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QUESTION: What is the main duty of the QUESTION: What is the main duty of the legislative branch?legislative branch?


QUESTION: What is the main duty of the QUESTION: What is the main duty of the legislative branch?legislative branch?

ANSWER: Make Laws ANSWER: Make Laws


QUESTION: Who are the members of the QUESTION: Who are the members of the legislative branch at the National Level legislative branch at the National Level and the State Level? and the State Level?


QUESTION: Who are the members of the QUESTION: Who are the members of the legislative branch at the National Level legislative branch at the National Level and the State Level? and the State Level?

ANSWER: U.S. Congress and State ANSWER: U.S. Congress and State General Assembly (House of General Assembly (House of Representatives and Senate for each)Representatives and Senate for each)

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QUESTION: ________ years is the term QUESTION: ________ years is the term lengths for House of Representative lengths for House of Representative members and _________ years is the members and _________ years is the term length for senators term length for senators


QUESTION: ________ years is the term QUESTION: ________ years is the term lengths for House of Representative lengths for House of Representative members and _________ years is the members and _________ years is the term length for senators term length for senators

ANSWER: 2 years for house; 6 years for ANSWER: 2 years for house; 6 years for senatesenate


QUESTION: ______________ is the QUESTION: ______________ is the leader of the House of Representatives leader of the House of Representatives and _____________ is the leader of the and _____________ is the leader of the senate and breaks ties there and the senate and breaks ties there and the _____________ is in charge when the _____________ is in charge when the Vice President is not there.Vice President is not there.


QUESTION : ______________ is the leader QUESTION : ______________ is the leader of the House of Representatives and of the House of Representatives and _____________ is the leader of the _____________ is the leader of the senate and breaks ties there and the senate and breaks ties there and the _____________ is in charge when the _____________ is in charge when the Vice President is not there.Vice President is not there.

ANSWER: Speaker of the House; The Vice ANSWER: Speaker of the House; The Vice President; President Pro Tempore President; President Pro Tempore


QUESTION: How does a bill, introduced QUESTION: How does a bill, introduced in the Senate, become a law? in the Senate, become a law?


QUESTION: How does a bill, introduced in the QUESTION: How does a bill, introduced in the Senate, become a law? Senate, become a law?

ANSWER: ANSWER: Committee SenateCommittee Senate

Whole SenateWhole Senate

Committee HouseCommittee House

Whole HouseWhole House

Committee CongressCommittee Congress

Whole CongressWhole Congress

President President

If yes, law If no, 2/3 CongressIf yes, law If no, 2/3 Congress

then it is a law then it is a law

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QUESTION: The main power of the QUESTION: The main power of the Executive Branch is to? Executive Branch is to?


QUESTION: The main power of the QUESTION: The main power of the Executive Branch is to? Executive Branch is to?

ANSWER: Enforce the LawANSWER: Enforce the Law


QUESTION: What are the requirements QUESTION: What are the requirements for becoming president? for becoming president?


QUESTION: What are the requirements QUESTION: What are the requirements for becoming president? for becoming president?

ANSWER: 35 years of age; U.S. citizen for ANSWER: 35 years of age; U.S. citizen for 14 years; born in the United States14 years; born in the United States


QUESTION: Who is the head of the QUESTION: Who is the head of the Executive Branch at all three levels of Executive Branch at all three levels of government? government?


QUESTION: Who is the head of the QUESTION: Who is the head of the Executive Branch at all three levels of Executive Branch at all three levels of government? government?

ANSWER: ANSWER: National – PresidentNational – PresidentState - GovernorState - GovernorLocal – MayorLocal – Mayor


Question: What would cause the Question: What would cause the president to be impeached?president to be impeached?


Question: What would cause the president Question: What would cause the president to be impeached?to be impeached?

ANSWER: High crimes (or ANSWER: High crimes (or misdemeanors) , treason or bribery are misdemeanors) , treason or bribery are three reasons the president could be three reasons the president could be impeached.impeached.


QUESTION: What are three decisions in QUESTION: What are three decisions in our Constitution set up for the purpose of our Constitution set up for the purpose of making sure our president did not act like making sure our president did not act like a king? a king?

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QUESTION: What are three decisions in our QUESTION: What are three decisions in our Constitution set up for the purpose of making Constitution set up for the purpose of making sure our president did not act like a king? sure our president did not act like a king?

ANSWER:1) term limitANSWER:1) term limit

2) Overide by 2/3 vote by congress2) Overide by 2/3 vote by congress

3) Actions can be declared 3) Actions can be declared unconstitutional unconstitutional

4) can be impeached 4) can be impeached

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Question: What is main purpose of the Question: What is main purpose of the Judicial Branch? Judicial Branch?


Question: What is main purpose of the Question: What is main purpose of the Judicial Branch? Judicial Branch?

ANSWER: Interpret the law ANSWER: Interpret the law


Question: Who is involved the Judicial Question: Who is involved the Judicial Branch at the National Level?Branch at the National Level?


Question: Who is involved the Judicial Question: Who is involved the Judicial Branch at the National Level?Branch at the National Level?

ANSWER: 9 Supreme Court Justices and ANSWER: 9 Supreme Court Justices and District Courts District Courts


QUESTION: What is Judicial Review?QUESTION: What is Judicial Review?


QUESTION: What is Judicial Review?QUESTION: What is Judicial Review?

ANSWER: The right of the Supreme Court to ANSWER: The right of the Supreme Court to look at and rule on acts of other branches of look at and rule on acts of other branches of governmentgovernment


Question: The Judicial Branch was added Question: The Judicial Branch was added to the Constitution even thought it would to the Constitution even thought it would take power away from the states… so why take power away from the states… so why did they add it? did they add it?


Question: The Judicial Branch was added Question: The Judicial Branch was added to the Constitution even thought it would to the Constitution even thought it would take power away from the states… so why take power away from the states… so why did they add it? did they add it?

ANSWER: So we could settle disputes ANSWER: So we could settle disputes between statesbetween states


QUESTION: What stops us from having QUESTION: What stops us from having an unqualified Supreme Court Justice? an unqualified Supreme Court Justice? (hint… how are they chosen?) (hint… how are they chosen?)


QUESTION:What stops us from having an QUESTION:What stops us from having an unqualified Supreme Court Justice? unqualified Supreme Court Justice? (hint… how are they chosen?) (hint… how are they chosen?)

ANSWER: The President appoints them ANSWER: The President appoints them and the Senate has to approve them! and the Senate has to approve them!

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QUESTION: How many states were QUESTION: How many states were needed to approve the new Constitution?needed to approve the new Constitution?


QUESTION: How many states were QUESTION: How many states were needed to approve the new Constitution?needed to approve the new Constitution?

ANSWER: 9 out of 13 states ANSWER: 9 out of 13 states


QUESTION: Who presented the New QUESTION: Who presented the New Jersey Plan and what type of legislature Jersey Plan and what type of legislature did it recommend?did it recommend?


QUESTION: Who presented the New QUESTION: Who presented the New Jersey Plan and what type of legislature Jersey Plan and what type of legislature did it recommend?did it recommend?

ANSWER: William Patterson presented ANSWER: William Patterson presented the New Jersey Plan with a unicameral the New Jersey Plan with a unicameral legislature and equal representation.legislature and equal representation.


QUESTION: While ______________ QUESTION: While ______________ presided over the convention, it was presided over the convention, it was _____________ proposal of the Great _____________ proposal of the Great Compromise that allowed everyone to Compromise that allowed everyone to agree on a new government.agree on a new government.


QUESTION:While ______________ presided QUESTION:While ______________ presided over the convention, it was _____________ over the convention, it was _____________ proposal of the Great Compromise that allowed proposal of the Great Compromise that allowed everyone to agree on a new government.everyone to agree on a new government.

ANSWER: George Washington; Roger Sherman ANSWER: George Washington; Roger Sherman (Ben Franklin’s guidance)(Ben Franklin’s guidance)


QUESTION: Whose ideas were in the QUESTION: Whose ideas were in the Virginia Plan and what was its plan for the Virginia Plan and what was its plan for the legislative branch? legislative branch?


QUESTION: Whose ideas were in the QUESTION: Whose ideas were in the Virginia Plan and what was its plan for the Virginia Plan and what was its plan for the legislative branch? legislative branch?

ANSWERS: James Madison proposed a ANSWERS: James Madison proposed a bicameral legislature based on bicameral legislature based on proportional representationproportional representation


QUESTION: What did the Great QUESTION: What did the Great Compromise do with the newly formed Compromise do with the newly formed legislative branch of government?legislative branch of government?


QUESTION: What did the Great QUESTION: What did the Great Compromise do with the newly formed Compromise do with the newly formed legislative branch of government?legislative branch of government?

ANSWER: ANSWER:

It created a House of Representatives It created a House of Representatives based on proportional representation and a based on proportional representation and a senate based on equal representation.senate based on equal representation.

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QUESTION: Which branch can veto a bill QUESTION: Which branch can veto a bill and who is being checked by that power? and who is being checked by that power?


QUESTION: Which branch can veto a bill QUESTION: Which branch can veto a bill and who is being checked by that power? and who is being checked by that power?

ANSWER: Executive vetoes and checks ANSWER: Executive vetoes and checks the Legislative branch who would have the Legislative branch who would have been trying to pass it into law.been trying to pass it into law.


QUESTION: Which branch can approve a QUESTION: Which branch can approve a treaty and who would they check by doing treaty and who would they check by doing so?so?


QUESTION: Which branch can approve a QUESTION: Which branch can approve a treaty and who would they check by doing treaty and who would they check by doing so?so?

ANSWER: The Legislative Branch ANSWER: The Legislative Branch approves treaties and checks the approves treaties and checks the Executive Branch who would have Executive Branch who would have proposed it.proposed it.


QUESTION: Which branch appoints a QUESTION: Which branch appoints a Supreme Court Justice and which branch Supreme Court Justice and which branch are they checking by appointing them?are they checking by appointing them?


QUESTION: Which branch appoints a Supreme QUESTION: Which branch appoints a Supreme Court Justice and which branch are they Court Justice and which branch are they checking by appointing them?checking by appointing them?

ANSWER: The Executive Branch appoints ANSWER: The Executive Branch appoints justices and they are checking the Judicial justices and they are checking the Judicial Branch by appointing a solid candidate to their Branch by appointing a solid candidate to their branch.branch.


QUESTION: What branch can impeach a QUESTION: What branch can impeach a district court judge and who would they district court judge and who would they check by doing so?check by doing so?

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QUESTION: What branch can impeach a QUESTION: What branch can impeach a district court judge and who would they district court judge and who would they check by doing so?check by doing so?

ANSWER: The Legislative Branch can ANSWER: The Legislative Branch can impeach the judge and the Judicial Branch impeach the judge and the Judicial Branch power is checked since the judge works power is checked since the judge works within that branchwithin that branch


QUESTION: What branch can approve the QUESTION: What branch can approve the appointment of a judge and who would appointment of a judge and who would they be checking with that power?they be checking with that power?


QUESTION: What branch can approve the QUESTION: What branch can approve the appointment of a judge and who would appointment of a judge and who would they be checking with that power?they be checking with that power?

ANSWER: The Legislative Branch ANSWER: The Legislative Branch approves a judge and would check the approves a judge and would check the Executive who appointed them and the Executive who appointed them and the Judicial who would get the approved Judicial who would get the approved judge.judge.

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QUESTION: What was the other name for QUESTION: What was the other name for the Great Compromise?the Great Compromise?


QUESTION: What was the other name for QUESTION: What was the other name for the Great Compromise?the Great Compromise?

ANSWER: The Connecticut CompromiseANSWER: The Connecticut Compromise


Question: What proposed plan followed Question: What proposed plan followed the same legislative idea that was used the same legislative idea that was used under the Articles of Confederation?under the Articles of Confederation?


Question: What proposed plan followed Question: What proposed plan followed the same legislative idea that was used the same legislative idea that was used under the Articles of Confederation?under the Articles of Confederation?

Answer: The New Jersey Plan (a one Answer: The New Jersey Plan (a one house congress with equal voting)house congress with equal voting)


Question: What did the revision of the U.S. Question: What did the revision of the U.S. Constitution show the world? Constitution show the world?


Question: What did the revision of the U.S. Question: What did the revision of the U.S. Constitution show the world? Constitution show the world?

Answer: That we could create a new Answer: That we could create a new government peacefully without war or government peacefully without war or violence.violence.


Question: What was said at the Question: What was said at the Constitutional Convention about the Constitutional Convention about the counting of slaves in population?counting of slaves in population?


Question: What was said at the Question: What was said at the Constitutional Convention about the Constitutional Convention about the counting of slaves in population?counting of slaves in population?

Answer: The 3/5Answer: The 3/5thth’s Compromise said that ’s Compromise said that for every 5 slaves 3 would be counted as for every 5 slaves 3 would be counted as population which would allow slave states population which would allow slave states to gain more representation in the house.to gain more representation in the house.


Question: What was said about slave Question: What was said about slave trade at the Constitutional Convention?trade at the Constitutional Convention?


Question:What was said about slave trade Question:What was said about slave trade at the Constitutional Convention?at the Constitutional Convention?

Answer: Slaves would be traded freely for Answer: Slaves would be traded freely for 20 years upon which time Congress would 20 years upon which time Congress would revisit the idea of potentially limiting slave revisit the idea of potentially limiting slave trade.trade.


Question: Which branch impeaches the vice Question: Which branch impeaches the vice president and what branch is being president and what branch is being checked by doing so?checked by doing so?


Question: Which branch impeaches the vice Question: Which branch impeaches the vice president and what branch is being checked by president and what branch is being checked by doing so?doing so?

Answer: The Legislative Branch (house of Answer: The Legislative Branch (house of Representatives) impeaches officials who Representatives) impeaches officials who potentially broke the law and they would be potentially broke the law and they would be checking the Executive Branch which is the checking the Executive Branch which is the Branch that the Vice President works in. Branch that the Vice President works in.


Question: Which branch would declare the Question: Which branch would declare the actions of the secretary of state actions of the secretary of state unconstitutional and what branch would be unconstitutional and what branch would be checked by doing so?checked by doing so?


Question: Which branch would declare the Question: Which branch would declare the actions of the secretary of state unconstitutional actions of the secretary of state unconstitutional and what branch would be checked by doing and what branch would be checked by doing so?so?

Answer: The Judicial Branch would declare Answer: The Judicial Branch would declare his/her actions unconstitutional and this would his/her actions unconstitutional and this would check the Executive Branch because the check the Executive Branch because the department of state is located in this branch. department of state is located in this branch.


Question: Which branch declares a law Question: Which branch declares a law unconstitutional and what branch would unconstitutional and what branch would they be checking by doing so?they be checking by doing so?

Who Checks Who $600Who Checks Who $600 Question: Which branch declares a law Question: Which branch declares a law

unconstitutional and what branch would they be unconstitutional and what branch would they be checking by doing so?checking by doing so?

Answer: The Judicial Branch declares laws Answer: The Judicial Branch declares laws unconstitutional and they are checking the unconstitutional and they are checking the Legislative Branch who would have passed it (a Legislative Branch who would have passed it (a minor check would also be on the Executive minor check would also be on the Executive branch if the president aided in the passing of branch if the president aided in the passing of the law)the law)


Question: What branch approves the Question: What branch approves the appointment of the secretary of defense appointment of the secretary of defense and who are they checking by doing so?and who are they checking by doing so?


Question: What branch approves the Question: What branch approves the appointment of the secretary of defense and appointment of the secretary of defense and who are they checking by doing so?who are they checking by doing so?

Answer: The Legislative Branch (the Senate) Answer: The Legislative Branch (the Senate) approves the appointment of department approves the appointment of department members which checks to make sure Executive members which checks to make sure Executive Branch department members are qualified.Branch department members are qualified.


Question: What branch approves a treaty Question: What branch approves a treaty and who are they checking by doing so?and who are they checking by doing so?


Question: What branch approves a treaty Question: What branch approves a treaty and who are they checking by doing so?and who are they checking by doing so?

Answer: The Legislative Branch approves Answer: The Legislative Branch approves treaties that were originally proposed by treaties that were originally proposed by the Executive Branch who is checked by the Executive Branch who is checked by their approval.their approval.

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Question: What department deals with Question: What department deals with foreign affairs?foreign affairs?


Question: What department deals with Question: What department deals with foreign affairs?foreign affairs?

Answer: Department of StateAnswer: Department of State


Question: What department monitors Question: What department monitors the working conditions in the United the working conditions in the United States?States?


Question: What department monitors Question: What department monitors the working conditions in the United the working conditions in the United States?States?

Answer: Department of LaborAnswer: Department of Labor


Question: What department takes our Question: What department takes our National census and works with patents?National census and works with patents?


Question: What department takes our Question: What department takes our National census and works with patents?National census and works with patents?

Answer: Department of CommerceAnswer: Department of Commerce


Question: What department includes the Question: What department includes the Internal Revenue Service and aides in the Internal Revenue Service and aides in the collection of income tax?collection of income tax?


Question: What department includes the Question: What department includes the Internal Revenue Service and aides in the Internal Revenue Service and aides in the collection of income tax?collection of income tax?

Answer: Department of TreasuryAnswer: Department of Treasury


Question: What department helps with Question: What department helps with National Parks? National Parks?


Question: What department helps with Question: What department helps with National Parks? National Parks?

Answer: The Department of the Interior Answer: The Department of the Interior

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Question: What did the founding Question: What did the founding fathers do to make sure that no one fathers do to make sure that no one branch ended up having too much branch ended up having too much power? power?


Question: What did the founding fathers do Question: What did the founding fathers do to make sure that no one branch ended up to make sure that no one branch ended up having too much power? having too much power?

Answer: They set up a system of checks and Answer: They set up a system of checks and balances splitting the power between the balances splitting the power between the Legislative, Executive and Judicial BranchesLegislative, Executive and Judicial Branches


Question: What is the term we use to Question: What is the term we use to describe a government that has power that describe a government that has power that is distributed between more than one level is distributed between more than one level of government?of government?


Question: What is the term we use to Question: What is the term we use to describe a government that has power that describe a government that has power that is distributed between more than one level is distributed between more than one level of government?of government?

Answer: FederalismAnswer: Federalism


Question: What kind of power would we Question: What kind of power would we consider marriage laws to fall under in the consider marriage laws to fall under in the United States since it is a power that is United States since it is a power that is reserved to be dealt with at the state reserved to be dealt with at the state level?level?


Question: What kind of power would we Question: What kind of power would we consider marriage laws to fall under in the consider marriage laws to fall under in the United States since it is a power that is United States since it is a power that is reserved to be dealt with at the state reserved to be dealt with at the state level?level?

Answer: Reserved Power – Answer: Reserved Power –


Question: What kind of power would we Question: What kind of power would we consider maintaining an army be in the consider maintaining an army be in the United States?United States?


Question: What kind of power would we Question: What kind of power would we consider maintaining an army be in the consider maintaining an army be in the United States?United States?

Answer: Enumerated Power – only the Answer: Enumerated Power – only the national government has this powernational government has this power


Question: What kind of power would we Question: What kind of power would we call issuing income taxes in the United call issuing income taxes in the United States?States?


Question: What kind of power would we Question: What kind of power would we call issuing income taxes in the United call issuing income taxes in the United States?States?

Answer: Concurrent Power - Answer: Concurrent Power - since it since it can be issued at the State and the can be issued at the State and the National levelNational level

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Question: Question: How many Articles are included How many Articles are included in the Constitution?in the Constitution?


Question: Question: How many Articles are included in the How many Articles are included in the Constitution?Constitution?

ANSWER: 7 articles ANSWER: 7 articles


Question: How many terms can a U.S. Question: How many terms can a U.S. House of Representatives member or a House of Representatives member or a Senator serve?Senator serve?


Question: How many terms can a U.S. Question: How many terms can a U.S. House of Representatives member or a House of Representatives member or a Senator serve?Senator serve?

ANSWER: As many as they are elected for ANSWER: As many as they are elected for that position. No term maximunthat position. No term maximun


QUESTION: Who takes over if the QUESTION: Who takes over if the President and the Vice President both President and the Vice President both resign?resign?


QUESTION: QUESTION: Who takes over if the Who takes over if the President and the Vice President both President and the Vice President both resign?resign?

ANSWER: The Speaker of the HouseANSWER: The Speaker of the House


..Question: If a presidential candidate Question: If a presidential candidate does not receive _______ electoral does not receive _______ electoral votes, then the ___________________ votes, then the ___________________ selects the president and the selects the president and the ____________ selects the vice ____________ selects the vice president.president.


Question: Question: If a presidential candidate does not If a presidential candidate does not receive _______ electoral votes, then the receive _______ electoral votes, then the ___________________ selects the president and the ___________________ selects the president and the ____________ selects the vice president.____________ selects the vice president.

ANSWER: 270ANSWER: 270 House of RepresentativesHouse of Representatives

the Senate the Senate


QUESTION: If the president QUESTION: If the president charged with treason, __________ charged with treason, __________ or commits a high crime, they or commits a high crime, they could be ___________ by the could be ___________ by the House of Representatives and House of Representatives and potentially ______________ by the potentially ______________ by the senate.senate.


QUESTION: QUESTION: If the president charged with If the president charged with treason, __________ or commits a high treason, __________ or commits a high crime, they could be ___________ by the crime, they could be ___________ by the House of Representatives and potentially House of Representatives and potentially ______________ by the senate.______________ by the senate.

ANSWER: briberyANSWER: bribery impeached impeached removedremoved

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Final Final Jeopardy!Jeopardy!

Final Jeopardy QuestionFinal Jeopardy Question

What are three rules that change What are three rules that change from the Articles of Confederation from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution?to the Constitution?

Final Jeopardy QuestionFinal Jeopardy Question

What are three rules that change from the What are three rules that change from the Articles of Confederation to the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution?Constitution?

ANSWER! - We now at the Federal level ANSWER! - We now at the Federal level an executive branch, a judicial branch, an executive branch, a judicial branch, only National money and the ability to only National money and the ability to negotiate tariffs and to tax just to name negotiate tariffs and to tax just to name a few! a few!

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