Review Game

Instructions: The class will be divided into two teams. Each team will be assigned to sit on a specified
side of the room. On the Smart Board will be a game board divided into 4 categories: Legislative Branch,
Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, and Miscellaneous. Underneath each category will be designated
point values of 25, 50, 75, and 100 so that each category has one of each. Each designated point value
will have a corresponding question relating to that category. I will flip a coin to decide which team goes
first. First team up will choose a category and number. I will ask them the question and the team will
have 30 seconds to respond. If they are correct they earn the points, if not the other team has 10
seconds to steal. Whether the first team was right or wrong, the next question goes to the opposite
team. The game will continue like this until there are no questions left. Note: each person on the team
must answer and no one is allowed to answer twice until everyone has answered at least once. Each
team will receive one pass and one help. When a pass is used, the question asked will be passed and
the team will be assigned a new question. When a help is used, the person answering the question may
ask their teammates for help. After all the questions are done, the game board will be flipped over and
the point values will be doubled. The game will continue until all the questions have been asked or time
has run out. The team with the most points at the end of the game will be declared champions of the
class and receive 2 extra credit points on the test. The losing team will receive 1 point if the game is
decided by 20 points or less, otherwise no extra credit will be awarded to them.
Questions:
Legislative, 1
st
and 2
nd
round 25
1. How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
435
2. How many members are in the Senate?
100
Legislative 1
st
and 2
nd
round 50
1. Name one of the two current Senators that represent Minnesota.
Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar
2. Name the Representative from Rosevilles congressional district.
Betty McCollum
Legislative 1
st
and 2
nd
round 75
1. How many votes do both houses of Congress need in order to override a veto? Give me a
percentage or fraction.
2/3 majority
2. What are smaller bodies of Congressmen that meet to discuss and work on specific issues
called?
Congressional Committees
Legislative 1
st
and 2
nd
round 100
1. Who is the President of the Senate?
Vice President
2. Name one of the powers that are granted to the Congress by the Constitution?
Levy taxes, declare war, set the budget, introduce and vote on bills, impeachment

Executive 1
st
and 2
nd
round 25
1. What is one title/duty of the President of the United States regarding the military?
Commander in Chief
2. Who is third in the Presidential line of succession?
Speaker of the House
Executive 1
st
and 2
nd
round 50
1. Name 3 cabinet members (positions)
Secretaries of State, Treasury, Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health and
Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Energy, Veteran Affairs,
Education, Homeland Security and Attorney General
2. What is the name of the person who directly assists the President in all political affairs?
(Presidents) Chief of Staff
Executive 1
st
and 2
nd
round 75
1. Name 1 power of the Executive Branch specified by the Constitution?
Veto, Command the military forces, appoint Supreme Court Justices, speak on behalf of the
United States to foreign dignitaries, and commander in case of a crisis
2. What is the name of the strategy of the office of the President that simply does not either sign
or veto a bill in order to postpone a vote?
Pocket Veto
Executive 1
st
and 2
nd
round 100
1. Who specifically elects the President?
Electoral College
2. How many terms can a President serve?
2 four year terms
Judicial 1
st
and 2
nd
round 25
1. How many Justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
2. Who is the leader of the Supreme Court?
Chief Justice


Judicial 1
st
and 2
nd
round 50
1. Who appoints Supreme Court Justices?
The President

2. How long is a term for a Supreme Court Justice?
Life term or retirement
Judicial 1
st
and 2
nd
round 75
1. What is the document called where a Supreme Court Justice or Justices explains why they ruled
the way they did on a case?
An opinion
2. Specifically what is the job of the Supreme Court
Interpret the Constitution and rule based on their interpretation
Judicial 1
st
and 2
nd
round 100
1. What is the term for taking into account previous court cases that deal with the issue at hand?
Precedent
2. What is the term for interpreting the Constitution exactly as it is written and not making any
inferences or references to other documents?
Strict Constructionist(ism)
Miscellaneous 1
st
and 2
nd
round 25
1. How many members total are there in Congress?
535
2. How many Cabinet positions are there?
15
Miscellaneous 1
st
and 2
nd
round 50
1. Name the last 5 men to be President of the United States?
Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan
2. What two states receive the least electoral votes?
Vermont, Delaware, D.C., North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska
Miscellaneous 1
st
and 2
nd
round 75
1. Which two states receive the most electoral votes?
California, Texas
2. Who was the first woman Supreme Court Justice?
Sandra Day OConnor
Miscellaneous 1
st
and 2
nd
round 100
1. What was the name of the Supreme Court Case that established the current laws about
abortion?
Roe v. Wade
2. Name 3 qualifications one must have in order to be President of the United States?
Natural born citizen, resided in U.S. at least 14 years, over 35 years old, has not already
exceed two term limit