1. JEOPARDY!

2. INTEREST GROUPS THE PRESIDENCY FEDERAL COURTS CONGRESS BUREAUCRACY CAPITAL PUNISHMENT $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 JEOPARDY! $ 100 JEOPARDY!

3. INTEREST GROUPS THE PRESIDENCY FEDERAL COURTS CONGRESS BUREAUCRACY CAPITAL PUNISHMENT $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500

4. Interest groups are guaranteed which amendment?

5. 1 st Amendment

6. What is the free rider dilemma?

7. Those who enjoy the benefits of collective goods but did not participate in acquiring them.

8. The most important tack for lobbyists is to

9. Gain Access

10. Name three types of interest groups and give an example of each.

11. Business (ex. AT&T) Labor (ex. Unions) Professional (ex. ABA) Ideology (ex. pro-life/pro-choice) Environmentalists (PETA) Non-profit (ex. Red-cross) Ethnic (ex. NAACP) Religious (ex. Christian Coalition) Gender (ex. NOW) Watchdog (ex. Common Cause)

12. Name the four essential characteristics that makes an interest group powerful

13. Size Density Resources Reputation

14. What are the requirements to become president of the United States?

15. 35 years old Lived in the U.S. for 14 years Natural born citizen

16. Name two types of powers that the president has and give explain each.

17. Expressed (listed in the Constitution) Delegated (mandated by Congress) Inherent (not expressed in the Constitution) Emergency (used in times of catastrophes).

18. The 25 th Amendment provides clarified succession if the President is unable to perform his duties, give the successors.

19. 1.President 2.Vice President 3.Speaker of the House 4.Senate Pro Tempore 5.Cabinet level offices

20. What is the take care clause?

21. Where the president swears to ensure that all laws will be faithfully executed.

22. Name four of the eight “Powers of the P’s”

23. Popularity Persuasion Perception Personality Power of the Pen Public Support Personal Leadership Skills Personal Leadership Style

24. Which court decides if a particular law passed is Constitutional?

25. United States Supreme Court

26. What is the goal of criminal law?

27. The goal is to decide guilt or innocence and if convicted, to decide punishment.

28. What is the burden of proof for criminal law?

29. Beyond a reasonable doubt (100%)

30. What is the goal of civil law?

31. The goal of civil law is to determine who is responsible.

32. What is the burden of proof for civil law?

33. Perpondence of the evidence (51%)

34. Give 3 reasons to explain why Congress was the most important part of the U.S. Constitution to the Founding Fathers

35. We can actually serve It’s the 1 st Article in the Constitution Congress can deal with locals needs and issues

36. The Senate can use this to “talk a bill to death”

37. Filibuster (What can be done to stop a filibuster?)

38. The amount of money approved by Congress in statues, that each unit or agency can spend.

39. Appropriations

40. Name three of the four responsibilities that Congress has

41. Represent Make law Consensus build Oversight Clarity Investigate Approval Power

42. Name the five types of committees in Congress.

43. 1.Standing 2.Select 3.Joint 4.Authorizing 5.Conference

44. The complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are employed by all large scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel.

45. Bureaucracy

46. The stable, cooperative relationship that often develops among a congressional committee, an administrative agency, and one or more supportive interest groups.

47. Iron Triangle

48. The effort by Congress, through hearings, investigations, and other techniques, to exercise control of the activities of executive agencies.

49. Oversight

50. Where appointees to positions in public bureaucracies must objectively be deemed qualified for those positions.

51. Merit System

52. The claim that confidential communications between a president and close advisers should not be revealed without the consent of the president.

53. Executive Privilege

54. What country has the most people on death row? The least?

55. India – 37,170 Iceland - 5

56. According to polls, how do Americans feel about the death penalty?

57. Since 1965, the majority of American have been in favor of the death penalty.

58. What has the Supreme Court ruled regarding juveniles and the death penalty?

59. The Supreme Court in 2005 ruled that executing juveniles is unconstitutional.

60. How many exonerations have their been in Texas?

61. 8 (Total in U.S.: 124)

62. In 2007, what percentage of executions were carried out in the South?

63. 86%

64. FINAL JEOPARDY How a Bill Becomes a Law

65. FINAL JEOPARDY Give the steps on how a bill becomes a law.

66. Good luck on your exam!