armed Services b. Judiciary c. Ways and Means d. Budget

38. $400
What is c, Ways and Means
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39. $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

40. $500
What is b, Finance
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41. $100
Which branch of the government authorizes the sale of U.S. savings bonds?
a. Executive
b. Legislative
c. Administrative
d. judicial

42. $100
What is b, Legislative
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43. $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

44. What is d, the legislative branch
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What is d, the legislative branch
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45. $300
How many public bills passed by the 106th Congress were vetoed by the president?
a. 12
b. 11
c. 580
d. 349

46. $300
What is a, 12
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47. $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

48. What is b, Commerce Clause
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What is b, Commerce Clause
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49. $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

50. What is a, regulating foreign and interstate commerce
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What is a, regulating foreign and interstate commerce
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51. 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.

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

53. $200 Which Congress enacted the most number of public bills? a. 101st
b. 95th
c. 107th
d. 100th
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54. $200
What is b, the 95th

55. 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.

56. 300
What is c, votes

57. Daily
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58. $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
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59. $400
What is c, January 3rd of odd-numbered years

60. $600 Representatives in the House run for re-election: Every 5 years
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61. $600
What is c, every 2 years

62. $800 Congressional elections are held:
Every November of even-numbered years
Every December of odd-numbered years
Every June of even-numbered years
Never
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63. $800
A, every November of even-numbered years

64. $1000 A Senator’s term runs every: 2 years 5 years 6 years
Indefinitely
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65. $1000
What is c, 6 years

66. $200 Every law starts as a(n): A. nightmare
B. Figment of someone’s imagination
C. accident
D. bill
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67. $200
What is d, a bill

68. Final Jeopary Question
Jeopardy
Congressional Wastefulness
Final Jeopary Question
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69. 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).

70. What is pork barrel spending
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