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Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from H1
Which branch has the powers
to tax and spend the citizen’s
money?
$100 Answer from H1
Congress.
$200 Question from H1
What two branches have the
authority to propose legislation
for Congress?
$200 Answer from H1
Members of Congress and the
president; Legislative and
Executive branches.
$300 Question from H1
What is the name of the venue
where the President tells
Congress (each year) what he
would like it to consider as
national policy?
$300 Answer from H1
State of the Union Address.
$400 Question from H1
Is the Executive Branch the
Only branch with “veto” power?
$400 Answer from H1
No. Congress can veto the actions
of the president under specific
international crisis situations
involving US troops….
$500 Question from H1
Under what circumstance can
Congress veto the actions of
the president?
$500 Answer from H1
The Legislative veto can be used
to recall US troops from hostile
action under the War Powers Act.
$100 Question from H2
What executive can grant
reprieves and pardons for
State offenses?
$100 Answer from H2
The Governor of the state.
$200 Question from H2
What executive can grant a
pardon for a conviction from
a Federal District Court located
in Austin, Texas?
$200 Answer from H2
The president of the US.
$300 Question from H2
The Speaker of the House must
“take care that the laws be
faithfully executed”. True / False.
$300 Answer from H2
False.
$400 Question from H2
Which department in the
president’s bureaucracy serves
as the government’s banker?
$400 Answer from H2
Treasury Department.
$500 Question from H2
Which department aids
Businesses and conducts the
US census?
$500 Answer from H2
Commerce Department.
$100 Question from H3
A legislative power of the
president is the ability to
adjourn Congress if the House
and Senate can not agree on
adjournment. True / False.
$100 Answer from H3
True.
$200 Question from H3
If the president nominates a
Federal Judge, does the Senate
have the power to confirm or
reject the nominee?
$200 Answer from H3
Yes.
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$300 Question from H3
An administrative power of the
president is the recommendation
of legislation to Congress. T/F.
$300 Answer from H3
False.
$400 Question from H3
If the president nominates an
ambassador, does he need the
approval of the House and
Senate?
$400 Answer from H3
No.
$500 Question from H3
How much of the Senate must
agree to a treaty with a foreign
nation, if it is to be binding under
the US Constitution?
$500 Answer from H3
Two-thirds of the Senate is
needed to ratify a treaty.
$100 Question from H4
Which department manages our
natural resources and Native
American Reservations and
public lands?
$100 Answer from H4
The Interior Department.
$200 Question from H4
If the Congress is not in session,
under what circumstances can
the president convene both
houses of Congress?
$200 Answer from H4
It can only be done on extraordinary occasions such as a
crisis.
$300 Question from H4
Which department is responsible
for responding to natural
disasters?
$300 Answer from H4
Homeland Security Department.
$400 Question from H4
Does the president need
approval to hire expert leaders
for the bureaucracy? Yay / Nay
$400 Answer from H4
Yes, the Senate must approve!
$500 Question from H4
What key, powerful skill must the
president use to get the Members
of Congress to pass his policy
proposals?
$500 Answer from H4
The skill to persuade.
$100 Question from H5
What branch of the Federal
Government supplies and equips
all US armed forces?
$100 Answer from H5
Congress.
$200 Question from H5
What is the name of the act
of Congress that is supposed to
be a “check” on the Executive
Branch movement of troops?
$200 Answer from H5
The War Powers Resolution,
also known as the War Powers
Act.
$300 Question from H5
Which war caused
Congress to try to limit
the offensive capabilities
of the President?
$300 Answer from H5
The Vietnam War.
$400 Question from H5
What type of resolution can
Congress pass to direct the
removal of US troops from
an area of conflict?
$400 Answer from H5
To do that, Congress must
pass a ‘concurrent’ resolution.
$500 Question from H5
Who must report to Congress
on the status of US troops
where hostilities have occurred
or are imminent?
$500 Answer from H5
P.O.T.U.S.
Final Jeopardy
A president’s term is four years. A president
who wants to get something done should do
it during what part of his/her term of office?
And why should it be done then?
Final Jeopardy Answer
It should be done early in the
term; that is when the Prez is
most popular and has most
persuasive power.