Executive Jeopardy!

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Executive Jeopardy!

• Constitution Executive More Executive Electoral
  College Miscellaneous
• 100 100 100 100 100
• 200 200 200 200 200
• 300 300 300 300 300
• 400 400 400 400 400
• 500 500 500 500 500

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Constitution for 100

• What was our first Constitution?

• The Articles of Confederation

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Constitution for 200

• What do we call the introduction to the
  Constitution?

• The Preamble

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Constitution for 300

• What do we call a change to the Constitution?

• An amendment

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Constitution for 400

• What is the Supreme Law of the Land?

• The Constitution

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Constitution for 500

• How many amendents have been added to the
  Constitution?

• 27

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Executive for 100

• Who is the head of the Executive Branch?

• The President

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Executive for 200

• Who becomes President if the President should
  die?

• Vice President

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Executive for 300

• For how long do we elect the President?

• 4 years

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Executive for 400

• What do we call the group of people that advise
  the President?

• The Cabinet

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Executive for 500

• Who elects the President of the United States?

• The Electoral College

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More Executive for 100

• Name three qualifications you must meet to become
  President?

• Natural born citizen, at least 35, live in the US
  for 14 years

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More Executive for 200

• Who is Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces?

• The President

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More Executive for 300

• Name the Presidents judicial powers.

• May grant pardons to anyone convicted of federal
  crimes

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More Executive for 400

• If the President does not like a law passed by
  Congress, what can he do?

• Veto it

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More Executive for 500

• What do we call the part of the executive branch
  that includes departments and agencies?

• The Bureaucracy

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Electoral College for 100

• When is the President elected?

• The Tuesday following the first Monday in
  November every four years

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Electoral College for 200

• Who elects the President?

• The Electoral College

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Electoral College for 300

• How many electors does each State have?

• The same number as they have senators and
  representatives

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Electoral College for 400

• If a candidate wins a majority of the popular
  vote in a State, how many electoral votes do they
  get?

• All of them. Winner-take-all

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Electoral College for 500

• How many electoral votes does a candidate need to
  win the election?

• A majority, or 270 out of 538

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Miscellaneous for100

• Which cabinet official deals with foreign policy?

• Secretary of State

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Miscellaneous for 200

• What do we call someone who was born or
  naturalized in the United States?

• A citizen

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Miscellaneous for 300

• How often do we count our population?

• Every 10 years

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Miscellaneous for 400

• How many departments are there in the Presidents
  Cabinet?

• 15

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Miscellaneous for 500

• What do we call government that can only govern
  with the consent of the governed?

• Limited government