FINAL
JEOPARDY
Jeopardy!
7
PRINCIPLES
LEGISLATIVE
EXECUTIVE
JUDICIAL
GRAB
BAG
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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
Make your wager.
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.