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Explore the key concepts of American government, including federalism, the role of courts, Congress, and the Executive branch. Learn about the division of powers between national and state governments, civil courts, budget deficits, activism, and more.
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$100 Question from H1 The division and sharing of power between the national and state governments is called……
$100 Answer from H1 “federalism”.
$200 Question from H1 The swift adoption of the Bill of Rights provided the states’ citizens with protections from the ……
$200 Answer from H1 National government
$300 Question from H1 Lawsuits involving property are tried in __________ courts.
$300 Answer from H1 “civil courts”
$400 Question from H1 The amount of money the government spends in excess of its revenues is…
$400 Answer from H1 A deficit. A budget deficit.
$500 Question from H1 Give an example where a majority opinion on an issue can sometimes be overridden by the intensity of a minority’s commitment to activism.
$500 Answer from H1 Civil rights, anti-abortion, National Rifle association activists……
$100 Question from H2 Does the citizen’s protections of procedural due process stem only from only the 14th Amendment?
$100 Answer from H2 Not only the 14th, also from the 5th Amendment protection of due process.
$200 Question from H2 What is it called when the president fails to sign a bill after Congress has adjourned?
$200 Answer from H2 Pocket veto.
$300 Question from H2 Political party leadership occurs at what three levels of government in America?
$300 Answer from H2 Federal, State, Local (levels).
$400 Question from H2 Deciding how prominently to cover issue-related news and set the public agenda is a major role of the ________.
$400 Answer from H2 Media.
$500 Question from H2 People are most likely to vote when media coverage of the election is intense. True / False.
$500 Answer from H2 True.
$100 Question from H3 People who interpret the 10th Amend- ment as greatly restricting federal powers, are often referred to as _____ _________.
$100 Answer from H3 States’ righters.
$200 Question from H3 Which House committee determines the procedure by which bills are debated and amended?
$200 Answer from H3 Rules Committee.
$300 Question from H3 Why is it difficult for politicians to limit entitlement programs?
$300 Answer from H3 Those programs are extremely popular among their numerous beneficiaries.
$400 Question from H3 Concerning presidential powers, especially war powers, are they described broadly OR concisely in the Constitution?
$400 Answer from H3 Presidential powers are broad and Unspecific.
$500 Question from H3 Which advisor to the president is most likely to have overlapping responsibilities with the Secretary of State?
$500 Answer from H3 National Security Advisor.
$100 Question from H4 Why do states try to move forward the date of their presidential primary?
$100 Answer from H4 To increase the significance of their states’ election results.
$200 Question from H4 Is the Court setting the public agenda by deciding which appeals to hear and which not to hear before the Court?
$200 Answer from H4 Yes, that is how the Court sets the public agenda that it can reach.
$300 Question from H4 What is the constitutional issue concerning the death penalty?
$300 Answer from H4 Is the death penalty “cruel and unusual” punishment under the Constitution?
$400 Question from H4 Your constitutional protection from “cruel and unusual” punishment is guaranteed by which amendment?
$400 Answer from H4 The 8th Amendment.
$500 Question from H4 Describe your protection against “double jeopardy”?
$500 Answer from H4 You cannot be tried under the same charge twice.
$100 Question from H5 What is the “risk” in a capital trial?
$100 Answer from H5 As a defendant in that trial, you risk your life.
$200 Question from H5 Name the selective incorporation case where states had to protect the rights of the accused to have an attorney.
$200 Answer from H5 Gideon v. Wainwright.
$300 Question from H5 Do states have to protect your due process rights under the 14th Amendment?
$300 Answer from H5 Of course they do!!!!
$400 Question from H5 Do states have to equally protect your rights according to the 14th Amendment?
$400 Answer from H5 YES!!!
$500 Question from H5 Which amendment gave suffrage to all male citizens in the US?
