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Political Science Jeopardy
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Jeopardy Democracy Interest Groups Political Parties Media Federalism
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Double Jeopardy More Citizenship Test Congress Citizenship Test Executive Elections 200 200 200 200 200 400 400 400 400 400 600 600 600 600 600 800 800 800 800 800 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 Final Jeopardy Click here to play FINAL JEOPARDY
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FINAL JEOPARDY Politics Today
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Democracy for 100 This is a system of government in which the people rule; rule by the many. Click here for ANSWER.
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Democracy for 200 These are the first 10 amendments to the U. S. Constitution, concerned with the protection of the basic liberties. Click here for ANSWER.
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Democracy for 300 These are the guarantees by government of equal citizenship to all social groups. Click here for ANSWER.
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Democracy for 400 This is the distribution of government legislative, executive, and judicial powers to separate branches of government so one branch cannot become too powerful. Click here for ANSWER.
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Democracy for 500 These are the elected representatives of the states, a majority of whose votes formally elect the President of the United States. Click here for ANSWER.
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Democracy for 100 The correct answer is democracy Return to Jeopardy
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Democracy for 200 The correct answer is Bill of Rights
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civil rights Democracy for 300 The correct answer is
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separation of powers Democracy for 400 The correct answer is
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electoral college Democracy for 500 The correct answer is
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Federalism for 100 This is the amendment in the Bill of Rights that says those powers not given to the federal government and not prohibited for the states by the Constitution are reserved for the states and people. Click here for ANSWER.
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Federalism for 200 This is a system in which governmental powers are divided between a central government and smaller units, such as states. Click here for ANSWER.
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Federalism for 300 This is an economic system characterized by private ownership of productive assets where decisions about how to use these assets are made by individuals and firms operating in a market rather than by government. Click here for ANSWER.
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Federalism for 400 This is the monetary value of all goods and services produced in a nation each year, excluding income residents ear aboard.. Click here for ANSWER.
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Federalism for 500 This is the section of the Fourteenth Amendment that provides equal protection of the laws to all persons. Click here for ANSWER.
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Tenth Amendment Federalism for 100 The correct answer is
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Federalism for 200 The correct answer is federalism Return to Jeopardy
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Federalism for 300 The correct answer is capitalism Return to Jeopardy
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gross domestic product
Federalism for 400 The correct answer is gross domestic product Return to Jeopardy
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equal protection clause
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Interest Groups for 100 This is the period of economic crisis in the United States that lasted from the stock market crash of 1929 to America’s entry into World War II. Click here for ANSWER.
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Interest Groups for 200 This is the effort by interest groups to mobilize local constituencies, shape public opinion to support the group’s goals, and bring that pressure to bear on elected officials. Click here for ANSWER.
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Interest Groups for 300 This is a private organization or volumnary association that seeks to influence public policy as a way to protect or advance its interests. Click here for ANSWER.
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Interest Groups for 400 Click here for ANSWER.
This is the common practice in which former government officials become lobbyists for interests with whom they formerly dealt in their official capacity. Click here for ANSWER.
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Interest Groups for 500 These are the policies encouraging the interaction between different races in schools or public facilities. Click here for ANSWER.
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Great Depression The correct answer is Interest Groups for 100
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grassroots lobbying The correct answer is Interest Groups for 200
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interest group The correct answer is Interest Groups for 300
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revolving door The correct answer is Interest Groups for 400
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integration The correct answer is Interest Groups for 500
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Media for 100 This is deviation from ideal standards such as representativeness or objectivity. Click here for ANSWER.
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Media for 200 This is the role of media in scrutinizing the actions of government officials. Click here for ANSWER.
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Media for 300 This is the policy of avoiding involvement in foreign affairs. Click here for ANSWER.
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Media for 400 This is a president’s standing with the public, indicated by the percentage of Americans who tell survey interviewers that they approve a president’s “handling of his job.” Click here for ANSWER.
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Media for 500 This is the assigned location where a reporter regularly gathers news stories. Click here for ANSWER.
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Media for 100 The correct answer is bias Return to Jeopardy
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Media for 200 The correct answer is watchdog Return to Jeopardy
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Media for 300 The correct answer is isolationism Return to Jeopardy
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presidential approval rating
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Media for 500 The correct answer is beat Return to Jeopardy
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Political Parties for 100 These are policies encouraging the interaction between different races in scho0ls or public facilities. Click here for ANSWER.
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Political Parties for 200 This is a situation in which things cannot get done in Washington, usually because of divided government. Click here for ANSWER.
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Political Parties for 300 This is the period of economic crisis in the United States that lasted from the stock market crash of 1929 to America’s entry into World War II. Click here for ANSWER.
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Political Parties for 400 This is a party’s statement of its positions on the issues of the day passed at the quadrennial national convention. Click here for ANSWER.
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Political Parties for 500 This is an organization that tries to win control of government by electing people to office who carry the party label. Click here for ANSWER.
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integration The correct answer is Political Parties for 100
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gridlock The correct answer is Political Parties for 200
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Great Depression Political Parties for 300 The correct answer is
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party platform The correct answer is Political Parties for 400
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political party The correct answer is Political Parties for 500
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Elections for 200 This consists of the representatives selected in each of the states, their numbers based on each state’s total number of its senators and representatives. Click here for ANSWER.
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Elections for 400 This are representatives who are elected in the states to formally choose the U. S. president. Click here for ANSWER.
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Elections for 600 This is a statewide election in which voters choose delegates to the national party conventions. Click here for ANSWER.
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Elections for 800 These are procedures available in some states by which state laws or constitutional amendments proposed by the legislature are submitted to the voters for approval or rejection. Click here for ANSWER.
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This is the legal right to vote.
Elections for 1000 This is the legal right to vote. Click here for ANSWER.
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electoral college The correct answer is Elections for 200
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electors The correct answer is Elections for 400 Double Jeopardy
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primary election The correct answer is Elections for 600
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referenda The correct answer is Elections for 800 Double Jeopardy
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suffrage The correct answer is Elections for 1000 Double Jeopardy
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Congress for 200 This is a parliamentary device used in the Senate to prevent a bill from coming to a vote by “talking it to death,” made possible by the norm of unlimited debate. Click here for ANSWER.
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Congress for 400 This is federal funded projects designed to bring to the constituency jobs and public money for which the members of Congress can claim credit. Click here for ANSWER.
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Congress for 600 This is the public subsidization of mail from the members of Congress to their constituents. Click here for ANSWER.
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Congress for 800 This is redrawing electoral district lines to give an advantage to a particular party or candidate. Click here for ANSWER.
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Congress for 1000 This is also called the necessary and proper clause, and it gives Congress the authority to make whatever laws are necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated powers. Click here for ANSWER.
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filibuster Congress for 200 The correct answer is Double Jeopardy
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Congress for 400 The correct answer is pork Return to Double Jeopardy
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franking privilege Congress for 600 The correct answer is
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gerrymandering Congress for 800 The correct answer is Double Jeopardy
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elastic clause Congress for 1000 The correct answer is Double Jeopardy
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Executive for 200 This is a rule or regulation issued by the president that has the force of law, based either on the constitutional powers of the presidency as chief executive or commander in chief or on congressional statues Click here for ANSWER.
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Executive for 400 This is a formal international agreement between two or more countries; in the United States, requires the “advice and consent” of the Senate Click here for ANSWER.
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Executive for 600 This is the perception of Americans who approve a president’s handling of his job Click here for ANSWER.
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Executive for 800 This is an annual report to the nation by the president now delivered before a joint session of Congress, on the state of the nation and his legislative proposals for addressing national problems Click here for ANSWER.
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Executive for 1000 This is the legal doctrine that a person who is arrested must have a timely hearing before a judge Click here for ANSWER.
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executive order The correct answer is Executive for 200
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treaty The correct answer is Executive for 400 Double Jeopardy
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presidential popularity
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State of the Union The correct answer is Executive for 800
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Habeas corpus The correct answer is Executive for 1000 Double Jeopardy
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Citizenship Test for 200 If the President and the Vice-President can no longer serve, the person holding this office becomes the President. Click here for ANSWER.
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Citizenship Test for 400 He wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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This document is the supreme law of the land for the United States.
Citizenship Test for 600 This document is the supreme law of the land for the United States. Click here for ANSWER.
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Citizenship Test for 800 This is the name given to the first 10 amendments. Click here for ANSWER.
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This branch of government makes the federal laws.
Citizenship Test for 1000 This branch of government makes the federal laws. Click here for ANSWER.
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Speaker of the House The correct answer is Citizenship Test for 200
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Thomas Jefferson The correct answer is Citizenship Test for 400
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Constitution The correct answer is Citizenship Test for 600
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Bill of Rights The correct answer is Citizenship Test for 800
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Congress (or the Senate and House of Representatives
Citizenship Test for 1000 The correct answer is Congress (or the Senate and House of Representatives Return to Double Jeopardy
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More Citizenship Test for 200
This is what the President’s Cabinet does. Click here for ANSWER.
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More Citizenship Test for 400
He was president during the Great Depression and World War II. Click here for ANSWER.
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More Citizenship Test for 600
This document freed the slaves living in states that were at war with the United States. Click here for ANSWER.
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More Citizenship Test for 800
He was the first Republican president. Click here for ANSWER.
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More Citizenship Test for 1000
He is the governor of Ohio. Click here for ANSWER.
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More Citizenship Test for 200
The correct answer is They advise the President. Return to Double Jeopardy
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More Citizenship Test for 400
The correct answer is Franklin D. Roosevelt Return to Double Jeopardy
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More Citizenship Test for 600
The correct answer is Emancipation Proclamation Return to Double Jeopardy
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More Citizenship Test for 800
The correct answer is Abraham Lincoln Return to Double Jeopardy
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John Kasich The correct answer is More Citizenship Test 1000
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FINAL JEOPARDY This is the name of the Speaker of the House.
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The correct answer is John Boehner Return to Home
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