Electoral College
What are two arguments in favor of the electoral college instead of the popular vote?
(Name one of the two to receive full credit.)
Smaller States - If the presidency was chosen based on the popular vote, candidates would be less likely to campaign in more rural states.
Electors - The Founding Fathers were skeptical of Americans' ability to elect a president, so instead we choose electors who are more "qualified".
What disease did FDR contract resulting in paralysis from the waist down?
Polio
True or False: The President can declare war.
False - Congress declares war.
Following September 11th, an armed conflict during the Bush administration in which the US and Western allies sought to topple Saddam Hussein's regime and destroy Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs).
Iraq War
This group of people includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive agencies. What is it called?
The Cabinet
There are 28 electoral votes in New York State. In the 2024 election, if Kamala Harris received 51% percent of the votes in New York, how many electoral votes would she have gotten?
28
A series of public works projects and financial reforms enacted by FDR to help Americans recover from the Great Depression.
The New Deal
After the president vetoes a law, what percent (or fraction) of congress is required to override that veto?
2/3
During Obama's presidency, the United States attempted to appease this Shia Muslim nation by easing economic sanctions in order to prevent uranium enrichment.
Iran Nuclear Deal - Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
This executive agency is responsible for maintaining national monuments.
National Park Service
How many electoral votes does a candidate need in order to win the presidency?
270
What was Executive Order 9066?
In February 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order forcing 120,000 Japanese-Americans into internment camps.
Which two powers of the president require congressional approval?
Appointment and Foreign Treaties
In 2018, Trump signed this bill into law in order to reform federal prisons and reduce recidivism (repeat criminal offenders).
First Step Act
If you need data regarding the demographics of a congressional district, which executive agency is most likely to have that information?
United State Census Bureau
If you add all 50 states' electoral votes, there are 535. If that's the case, then why are there a total of 538 electors in the electoral college?
(In this scenario, "electoral votes" and "electors" are synonymous.)
Washington DC has 3 electors resulting in a total of 538 electoral votes.
Which one of these is NOT a New Deal Agency:
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Federal Department Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Housing Administration (FDA)
Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
Federal [Deposit] Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
This woman was not pardoned by Obama; however, she received a commutation (reduced prison sentence) for espionage when she released over 750,000 classified documents. What was her name?
Chelsea Manning
A three-way treaty between the USA, Canada and Mexico made during the Clinton administration in 1994.
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
In our Union Island Treaty (1980) simulation, who was president of the United States?
Jimmy Carter
Name ONE (1) election in which a candidate won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote.
1824 - Andrew Jackson won the popular vote but lost the election to John Quincy Adams
1876 - Samuel Tilden won the popular vote but lost the election to Rutherford B. Hayes
1888 - Grover Cleveland won the popular vote but lost the election to Benjamin Harrison
2000 - Al Gore won the popular vote by 500,000 votes but lost the election to George W. Bush
2016 - Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but lost the election to Donald Trump
How many years did FDR serve as president?
12 years (from March 1933 until his death in April 1945)
You will have two minutes to respond to the prompt below. All groups will answer the question and the group with the best response will receive full credit.
Which is the most powerful power of the president: appointment; (make) foreign treaties; veto; commander-in-chief or pardon? Why?
Best response gets the credit!
Each team will have two minutes to respond the prompt below. The team with the best answer will receive full credit.
Based on the following twelve treats, choose your top three for a president. Why are those your group's top choices?
Patience, Communication, Persuasion, Determination, Quick-Thinking, Teamwork, Confidence, Intelligence, Problem Solving, Work-Ethic, Honesty, Strength
Best answer gets the points!
President Obama vetoed the construction of this oil pipeline which connected the US and Canada in order to prevent environmental pollution. What was the name of the pipeline?
Keystone Pipeline