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Understanding US Politics: Key Concepts and Figures

Explore the fundamentals of US politics from elected officials to Supreme Court cases. Learn about Congress, Political Culture, Presidency, and more.

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Understanding US Politics: Key Concepts and Figures

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  1. Jeopardy! Begin

  2. Key Terms Elected Officials Congress Political Culture Presidency Court Cases $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

  3. - $100A Person who favors slow change, limited government power, social conservatism, and faith based solutions can be described as being C1-$100 Conservative

  4. - $200This Region was known to have voted Democratic in the past but in recent times has been consistently Republican C1-$200 Solid South

  5. - $300The trend that shows women voting more Democratic than men is called C1-$300 Gender Gap

  6. - $400Voters with no consistent voting pattern are called C1-$400 Independents

  7. - $500A set of beliefs about political values and how the government should rule is called C1-$500 Ideology

  8. - $100What political figure is restricted to only two consecutives terms, must be an American citizen, be at least 35 years old, and have lived in the US for at least 14 years C2-$100 The President

  9. - $200Who Is in charge of presiding over the House while it’s in session C2-$200 Speaker of the House

  10. - $300True/FalseThe Requirements to become a member of the House of Representatives are a lot less stringent that they are to become a Senator C2-$300 True

  11. $400A Super delegate is C2-$400 A delegate to the Democratic national convention who is there by virtue of holding an office.

  12. - $500Which amendment put electing Senators as popular vote decision? C2-$500 17th

  13. - $100Every state has how many Senators C3-$100 2

  14. - $200Tax and Revenue bills must originate from which government body C3-$200 The House of Representatives

  15. - $300The President of the Senate also serves as C3-$300 Vice President

  16. - $400The House of Representatives is capped at how many members C3-$400 435

  17. - $500The Ability to override a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote is an exaple of what system? C3-$500 Checks and Balances

  18. - $100Political Socialization is C4-$100 The process in which someone acquires their political beliefs

  19. - $200Name 3 aspects of political culture in the US C3-200 Liberty, equality, individualism, distrust of the government, democracy, political efficacy, political tolerance, pragmatism, and justice

  20. - $300The Idea that someone can start from humble beginnings and become successful is called C3-$300 The American Dream

  21. - $400The US follows what economic system C3-$400 Capitalism

  22. - $500Which Incident made the public loss trust in the American government? C3-$500 The Watergate Incident

  23. - $100Who elects the president? C4-$100 The Electoral College

  24. $200How many Electoral College votes does it take to win an election? C4-$200 270

  25. - $300True/FalseThe President has the power to formally declarewar C4-$300 False

  26. - $400If there is an equal amount of votes for presidential candidates in the electoral college, who breaks the deadlock? C4-$400 The House of Representatives

  27. $500Who takes the Vice Presidents place in his absence? C4-$500 President Pro Tempore

  28. - $100The decision of Baker v. Carr stated that C4-$100 “One man, one vote”. State legislative districts should e as near equal in population

  29. - $200The use of the 14th amendment to stop a recount was the decision of what court case? C4-$200 Bush v Gore

  30. - $300Buckley v. Valeo put a limit on campaign contributions but could not C4-$300 Limit how much spends their own money on campaigning

  31. - $400Shaw v Reno put an end to C4-$400 Racial gerrymandering

  32. - $500Wesberry v Sanders ordered that C4-$500 House districts be near equal in population as possible

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