Terms
Bonus $$300. Institution that is comprised of a set of electors who are chosen to elect a president and vice president
Electoral College
Bonus $800. Independent regulatory agency created by Congress to enforce federal election laws
Federal Election Commission
Bonus $$$1000. What is the order of Presidential succession? List the first four? Start following the President.
Vice President ---> Speaker of the House -->President pro tempore of the Senate ---->Sec of State
$$$300. Right of the president and other high ranking executive officials to refuse to testify before Congress or a court
Executive Privilege
Bonus $$$400. Role of a President - Delivers annual State of the Union, proposes legislation, signs/vetoes laws
Legislative Leader
Person who handles press relations, sets up press conferences and issues public statements
Press Secretary
Event where members of the same party go to the polls and vote on which candidate they want to earn the nomination.
If your group gets this correct they move $200 ahead of 1st place. If your group is already in first place this is worth $400.
Primary
This department develops and executes policy on farming, ag, and food
Agriculture
Bonus $$$600. How much the sample results might differ from the sample universe
Sampling Error
What is the difference between a closed and open primary?
Open - any registered voter can vote for either side. Closed - only registered voters of that party can vote
Powers not described in the Constitution, but have been claimed by presidents
Inherent Powers
Bonus $$600. How do you know how many Electoral College votes a state has?
Senate + House Members = EC Votes
This department is in charge of Medicare and Medicaid.
Funds medical research, houses the CDC (Disease) and FDA (Food and Drug)
The most expensive Cabinet ($1.1 trillion in 2018)
Department of Health and Human Services
Bonus $$600. What were the two reasons the founders created a strong executive?
1. Carry out acts of Congress, respond quickly
2. They wanted a strong executive branch that could hold the legislature (elected by the people) in check.
Daily Double (You can bet the following amounts 300, 600, 900, 1200, 1500, 1800, 2100, or 2400)
Name the last 9 Presidents in Order, starting with the current resident
Varies greatly in each administration, according to the needs and desires of each president. Usually one of the President’s most trusted advisor.
Chief of Staff
How do Super Pacs allow rich businesses and individuals to bypass the FEC?
Rich or businesses can donate unlimited amounts of money
Bonus $$$800. This department executes federal policy and programs to support natural resources (public lands, minerals, fish, wild life, endangered species)
Maintains the National Park System and carries out duties/programs for Native Americans
Interior
Bonus $$1200.
1. Leader of the executive branch, appoints judges, heads of executive departments.
2. Meets with foreign leaders, approves diplomats, makes treaties
1. Chief Executive
2. Chief Diplomat
We discussed numerous reasons why the Chief of Staff is so important name two of them.
Select and supervise key White House staff
Control access to the Oval Office and the president
Manage communications and information flow
Negotiate with Congress, executive branch agencies, and external political groups to implement the president’s agenda.
Bonus $$$1000.
Small group of people who are typical of the larger group being studied
Representative Sample
Mystery $$$$$ Each group can answer, if you get it wrong you lose $500.
Bonus $1000. What happens if no one gets 270 votes? Detail every step. There are three!
Bonus $$$1000. This department develops and executes policies to promote American business and industry
Commerce
Labor protects the workers*
Bonus $1000. Detail how the following used technology to communicate.
1. FDR
2. LBJ
3. Bill Clinton
4. Barrack Obama
1. FDR - Fireside chats
2. LBJ - Prime time State of the Union
3. Clinton - Internet (Live Stream)
4. Obama - Facebook, Short Videos (1st on Twitter)
Why is Iowa so important in the Presidential election? What is the argument against Iowa? What is the argument for Iowa?
1st caucus in the nation. Iowa is not very representative of the Nation in terms of ethnicity, age, etc. Iowans tend to be more political educated and active