PowerPoint JeopardyTo be the President

Election of the President

Roles of the President

Departments Miscellaneous

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What are the 3 formalrequirements of the

President?Category 1 – 10 points

What are 3 informalrequirements of the President?

Category 1 – 20 points

What is the maximumyears one can serve

as President of the US?Category 1 – 30 points

Which amendment limits theterms a president can

serve to 2.(hint: there’s a 2 in it)Category 1 – 40 points

Which amendment outlines thesuccession of the presidency?

What is the chronology for thesuccession of the presidency?(you need to know the next

4 people in line!)Category 1 – 50 points

If Georgia has 13 US Representatives, how

many electors representGeorgia in the

Electoral College.Category 2 – 10 points

Who was the firstCatholic president elected?

Category 2 – 20 points

Who was the 1st femaleVice Presidential candidate?(hint: it’s not Sarah Palin)

Category 2 – 30 points

In modern day presidential elections,if no candidate wins the majority, the

House elects the president. What are therules for the House in this case?

Category 2 – 40 points

Originally in presidential elections,there was no ______ vote. Also, the

candidate with the 2nd most votesbecame the ______________.

Category 2 – 50 points

Which presidential role deals withthe direction of foreign policy?

Category 3 – 10 points

Which presidential role deals withpreparing an economic report forCongress and the responsibility of

promoting high employment, production,and growth.

Category 3 – 20 points

Which presidential role deals withinfluencing the way

laws are implemented?Category 3 – 30 points

Which presidential role deals withpresenting to Congress a legislativeprogram and a suggested budget?

Category 3 – 40 points

Which presidential role (shared with Congress)

has the power to declare war, and usemilitary action to control the nation.

Category 3 – 50 points

This department helps expandfarmers’ markets and safeguards

the food supply.Category 4 – 10 points

This department oversees relationswith Native Americans and manages

national monuments, historicalsites, and national parks.Category 4 – 20 points

This department protectsUS security and oversees

the armed forces.Category 4 – 30 points

This department serves thegovernment’s financial division,

and operates the Bureau ofEngraving and Printing.Category 4 – 40 points

This department overseesthe nation’s legal affairs.Category 4 – 50 points

Who is the only President to servemore than 2 terms

in office?Category 5 – 10 points

Cabinet members arenominated by ______ andconfirmed by _________.

Category 5 – 20 points

Which executive departmentworks closely with thePresident in his role of

Economic Planner?Category 5 – 30 points

What is the CivilService System?

Category 5 – 40 points

What is the Spoils System?Category 5 – 50 points

• What is the address of the White House?

• The Pendleton Act created the:

• What was the outcome of Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial?

• Who is the current Speaker of the House?

• Name our 2 Senators.

• The first 10 amendments in the Constitution are called the:

• Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• What was the first document to put limits on the power of the king?

• How many total Congressmen are in the US government?

• Is the House or Senate considered the “upper house” of Congress?