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Round 1

Final Jeopardy

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Party Organization

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Elections

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Comparative Government

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Political Spectrum

Presidential Politics

Political Participation

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Final Jeopardy

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• True or False, There were 4 independents in the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939.

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What is False? (13)

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True or False, The public has access to the Library of Congress collections.

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What is True?

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True or False, according to this cartoon, Congress and the president agree on legislation.

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What is False?

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The majority of proposed constitutional amendments dealt with congressional and presidential term limits.

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What is False?

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According to the graph, more than 200 public laws were enacted in 2002.

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What is True?

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300 “The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. . . .” —Article I, Section 8 True or False, Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to protect the United States.

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What is True?

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According to the chart, Canada has higher taxes than the United States.

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What is True?

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Influences on Congress

According to the chart, voters have the power to influence Congress.

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What is True?

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The cartoonist is commenting on the many different influences on lawmakers and how these influences might affect their voting.

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What is True?

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The United States Congress, which is made up of two houses, is a: a. constitutional legislature. b. reform legislature. c. bi-session legislature. d. bicameral legislature.

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What is d, bicameral legislature

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In the Senate bills are brought to the floor by: a. formal rules. b. the Speaker. c. unanimous consent. d. the vice president.

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What is c: unanimous consent

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Some lawmakers believe this group has too much power:

a. administrative assistants b. select committee members c. congressional staffers d. Library of Congress staffers

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What is b, select committee members

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The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the: a. vice president. c. majority leader. b. majority whip. d. Speaker.

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What is the d, Speaker of the House

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Choose the answer that best completes the chart, identifying the houses of the legislature. a. Supreme Court b. Speaker of the House c. Congress d. Senate

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What is d, the Senate

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Complete the chart, identifying the person who fulfills these responsibilities in the Senate: a. deputy whip b. majority leader c. Speaker of the House d. minority whip

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What is b, the majority leader

Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid

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Which committee serves as a study group? a. Conference b. Select c. Joint d. Standing

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What is c, Joint Committee

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Which House committee does NOT have a counterpart in the Senate? a. Armed Services b. Judiciary c. Ways and Means d. Budget

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What is c, Ways and Means

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Choose the answer that best completes the chart, identifying the key committees of the Senate. a. Ways and Means b. Finance c. Rules d. Select Intelligence

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What is b, Finance

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Which branch of the government authorizes the sale of U.S. savings bonds? a. Executive b. Legislative c. Administrative d. judicial

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What is b, Legislative

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“The result of the most careful and attentive consideration bestowed upon this clause is, that if it does not enlarge, it cannot be construed to restrain the powers of Congress or to impair the right of the legislature to exercise its best judgment in the selection of measures to carry into execution the constitutional powers of the government.” —John Marshall

According to Chief Justice John Marshall which branch of the government is responsible for upholding the U.S. Constitution? a. Administrative c. Executive b. Judicial d. legislative

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What is d, the legislative branch

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How many public bills passed by the 106th Congress were vetoed by the president? a. 12 b. 11 c. 580 d. 349

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What is a, 12

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“We, therefore, conclude that the action of Congress in the adoption of the Act as applied here to a motel which concededly serves interstate travelers is within the power granted it by the ______________ of the Constitution, as interpreted by this Court for 140 years.” —Justice Tom C. Clark, 1964 According to Justice Tom C. Clark, which specific part of the Constitution granted Congress the powers it applied in Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States? a. elastic clause b. commerce clause c. Preamble d. Bill of Rights

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What is b, Commerce Clause

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Complete the chart, identifying the powers granted to Congress through the expanded definition of Congress. a. regulating foreign and interstate commerce b. establishing laws of naturalization c. taxing imports d. enforcing the writ of habeas corpus

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What is a, regulating foreign and interstate commerce

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100 House members are unable to offer amendments to a bill from the floor when this is adopted. a. private bills. b. lobbyists. c. appropriations. d. the closed rule.

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What is d, the closed rule.

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Which Congress enacted the most number of public bills? a. 101st b. 95th c. 107th d. 100th

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What is b, the 95th

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“I learned soon after coming to Washington,” a Missouri lawmaker once said, “that it was just as important to get a certain document for somebody back home as for some European diplomat—really, more important, because that little guy back home votes.” —Missouri Lawmaker In this lawmaker’s opinion, the average citizen should be the most important person influencing legislation, namely because this individual a. knows the most about politics. b. donates more money to campaigns. c. votes. d. resists change.

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What is c, votes

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The start of the term of Congress is: a. July 4

b. December 25th c. January 3 of odd-numbered years d. March 3, The Ides of March Scores

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What is c, January 3rd of oddnumbered years

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Representatives in the House run for re-election: A. Every 5 years B. Every 6 years C. Every 2 years D. Every year Scores

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What is c, every 2 years

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Congressional elections are held: A. Every November of evennumbered years

B. Every December of oddnumbered years C. Every June of even-numbered years D. Never

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A, every November of evennumbered years

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A Senator’s term runs every: A. 2 years B. 5 years C. 6 years D. Indefinitely Scores

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What is c, 6 years

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Every law starts as a(n): A. nightmare B. Figment of someone’s imagination C. accident D. bill Scores

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What is d, a bill

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Congressional Wastefulness

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Final Jeopary Question

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Congress is often accused of wasteful spending, many times for the interest of their own local districts. What is this spending called? _______-__________ (refers to the meat of a particular animal).

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What is pork barrel spending

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