Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
2
Jeopardy BullySpinC.I.C.POTUS True/False Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
3
$100 Question from H1 Because checks and balances, the president must share power in the Federal system with the Congress and the Federal Courts. True / False.
4
$100 Answer from H1 True.
5
$200 Question from H1 What group of voters has the final say in the election of the President of the United States?
6
$200 Answer from H1 The Electoral College.
7
$300 Question from H1 The president has the sole power to receive ambassadors. True / False.
8
$300 Answer from H1 True.
9
$400 Question from H1 The Supreme Court ordered this president to reveal material he had withheld from prosecutors in a criminal case stemming from a burglary.
10
$400 Answer from H1 Richard Nixon.
11
$500 Question from H1 A legislative veto gives Congress the ability to ____________ presidential decisions.
12
$500 Answer from H1 Override/reject.
13
$100 Question from H2 This margin of vote, in both houses of Congress can override the President’s veto of a bill.
14
$100 Answer from H2 two-thirds, 2/3rds.
15
$200 Question from H2 What was the name of the case which denied Bill Clinton the power to rescind funds in appropriation bills.
16
$200 Answer from H2 Clinton v. City of New York.
17
$300 Question from H2 This refers to voters who support congressional candidates of the president’s party.
18
$300 Answer from H2 Presidential “coattails”
19
$400 Question from H2 What is a “midterm” election?
20
$400 Answer from H2 A congressional election that takes place between the general (presidential) elections.
21
$500 Question from H2 In a president’s term, when does an electoral mandate occur?
22
$500 Answer from H2 Immediately after he/she wins the election.
23
$100 Question from H3 What is a phrase which colorfully describes the election mandate period?
24
$100 Answer from H3 “Honeymoon” period.
25
$200 Question from H3 What was the purpose of Congress passing the War Powers Resolution?
26
$200 Answer from H3 To give Congress a greater voice when committing American troops to armed conflict.
27
$300 Question from H3 What year was the War Powers Resolution passed, 1971; 1973; or 1975?
28
$300 Answer from H3 1973.
29
$400 Question from H3 Concerning the public approval ratings of the presidents, what is the trend over the length of any president’s term of office?
30
$400 Answer from H3 Higher at the beginning of the President’s term than at the end.
31
$500 Question from H3 Commentators on the presidency refer to “two presidencies” concerning policy. What do they mean by this statement?
32
$500 Answer from H3 Foreign (National Security) policy and domestic policy.
33
$100 Question from H4 Concerning public approval, what makes it easier for the president to persuade others to support his initiatives with Congress?
34
$100 Answer from H4 The higher the president stands in the polls, the easier he can persuade others.
35
$200 Question from H4 Who was the last president to serve more than two terms?
36
$200 Answer from H4 FDR.
37
$300 Question from H4 What is the name of the current First Lady?
38
$300 Answer from H4 Michelle Obama.
39
$400 Question from H4 Does the First Lady have an office and a staff of 24 costing the taxpayers $1,000,000.00 plus each year? Yup / Nope.
40
$400 Answer from H4 Yup.
41
$500 Question from H4 The US Constitution authorizes expenditures for the office of the First Lady. True / False.
42
$500 Answer from H4 False!!!!!
43
$100 Question from H5 The US Constitution sets the eligibility requirements for the presidency. True / False.
44
$100 Answer from H5 True.
45
$200 Question from H5 Bill Clinton is the only 20 th Century president to be impeached. True / False.
46
$200 Answer from H5 True.
47
$300 Question from H5 Once impeached the president is then removed from office. True / False.
48
$300 Answer from H5 False.
49
$400 Question from H5 A president must have committed a crime to be impeached. True / False.
50
$400 Answer from H5 False.
51
$500 Question from H5 Like treaties, executive agreements of the president with foreign leaders requires senatorial approval. True / False.
52
$500 Answer from H5 False.
53
Final Jeopardy The primary goal of the president’s legislative strategy (the president’s proposals to Congress) is usually to….
54
Final Jeopardy Answer …set the agenda.
Similar presentations
