2. Electoral College Electoral College 100 400 300 200 500 More Electoral College More Electoral College 100 400 300 200 500 100 400 300 200 500 Amendments 100 400 300 200 500 End GameDouble Jeopardy “Chief” Positions “Chief” Positions 100 400 300 200 500 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous

3. EC 100 Check Answer Check Answer “group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every 4 years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President”

4. 100 The Electoral College

5. EC 200 Check Answer In a “winner take all” state, how many electoral votes does the popular winner receive? Check Answer Check Answer

6. 200 All of the state’s electoral votes

7. Check Answer EC 300 Check Answer Check Answer Texas has ______ electoral votes

8. 300 34: 32 from the House (32 separate districts) 2 from the Senate

9. Check Answer EC 400 The least number of electoral votes a state can have? Why? Check Answer Check Answer

10. 400 Three: 2 from the Senate (remember: all states have 2 Senators) 1 from the House of Representatives (remember: Reps are based on the state’s population)

11. Check Answer EC 500 Check Answer Check Answer Why did the Framers design the electoral college?

12. 500 To make sure that the President would be elected by knowledgeable people

13. Check Answer MEC 100 Check Answer Check Answer People chosen to represent their party by voting for that party’s Presidential/Vice Presidential candidates

14. 100 Electors

15. Check Answer MEC 200 Number of electoral votes required to win the Presidency Check Answer Check Answer

16. 200 270: 538/2=169+1 (for majority)=270

17. Check Answer MEC 300 Check Answer Check Answer Total number of electoral votes available?

18. 300 538: 100 from the Senate 435 from the House 3 from DC

19. Check Answer MEC 400 The winner of the popular vote failed to win the electoral vote for Presidency in which 4 elections? Check Answer Check Answer

20. 400 1824, 1876, 1888, and 2000

21. Check Answer MEC 500 How are electors chosen in each state, and when do they vote? Check Answer Check Answer

22. 500 Each party chooses 34 people who are very involved in the campaign to represent the party in the electoral college. The party with the most popular votes sends their 34 people to DC to vote for President.

23. Check Answer CP 100 Commands the armed forces Check Answer Check Answer

24. 100 Commander in Chief

25. Check Answer CP 200 Leads his/her political party Check Answer Check Answer

26. 200 Chief of Party

27. Check Answer CP 300 Ceremonial head of the government Check Answer Check Answer

28. 300 Chief of State

29. Check Answer CP 400 Sees that the nation’s laws are carried out Check Answer Check Answer

30. 400 Chief Executive

31. Check Answer CP 500 Determines foreign policy Check Answer Check Answer

32. 500 Chief Diplomat

33. Check Answer M 100 The place where revenue bills MUST begin Check Answer Check Answer

34. 100 The House of Representatives

35. Check Answer M 200 To impeach a President, the __________ must bring the charges Check Answer Check Answer

36. 200 The House of Representatives

37. Check Answer M 300 How do we get a Presidential cabinet? Check Answer Check Answer

38. 300 The President appoints them and the Senate approves the appointments

39. Check Answer M 400 Check Answer Check Answer Qualifications for Vice President

40. 400 1.At least 35 years old 2.Natural born citizen 3.Lived in the U.S. at least 14 years

41. Check Answer M 500 Difference between a treaty and an executive order Check Answer Check Answer

42. 500 A treaty requires Senate approval; an executive order is put in place by the President without Senate approval

43. Check Answer A 100 Changed the electoral process to have President and VP run on the same ticket Check Answer Check Answer

44. 100 12 th Amendment: VP was no longer chosen because he/she is the runner up for President

45. Check Answer A 200 Made January 20 th the day Presidents are inaugurated Check Answer Check Answer

46. 200 20 th Amendment: Easy to remember—20 th =20 th

47. Check Answer A 300 Limits Presidential terms to two terms or ten years Check Answer Check Answer

48. 300 22 nd Amendment: amended after Franklin D. Roosevelt broke tradition of 2 terms and served 4 terms ; Easy to remember— 2 terms or 8+2 years

49. Check Answer A 400 Washington D.C. gets three electoral votes Check Answer Check Answer

50. 400 23 rd Amendment: Easy to remember—23 gets 3 votes

51. Check Answer A 500 Presidential disability; who determines this Check Answer Check Answer

52. 500 25 th Amendment; determined by the VP and a majority of the Cabinet Secretaries

53. “Chief” Positions Again “Chief” Positions Again 200 800 600 400 1000 200 800 600 400 1000 200 800 600 400 1000 200 800 600 400 1000 200 800 600 400 1000 End GameFinal Jeopardy More MISC. Qualifications: Formal/ Informal Order of Presidential Successions Key Terms

54. CPA 200 Check Answer Represents the American people Check Answer Check Answer

55. CPA 200 Chief Citizen

56. CPA 400 Check Answer Heads the federal bureaucracy Check Answer Check Answer

57. CPA 400 Chief Administrator

58. CPA 600 Check Answer Proposes laws to Congress Check Answer Check Answer

59. CPA 600 Chief Legislator

60. CPA 800 Check Answer Symbol of the United States Check Answer Check Answer

61. CPA 800 Chief of State

62. CPA 1000 Check Answer Appoints ambassadors and Federal Judges with Senate approval Check Answer Check Answer

63. CPA 1000 Chief Executive

64. Q 200 Check Answer 35 years old Check Answer Check Answer

65. 200 Formal Qualification

66. Q 400 Check Answer White male Check Answer Check Answer

67. 400 Informal Qualification

68. Q 600 Check Answer Natural born citizen and living in the U.S. for at least 14 years Check Answer Check Answer

69. 600 Formal Qualification

70. Q 800 Check Answer Has military experience and political experience Check Answer Check Answer

71. 800 Informal Qualification

72. Q 1000 Check Answer Of a Christian faith Check Answer Check Answer

73. 1000 Informal Qualification

74. KT 200 Check Answer Legal forgiveness of a crime Check Answer Check Answer

75. 200 Pardon

76. KT 400 Check Answer Mercy of leniency given in cases involving federal offenses Check Answer Check Answer

77. 400 Clemency

78. KT 600 Check Answer A reduction in the severity of a sentence or fine imposed by a court Check Answer Check Answer

79. 600 Commutation

80. KT 800 Check Answer A general pardon offered to a group of lawbreakers Check Answer Check Answer

81. 800 Amnesty

82. KT 1000 Check Answer A postponement of the execution of a sentence imposed by a court Check Answer Check Answer

83. 1000 Reprieve

84. OPS 200 Check Answer First 4 people in line for the Presidency should the President no longer be able to serve the country Check Answer Check Answer

85. 200 1.Vice President 2.Speaker of the House 3.President Pro Tempore 4.Secretary of State

86. OPS 400 Check Answer The President resigns and the VP becomes President. Before the office of VP is filled, the new President dies. Who becomes President? Who becomes VP? Check Answer Check Answer

87. 400 President: Speaker of the House VP: President chooses and Congress approves

88. OPS 600 Check Answer Check Answer Check Answer ______________ is in line for the Presidency after the Secretary of State

89. 600 Secretary of the Treasury

90. OPS 800 Check Answer Check Answer Check Answer A new President is elected and takes the oath of office. Before any new cabinet members can be sworn in, terrorists kill the President, VP, Speaker of the House, and President Pro Tempore. Who fills the 4 positions?

91. 800 President: House would elect a new Speaker who would become President VP: appointed by Pres. and approved by both houses in Congress Speaker of the House: House selects another Speaker President Pro Tempore: most senior member of the majority party

92. OPS 1000 Check Answer Check Answer Check Answer Who is 16 th in line for the Presidency?

93. 1000 Secretary of Education

94. MM 200 Check Answer What is a majority? Check Answer Check Answer

95. 200 50%+1

96. MM 400 Check Answer Check Answer Check Answer The President may be impeached for:

97. 400 Treason, bribery, high crimes

98. MM 600 Check Answer Which electoral college reform is the most widely supported plan Check Answer Check Answer

99. 600 Direct popular election plan

100. MM 800 Check Answer Presides over the Senate Check Answer Check Answer

101. 800 Vice President

102. MM 1000 Check Answer Two main duties of the heads of the executive departments Check Answer Check Answer

103. 1000 1.Serve as advisors to the President 2. To serve as heads of their departments

104. Final Jeopardy Check Answer Who are the 18 people (in order) in line for the Presidency? Check Answer Check Answer

105. Final Jeopardy Vice President Speaker of the House President Pro Tempore Secretary of State Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Defense Attorney General Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Energy Secretary of Education Secretary of Veterans Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security