Blank Jeopardy

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House committee that handles tax bills
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What is the Ways and Means Committee?
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What is the process in order to get an amendment
added to the Constitution? How many amendments
are there? What is the last one?
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2/3 congress vote ¾ states ratify 27 Congressional
pay
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Location of Powers that are denied to Congress
AND provide an example.
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What is Article I Section 9?
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Define the difference between the following
powers Expressed, Implied, Inherent,
Institutional? Where are they located in the
Constitution?
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Expressed-Article I Sect 8, Implied-Article I,
Sect 8, clause 18 Inherent-not in the Const.
Institutional-Checks/Balances?
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DAILY DOUBLE What are the four types of
congressional committees AND which types are
permanent committees?
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What standing, select, conference, joint AND
what is a standing committee?
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What are the 2 constitutional roles of the VP?
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1. Vote in case of a tie in the Senate
2. Take the office of President if President is
   unable to do so?

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What are the 3 major policymaking bodies that
assist the President (located in Executive
Branch-bureaucracy)?
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What are OMB, NSC, and CEA?
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Briefly explain the difference between
Entitlements and Discretionary spending. Provide
an example of each
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Entitlements Social Security, Medicare, Welfare,
Pensions Discretionary Spending Education,
Transportation, etc.
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What are 2 provisions of the War Powers Act AND
which president vetoed it?
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What are 1.Notify congress w/n 48 hours of
sending troops 2.W/D after 60 days unless
extended 3. Consult congress-if troops engaged in
combat President Nixon
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Which are two non-constitutional roles of the
President? What are two constitutional roles of
the President?
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Non Head of political party, chief
economist Const chief legislator, comm. In
chief, chief diplomat, chief executive, chief of
state, chief jurist
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Concerns disputes between private parties. (Term?)
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What is Civil Law?
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Argues cases before the Supreme Court on behalf
of the US Govt.
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Who is the Solicitor General?
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What are the 4 types of laws we have in America?
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What are 1.Statutory 2. Common 3. Criminal 4.
Civil?
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What are the 4 types of jurisdiction that a court
may have?
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What are 1.Exclusive 2. Concurrent 3.
Original 4. Appellate
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DAILY DOUBLE Name the 4 court cases we studied
regarding gerrymandering AND what is the
constitutional issue?
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Who are Baker v. Carr Wesberry v. Sanders Shaw
v. Reno Miller v. Johnson
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Name 3 of the 5 bureaucratic pathologies-Provide
an example for 2 of them
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• What are
• Red tape
• Waste
• Conflict-agencies
• Duplication
• Unnecessary complexity/growth

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Made is so the majority of the bureaucratic
positions are filled based on merit?
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What is the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
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What piece of legislation banned discrimination
in voting?
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What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
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Identify and briefly explain 3 reasons for policy
to fail within the bureuacracy?
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1. Program Design
2. Lack of Clarity
3. Lack of Resources
4. Lack of Authority
5. Administrative Routine
6. Administrators Disposition
7. Fragmentation

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Provide one legal and one organizational
constraints on the Bureaucracy!
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Legal Freedom of Information Act (1966), Hatch
Act, Affirmative Action hiring policies Organizati
onal Red Tape, Size makes bold action
difficult, Lack of monetary incentives no bold
action taken
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What banned soft money contributions to political
parties?
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What is the McCain-Feingold Act or BCRA?
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An iron-triangle consists of?
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Bureaucratic agency, an interest group, and a
congressional committee
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Which states do not have winner take all with the
electoral system AND explain how they allocate
electoral votes?
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What are Maine and Nebraska
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What are the 3 interstate obligations that each
state has with all of the others
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• Full Faith and Credit Clause
• Privileges Immunities
• Extradition

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What are the four basic strategies that interest
groups use to try to shape policy?
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• What are
• Lobbying
• Electioneering
• Litigation
• Appealing to the public