Instructions for Playing Jeopardy

1. Instructions for Playing Jeopardy • Click on the question that you want to attempt, example $100 • Read the question and click on the to advance • To return to the main playing board for another question, click on the blue box in the left hand corner of the answer screen. • To advance to Double Jeopardy click • Press page down to begin playing the game Correct Answer Return

3. The Presidents

4. Presidential Power

5. Chief Executive

6. Shared Powers

7. National Security

8. Public Presidency

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10. Americans tend to have low expectations for the president. prefer a concentration of power in the presidency. have a high degree of trust in strong leadership and political authority. look back longingly on the great, powerful presidents

11. Answer look back longingly on the great, powerful presidents Return

12. In order to impeach a president, it takes a two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives. a majority vote in the House of Representatives. a majority vote in the Senate. a two-thirds vote in the Senate.

13. Answer a majority vote in the House of Representatives. Return

14. According to the original Constitution, the president must be at least 35 years old. a resident of the United States for at least fourteen years. a natural-born citizen of the United States. all are correct

15. Answer all are correct Return

16. Daily Double!!

17. Which amendment limited presidents to two terms? Twenty-second Twelfth Twenty-fifth Twentieth

18. Answer Twenty-second Return

19. In order to convict and remove an impeached president, it takes a majority vote in the Senate. a two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives. a two-thirds vote in the Senate. a majority vote in the House of Representatives.

20. Answer a two-thirds vote in the Senate. Return

21. The president has the constitutional authority to make treaties with other nations, subject to the agreement of two-thirds of the House. two-thirds of the Senate. a majority of the Senate. a majority of the House.

22. Answer two-thirds of the Senate. Return

23. The founding fathers envisioned a presidency that would clearly be the dominant branch of government. have fewer responsibilities than today's presidency. be better organized than today's presidency. have greater control over the Congress than today's presidency.

24. Answer have fewer responsibilities than today's presidency. Return

25. The head of each cabinet-level executive department is appointed by the president and must be confirmed by a majority of the Senate. must be confirmed by two-thirds of the Senate. must be confirmed by a majority of the House. must be confirmed by a majority of both the House and the Senate.

26. Answer must be confirmed by a majority of the Senate. Return

27. In order to preserve the balance of power in government without jeopardizing the independence of the presidency, the Framers gave the president those powers which made it easy for him to override Congress whenever he felt it necessary. limited the president to administrative powers. refused to give the president powers in the area of national security. checked those powers that they believed to be most dangerous.

28. Answer checked those powers that they believed to be most dangerous. Return

29. The Founders, in writing the Constitution, choose a presidential system over a parliamentary system because most democratic nations have chosen a parliamentary system. prime ministers are selected from the majority party of parliament. they were concerned about the concentration of power found in a parliamentary system. in a parliamentary system the prime minister is selected by the legislative instead of the voters.

30. Answer they were concerned about the concentration of power found in a parliamentary system. Return

31. The two oldest cabinet departments are State and Treasury. Interior and Justice. Treasury and Justice. State and Defense.

32. Answer State and Treasury. Return

33. The organization and importance of the White House staff depend on a hierarchy of access to the president. the president's Chief of Staff. the personal style of the president in office. the legal authority granted it by Congress.

34. Answer the personal style of the president in office. Return

35. Today there are _____ secretaries and the attorney general that head the president’s cabinet. 10 14 34 24

36. Answer 14 Return

37. The presidential cabinet includes, by law, a minimum of two sitting members of Congress at all times. is given tremendous power under the Constitution. can veto actions by the president. consists of the head of each executive department, plus any additional government officials the president designates.

38. Answer consists of the head of each executive department, plus any additional government officials the president designates. Return

39. Which of the following best describes the position of First Lady? First Ladies must only advocate one issue at a time. First Ladies must attend cabinet meetings. It is not an official government position. The First Lady is in charge of the chief of staff.

40. Answer It is not an official government position. Return

41. The primary goal of the president's legislative strategy is usually to win on all final votes. to block legislation he opposes. to set Congress’s agenda. to win the support of all fellow partisans.

42. Answer to set Congress’s agenda. Return

43. The political resource that has the most potential to turn a situation of stalemate between the president and Congress into one supportive of the president's legislative proposals is presidential rewards and sanctions. presidential leadership. public approval. the president's party leadership.

44. Answer public approval. Return

45. The pocket veto can only be used during a presidential election year when a new president is about to take office. when Congress is adjourned. when Congress has less than 10 days left in the session.

46. Answer when Congress has less than 10 days left in the session. Return

47. A presidential veto of legislation passed by Congress can be overturned by a two-thirds vote of both the House and the Senate to override the veto. can be overturned only by majority vote of the Supreme Court. can be overturned by a majority vote of both the House and the Senate to override the veto. can be overturned by a two-thirds vote of either the House or the Senate to override the veto.

48. Answer can be overturned by a majority vote of both the House and the Senate to override the veto. Return

49. In 1998, the Supreme Court ruled in Clinton v. City of New York that a 1996 law granting the president the authority to propose rescinding funds in appropriation bills was unconstitutional. the president could not line-item veto grant monies to urban areas. the Clinton impeachment vote was unconstitutional. the pocket veto was unconstitutional

50. Answer a 1996 law granting the president the authority to propose rescinding funds in appropriation bills was unconstitutional. Return