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JEOPARDY!

JEOPARDY!

JEOPARDY!

JEOPARDY!

JEOPARDY!

JEOPARDY!

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FOUNDATN

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U.S.

CONSTITUTION

BILL

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RIGHTS

U.S.

CONGRESS

POWERS OF

CONGRESS

CONGRESS IN ACTION

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Click here for Double Jeopardy

The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public

policies.

This says that people in a free society “agree”

to create a government to exercise the powers

they had voluntarily given to the state in

exchange for protection and services from the

state.

A government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-

appointed elite.

The government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has certain rights that

government cannot take away.

A firm league of friendship among

states

This compromise brought together by the Virginia and New Jersey Plans for Congressional

representation

Federalist were concerned that without a

strong national government, this would

triumph

Anti-federalists wanted to include this in the

Constitution

Article IV of the Constitution obligates

states to give this to one another’s citizens

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This means that Congress has two different houses.

This prohibits government from unduly

interfering with the freedom of religion

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This prevents the government from illegal searches and seizures

This provision prevents the accused from self-

incrimination

This requires the government to appoint

an attorney for the accused if he/she cannot

afford one.

This right allows people to keep and bear arms

This requires that all congressional districts in a State must have about

the same number of people so that one

person’s vote is equal to another’s

This group has generally used its power to

gerrymander congressional district

Congressional Elections are held on this day.

Few members of Congress today are

The least number of representative that a

state must have in Congress.

In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, the

Supremacy Clause was used to uphold this type of Congressional power.

The purpose why the Constitution give

Congress the power to regulate bankruptcy?

This group of legislators has the power to

impeach the President.

DAILY DOUBLE

Congress could use this power to help protect American car makers

from foreign competition.

This group of lawmakers must approve treaties by

2/3 votes.

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This is the main purpose of the House Rules

Committee.

In the absence of the Vice President, this

person presides over the U.S. Senate

In order to divide its workload, Congress

creates these

A bill can become law without the

President’s signature if

This committee produce a compromise bill that both the House and the

Senate will accept.

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

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Double JEOPARD

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Double JEOPARD

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Double JEOPARD

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Double JEOPARD

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Double JEOPARD

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Double JEOPARD

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MORE FOUNDATI

ON OF GOVT

MORE POWERS

OF CONGRESS

PRESIDENTIAL

POWERS

PRESIDENTIAL

ELECTION

NATIONAL JUDICIARY

U.S. SUPREME

COURT

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Click here for “Final Jeopardy”

The Magna Carta was important because it

created this

This is where the concept of “direct

democracy” originated

The sharing of power between cities, states

and national government

This is a concept of our government where

power is distributed among three

independent branches of government.

This is a plan that provides the rules and

structures of a government (The U.S.

has this!)

They have power to propose Constitutional

amendments

Unlike the House, the Senate has a legislative

process with ______ _______ on debates.

This rule allows a Senator to talk a bill to

death.

Most measures introduced to the House

died in ________.

Senators invoke this rule to end a filibuster.

This says that the Vice President will become President in case the President is disabled.

The President can make ______ ________ without the

consent of Congress.

However, the President needs to have 2/3 vote of the ______ to make

________.

If an incumbent President is seeking re-election, his party will likely nominate _______

DAILY DOUBLE

The _________ says that the _________ will become

President should the Vice President not able

to succeed the President.

According to the Constitution, this group of people actually elects

the President.

The total number of presidential electors

in the U.S. is _______, of which, ______ are

needs to be elected President.

This is a major flaw in our electoral college

system

DAILY DOUBLE

The President has the power to grant _______ to

those convicted of a federal crime, except in

cases of ________

The President share ______ ______ with the

Congress.

This type of federal courts only have

appellate jurisdiction.

This concept was established by the Court’s decision in

Marbury v. Madison.

Federal judges are appointed for life by the ________ and confirmed by

the ________.

The type of courts that have original jurisdiction over MOST cases heard

in federal court.

The several purposes of the 12 circuit courts of

appeals are _______, ________, ________

This is known as the final decision/judgment of the

Supreme Court

The kinds of jurisdiction that the Supreme Court

has.

The only court created by the U.S. Constitution

When lawyers present their cases to the

Supreme Court, this process is called ________.

Those justices who disagree with the

majority opinion of the Supreme Court will write

their ________ ________.

Final JEOPARDY!

(3 questions)

The U.S. Supreme Court

Most cases reach the Supreme Court this way, by a ______ ___

________ (a Latin phrase, meaning “to be made

more certain).

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In the 220 years history of the Supreme Court, there has been

only ___ women Justices. Their names

are ______________________.

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Mr. Tran graduated from this university in the suburb of Boston named after the first Jewish Supreme Court

Justice.

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