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1 Agenda Mon 12/12 & Tues 12/13 Final Review Session HW: Study for Finals Bring textbook and ID to final exam textbook exchange

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12 Foundations Jurisdiction Civil Liberties Tree Branches Definitions Checks & Balances Round 2 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 Final Jeopardy Scores $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

13 $100 Theory popularized by Locke, Hobbes and Rousseau

14 $100 What is social contract theory? Scores

15 $200 Locke argued this gives people the right to resist illegitimate government

16 $200 What is popular sovereignty? Scores

17 $300 The idea of natural rights was included in the Declaration of Independence in the phrase, all men are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain this.

18 $300 What are unalienable rights? Scores

19 $400 Public health programs would be most likely in this type of system

20 $400 What is socialist? Scores

21 $500 The system where the leader is chosen from the legislature

22 $500 What is parliamentary? Scores

23 $100 This is the court of last resort

24 $100 What is US Supreme Court? Scores

25 $200 Two major kinds of cases are criminal and this

26 $200 What is civil? Scores

27 $300 Federal courts have this type of jurisdiction in all federal matters

28 $300 What is exclusive? Scores

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30 $400 Criminal case from district court is appealed here

31 $400 What is US Court of Appeals? Scores

32 $500 The case Marbury v Madison established this function of the judicial branch

33 $500 What is judicial review? Scores

34 $100 Guarantee to freely exercise one s religion found here in the Constitution

35 $100 What is 1 st amendment? Scores

36 $200 Cannot be tried for the same crime twice also known as this

37 $200 What is double jeopardy? (5 th amendment) Scores

38 $300 Speedy and public trial is guaranteed by this amendment

39 $300 What is 6 th amendment? Scores

40 $400 Unreasonable search & seizures protected by this

41 $400 What is 4 th amendment? Scores

42 $500 The 8 th amendment protects against cruel/unusual punishment and excessive this

43 $500 What is bail? Scores

44 $100 Total number of members in Congress

45 $100 What is 535? Scores

46 $200 Branch responsible for enforcing the law

47 $200 What is executive branch? Scores

48 $300 Term for House of Representatives

49 $300 What is 2 years? Scores

50 $400 The US budget is created by this branch

51 $400 What is the Executive branch? Scores

52 $500 According to the Constitution the election for POTUS is to be held at this time

53 $500 What is 1 st Tuesday after 1 st Monday in November (every 4 years)? Scores

54 $100 The UK has a unitary system but the US has this type

55 $100 What is federal? Scores

56 $200 System of government where the executive is part of the legislative branch

57 $200 What is parliamentary? Scores

58 $300 Printing money is this type of power given to Congress

59 $300 What is expressed? Scores

60 $400 This type of system of government has laws in line with religion

61 $400 What is theocracy? Scores

62 $500 Official representative of the US appointed by POTUS for matters of diplomacy

63 $500 What is ambassador? Scores

64 $100 This agency approves treaties by 2/3 vote

65 $100 What is Senate? Scores

66 $200 Congress can override veto w/ this amount in each house

67 $200 What is 2/3? Scores

68 $300 POTUS presents budget for approval to this

69 $300 What is Congress? Scores

70 $400 Legislative powers written in the Constitution are called this

71 $400 What is expressed powers? Scores

72 $500 When Senate turns down POTUS appointment because Senator from that state opposed the nomination it is called this

73 $500 What is senatorial courtesy? Scores

74 Changes Power Play Landmark Cases EOP POTUS Potpourri Round 1 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 Final Jeopardy Scores $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000

75 $200 Words creating a clear and present danger are not protected under this amendment

76 $200 What is 1 st amendment? Scores

77 $400 This was added to the Constitution to guarantee freedoms & rights to the people in order to gain support for ratification

78 $400 What are Bill of Rights? Scores

79 $600 The Equal Protection Clause, intended to provide protections for newly freed slaves, is found in this amendment

80 $600 What is the 14 th? Scores

81 $800 This amendment changed selection of senators from state legislatures to election by the people of the state

82 $800 What is the 17 th amendment? Scores

83 $1000 This law was passed to end racial and gender discrimination

84 $1000 What is Civil Rights Act of 1964? Scores

85 $200 States may not tax these

86 $200 What are imports? Scores

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88 $400 Both state and national governments can levy these

89 $400 What are taxes? Scores

90 $600 To ensure unified currency in the US, power to regulate money is given to this entity

91 $600 What is Congress? Scores

92 $800 Governors are given this judicial power

93 $800 What is parole? Scores

94 $1000 This entity elects the POTUS

95 $1000 What is the electoral college? Scores

96 $200 This case requires police to read suspects their rights before questioning them

97 $200 What is Miranda v Arizona? Scores

98 $400 Right to burn the flag as symbolic speech protected in this case

99 $400 What is Texas v Johnson? Scores

100 $600 In Engle v Vitale, prayer in school was deemed a violation of this clause in the Constitution

101 $600 What is the establishment clause (1 st amendment)? Scores

102 $800 In this case, prior censorship was not supported due to lack of national security concerns

103 $800 What is New York Times v US? Scores

104 $1000 The court supported constitutional rights to gun ownership in federal districts in this 2008 case

105 $1000 What is DC v Heller? Scores

106 $200 The cabinet department overseeing the armed services

107 $200 What is Department of Defense? Scores

108 $400 The Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director of the FBI and the CIA are members of this POTUS advisory group

109 $400 What is National Security Council? Scores

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111 $600 Cabinet office in charge of diplomacy & embassies

112 $600 What is Department of State? Scores

113 $800 The newest cabinet department

114 $800 What is Homeland Security? Scores

115 $1000 This agency enforces health and safety regulations as a subunit of the Department of Labor

116 $1000 What is OSHA? Scores

117 $200 To become POTUS one must be a natural born citizen, resident of the US for 14 years and this

118 $200 What is 35 years old? Scores

119 $400 After the VP, this person is next in line for POTUS

120 $400 What is Speaker of the House? Scores

121 $600 The speech where POTUS gives broad scope of their administration and chart the course for the nation is called this

122 $600 What is State of the Union? Scores

123 $800 After the VP and leaders of Congress, this person becomes POTUS

124 $800 What is Secretary of State? Scores

125 $1000 Acting as ceremonial head of government is this role for POTUS

126 $1000 What is Chief of State? Scores

127 $200 Yuletide is more commonly known as this

128 $200 What is Christmas? Scores

129 $400 Wealthiest person in the world according to Forbes

130 $400 Who is Bill Gates? Scores

131 $600 POTUS-elect birthplace

132 $600 What is Queens, NY? Scores

133 $800 Current NFL player and team who graduated from VHS

134 $800 Who is Leon Hall-NY Giants? Scores

135 $1000 Purpose of blue reflectors on the roads

136 $1000 What is fire hydrant location? Scores

137 Your Exam!!! Scores Final Jeopardy Question

138 Study Smart!! Scores

139 What is get a good grade? Scores

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