JeopardyI’m Just A Bill..

Hail to the Chief

Presidential Powers

The Cabinet and the rest of the

Executive Branch

Jobs and Finances

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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from “I’m Just a Bill”

Where are all bills (potential laws)first placed in?

$100 Answer from “I’m Just a Bill”

The Hopper!(16)

$200 Question from “I’m Just a Bill”

Why are House members on less committeesthan in the Senate?

$200 Answer from “I’m Just a Bill”

Because they have more members to divide amongst the committees

(15)

$300 Question from “I’m Just a Bill”

What man has the longest record fora filibuster (when a Senator will not stop

talking on the Senate floor)?

$300 Answer from “I’m Just a Bill”

Senator Strom Thurmond(21)

$400 Question from “I’m Just a Bill”

What does Congress need to override a veto?

$400 Answer from “I’m Just a Bill”

2/3 of both the House and the Senatemust approve

(31)

$500 Question from “I’m Just a Bill”

Which committee in the RepublicanControlled House is the oldest and most

powerful?

$500 Answer from “I’m Just a Bill”

The House Rules Committee(20)

$100 Question from Hail to the Chief

The 22nd amendment which limits the president to serve only two terms in office was due to

which president?

$100 Answer from Hail to the Chief

Franklin Delano Roosevelt(32, 33)

$200 Question from Hail to the Chief

In which war did the White House burn?

$200 Answer from Hail to the Chief

War of 1812(40)

$300 Question from Hail to the Chief

Who (office or person) takes over

for the president and vice-president if

they cannot serve in office as president?

$300 Answer from Hail to the Chief

The Speaker of the HouseJohn Boehner

(36)

(then it’s the Senate Pro Tempore and then the Secretary of State)

$400 Question from Hail to the Chief

Who sets the president’s salary?

$400 Answer from Hail to the Chief

Congress!(34)

$500 Question from Hail to the Chief

Name the 3 Constitutional requirementsfor becoming president of the United States

$500 Answer from Hail to the Chief

•Must be at least 35•Must be natural born citizen

•Must be a resident for at least 14 years(35)

$100 Question from Presidential Powers

Who must approve of all formal treaties started by the president and other countries?

$100 Answer from Presidential Powers

The Senate(43)

$200 Question from Presidential Powers

What is the presidential power knownas amnesty?

$200 Answer from Presidential Powers

When the president gives pardons to large groups of people

(52)

$300 Question from Presidential Powers

What’s the only crime the president cannot pardon?

$300 Answer from Presidential Powers

Impeachment(45)

$400 Question from Presidential Powers

The War Powers Act (which limited the presidents power to send out troops for only

90 days with Congress’ approval) was starteddue to which war?

$400 Answer from Presidential Powers

The Vietnam War(44)

$500 Question from Presidential Powers

What Supreme Court case stated that the Supreme Court can override a president’s actions ?

$500 Answer from Presidential Powers

Marbury VS Madison(49)

$100 Question from the Cabinet and the rest of the Executive

Branch

Who nominates the members of the Cabinet?

$100 Answer from the Cabinet and the rest of the Executive

BranchThe president

(Congress approves)(55,56)

$200 Question from the Cabinet and the rest of the Executive

Branch

Who is the head of the State Department (who deals with how the US gets along with other

countries)?

$200 Answer from the Cabinet and the rest of the Executive

Branch

John Kerry(59)

$300 Question from the Cabinet and the rest of the Executive

BranchWhat’s the collection of agencies and departments which make up the non-

elected support staff of the local, state,and federal government called?

$300 Answer from the Cabinet and the rest of the Executive

Branch

The Bureaucracy(68)

$400 Question from the Cabinet and the rest of the Executive

Branch

The Attorney General heads which cabinet agency?

$400 Answer from the Cabinet and the rest of the Executive

Branch

Department of Justice(60)

$500 Question from the Cabinet and the rest of the Executive

BranchWhat president was shot/assassinated

in part due to the spoils system (the ideastarted by Andrew Jackson that the best campaign supporters should get the best

government jobs)?

$500 Answer from the Cabinet and the rest of the Executive

BranchPresident Garfield

(71)

$100 Question from Jobs and Finances

Under which cabinet agency can the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) be found?

$100 Answer from Jobs and Finances

The Treasury Department

(62)

$200 Question from Jobs and Finances

What part of the Executive Office of the President (the EOP) helps make the nation’s budget ?

$200 Answer from Jobs and Finances

The OMB (Office of Management and Budget)!(64)

$300 Question from Jobs and Finances

What type of test do you have to pass to get a government job?

$300 Answer from Jobs and Finances

A civil service test!(this was due to the

Pendleton Act)(72)

$400 Question from Jobs and Finances

Where do all tax bills start?

$400 Answer from Jobs and Finances

The House of Representatives(3)

$500 Question from Jobs and Finances

Who helps control the interest rate?

$500 Answer from Jobs and Finances

The “Fed” (Federal Reserve)(Remember when interest rates are high you

save, when they are low you spend!)(6)

Final Jeopardy Question

Name 4 of the 7 Roles of the President

Final Jeopardy AnswerHead of State

Chief ExecutiveChief LegislatorChief Diplomat

Commander in ChiefEconomic Planner

Party Leader(50)