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Who wants to be a Zillionaire?!

Who wants to be a Zillionaire?!. How to play. The contestants will be shown a situation. They must hold up the sign for which branch of government they think has the power. They must say what branch They must say why the branch has that power. How to play. Remember:

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Who wants to be a Zillionaire?!

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  1. Who wants to be a Zillionaire?!

  2. How to play • The contestants will be shown a situation. • They must hold up the sign for which branch of government they think has the power. • They must say what branch • They must say why the branch has that power

  3. How to play Remember: • Bring up your Constitution packet • Bring up your Separation of Powers Sheet • LOOK FOR CLUE WORDS!!!!!!!!! • If your team gets an answer right, you go up a level • If your team gets an answer wrong you stay at the same level

  4. Lifelines • Call a friend • Pull the audience • Get a clue

  5. Practice Question • A bill banning cigarette smoking needs to be written.

  6. Practice Answer • Who? • Legislative Branch! • Why? • That branch makes laws! • Clue words? • A bill banning cigarette smoking needs to be written.

  7. Question • Someone does not like the cigarette bill and vetoes it.

  8. Answer • Executive Branch • Enforces the law • Refuses to enforce it—this is called a veto.

  9. Question • This branch overrides the veto and passes the cigarette bill.

  10. Answer • Legislative Branch • Makes the Laws • And passes the law

  11. Question • The cigarette smoking bill is declared “unconstitutional.”

  12. Answer • Judicial Branch • Decides how the law applies or what law means • Decides or “unconstitutional”

  13. Question • War is declared on Canada.

  14. Answer • Legislative Branch • Power to declare war • Declares war

  15. Question • Approves the appointment of Mr. Kelly as ambassador to Spain

  16. Answer • Legislative Branch • Approves appointments • Approves (this make it law)

  17. Question • Appoints Mr. Kelly as Supreme Court Judge.

  18. Answer • Executive Branch • Power to appoint government officials • Appoints – chooses or nominates

  19. Question • Taxes all History students $10 for having shirts untucked.

  20. Answer • Legislative Branch • Power to raise taxes • Taxes

  21. Question • Prints $100 and gives it to Mr. Kelly (sweet deal).

  22. Answer • Legislative Branch • Power to make/print/coin money • Prints $100

  23. Question • Serves as President of the Senate.

  24. Answer • Executive Branch • Vice President serves as President of the Senate • President

  25. Daily Double-Step • Gives money to the military.

  26. Answer • Legislative Branch • Possible answers: • Power to spend $$ • Power to tax • Power to raise National Guard • Power to fund Navy • Power to fund Army • Provide for a common defense • Money to military

  27. Question • Presents the State of the Union address (speech).

  28. Answer • Executive Branch • President must give a State of the Union Address to Congress every year. • State of the Union Address

  29. Question • Controls and advises the military.

  30. Answer • Executive Branch • President is Commander-in-Chief of military • Controls military

  31. Question • Controls trade between United States and Mexico.

  32. Answer • Legislative Branch • Power to control commerce or trade • Controls trade

  33. Question • Which branches DO NOT have the following power? • Veto Bills

  34. Answer • Judicial/Legislative Branches • Only the President has the ability to veto or reject a law that has just been passed by Congress.

  35. Question • Which branches DO NOT have the following power? • Declare laws “unconstitutional”

  36. Answer • Legislative/Executive Branches • Only the Supreme Court gets to decide what the U.S. Constitution actually means. • It can declare a law “unconstitutional” if it does not fit into what the Constitution says is legal.

  37. Question • Which branches DO NOT have the following power? • Declare War

  38. Answer • Executive/Judicial Branch • Only Congress can declare war. The President has the power to run the war.

  39. Question • Which branches DO NOT have the following power? • Appoint judges and ambassadors

  40. Answer • Legislative/Judicial Branches • Only the President can appoint or nominate government officials.

  41. Question • Which branches DO NOT have the following power? • Approve the appointments of judges and ambassadors

  42. Answer • Executive/Judicial Branches • Only Congress can approve the appointment of government officials. • Just like the President can accept or veto laws from Congress, Congress can accept or reject people the President want to work in the government.

  43. Question • Raise taxes

  44. Answer • Legislative Branch • Power to raise taxes

  45. Question • Veto Bills

  46. Answer • Executive Branch • President’s power to veto bills

  47. Question • Decide whether law is constitutional or not

  48. Answer • Judicial Branch

  49. Question • Prints money

  50. Answer • Legislative Branch • Power to print/coin/make $$

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