Jeopardy!

7 PRINCIPLES LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE JUDICIAL

GRAB BAG

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FINAL JEOPARDY

7 PRINCIPLES - 100

• In this form of government, citizens elect representatives to make laws

7 PRINCIPLES - 100

• REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

7 PRINCIPLES - 200

• Which Principle of the Constitution describes the division of government into three branches

7 PRINCIPLES - 200

• SEPARATION OF POWERS

7 PRINCIPLES - 300

• This system gives each branch of government some ability to check on the actions of the other two branches

7 PRINCIPLES - 300

• CHECKS AND BALANCES

7 PRINCIPLES - 400

• These are protected by the Bill of Rights

7 PRINCIPLES - 400

• INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

7 PRINCIPLES - 500

• This system assigns some powers to the national government and other powers to the state governments, and allows some powers to be shared between the national and state governments.

7 PRINCIPLES - 500

• FEDERALISM

LEGISLATIVE - 100

• How can Congress override a presidential veto?

LEGISLATIVE - 100

• WITH 2/3 MAJORITY TO APPROVE THE VETOED BILL

LEGISLATIVE - 200

• Who can introduce a bill?

LEGISLATIVE - 200

• SENATE

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

LEGISLATIVE - 300

• Who has the power to declare war and to raise armies?

LEGISLATIVE - 300

• CONGRESS

LEGISLATIVE - 400

• How is representation in the House of Representatives determined?

LEGISLATIVE - 400

• BASED ON THE POPULATION OF THE STATES – THE LARGER THE POPULATION, THE MORE REPRESENTATIVES

LEGISLATIVE - 500

• Which two groups makes up the Congress of the United States?

LEGISLATIVE - 500

• SENATE

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EXECUTIVE - 100

• Who has the power to make treaties with foreign governments provided 2/3 of the Senate approve?

EXECUTIVE - 100

• PRESIDENT

EXECUTIVE - 200

• For what period of time is a president’s term of office?

EXECUTIVE - 200

• 4 YEARS

EXECUTIVE - 300

• What action must the president take to stop a new bill from becoming a law?

EXECUTIVE - 300

• VETO

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!

EXECUTIVE - 400

• Who has the power to appoint justices for the Supreme Court?

EXECUTIVE - 400

• PRESIDENT

EXECUTIVE - 500

• If the president vetoes a bill introduced by Congress, what TWO things might happen to the bill?

EXECUTIVE - 500

• THE BILL IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED TO BECOME LAW

• 2/3 MAJORITY OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS CAN APPROVE THE BILL AND MAKE IT LAW

JUDICIAL -100

• How long can a Supreme Court Justice serve in his or her position?

JUDICIAL - 100

• THEY SERVE FOR LIFE

JUDICIAL -200

• Whose responsibility is it to determine if governmental acts are constitutional?

JUDICIAL - 200

• JUDICIAL BRANCH - SUPREME COURT

JUDICIAL - 300

• What is Judicial Review?

JUDICIAL -300

• THE POWER TO DETERMINE IF A LAW IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

JUDICIAL - 400

Who can determine whether a law is unconstitutional. In other words, who has the power of Judicial Review?

JUDICIAL - 400

• SUPREME COURT

JUDICIAL - 500

• Who must approve the appointments that

the president makes to the Supreme Court?

JUDICIAL - 500

• THE SENATE

GRAB BAG - 100

• Why does the Preamble to the Constitution begin with the words “We the People?

GRAB BAG - 100

• TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE GOVERNMENT GETS IT POWER FROM THE PEOPLE – THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED.

GRAB BAG - 200

• After both houses of Congress approve a bill, what must be done before the bill becomes a law?

GRAB BAG - 200

• PRESIDENT MUST SIGN THE BILL INTO LAW.

GRAB BAG - 300

• What is the name given to the first ten amendments?

GRAB BAG - 300

• THE BILL OF RIGHTS

GRAB BAG - 400

• How many Senators does each state have?

GRAB BAG - 400

• TWO

GRAB BAG - 500

• What is the purpose of the system of Checks and Balances?

GRAB BAG - 500

• TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE BRANCH BECOMES TOO POWERFUL, EACH BRANCH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING UP ON THE ACTIONS OF THE OTHER TWO BRANCHES

Final Jeopardy

• The category is

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

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Final Jeopardy

• How does the concept of majority rule relate to the principle of Representative Democracy?

Final Jeopardy

• Majority rule means that the side that receives the most support wins.

• Representative Democracy is a government in which people elect government leaders to work on behalf of the people. The elected officials are the ones who received the majority of support of the people. So in this way the people are represented by the elected officials who got the majority of votes.