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Government
OAC questions from packets
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Should a U.S. Senator die while in office, what state-level official can appoint a new Senator | Governor |
| What is the minimum age one must be to serve in the U.S. Senate | Thirty |
| When the Vice President does not sit during a session of the Senate as the President of the Senate, a person with what title takes the Vice President’s place | President Pro Tempore |
| This current Senator from Texas was one of the final candidates to drop out of the race. Name this Senator. | Ted Cruz |
| This current Senator from Florida dropped out in March of 2016, after losing his home state in the state’s primary. Name this Senator. | Marco Rubio |
| The last candidate to drop out, this man is in his second term as governor of Ohio. Name this governor. | John Kasich |
| One of the candidates was Bobby Jindal, who served two terms as the governor of what southern state | Louisiana |
| Another of the candidates was Scott Walker, who is the current governor of what Midwestern state | Wisconsin |
| Another candidate was what former governor of Texas who also ran in the 2012 presidential election | Rick Perry |
| Nancy Pelosi is the Minority Leader in the House of Representatives. She represents a district in which large western state | California |
| Prior to being Minority Leader in the House, Pelosi held what significant position in the House of Representatives | Speaker of the House |
| Pelosi served two terms as Speaker of the House, losing her position in 2011 to what former Ohio Congressman | John Boehner (BAY-nuhr) |
| What branch of the Federal government was established by Article III (three) of the U.S. Constitution? | Judicial |
| In Article III, it states that a federal judge “shall hold their Offices during good Behavior.” This has been interpreted that the length of a federal judge’s term is for how long? | Life (accept equivalent answers) |
| While Article III states that a Supreme Court is to be established, it also states that what body has the power to create lower Federal courts? | Congress |
| What Constitutional amendment guarantees the right to assemble peacefully | First |
| What Constitutional amendment guarantees freedom of religion | First |
| What Constitutional amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures | Fourth |
| The Mine Safety and Health Administration is an agency located in which Cabinet department | Department of Labor |
| The Food and Drug Administration is an agency located in which Cabinet department | Department of Health and Human Services |
| The Federal Emergency Management Agency is located in what Cabinet department | Department of Homeland Security |
| What fraction of both Houses of Congress must vote to override a presidential veto | Two-thirds |
| What fraction of states or state conventions must ratify a proposed Amendment to the Constitution | Three-fourths |
| While overriding a veto is discussed in Article One of the Constitution, the ratification of Amendments is discussed in which Article | Article Five (V) |
| Prior to becoming Vice President, Gerald Ford was in the House of Representatives as a Congressman from what state | Michigan |
| Prior to becoming Vice President, Al Gore was in the Senate representing what state | Tennessee |
| What man was a Senator from Delaware from 1973 until his election as Vice President in 2009 | Joe Biden |
| With over 3 million employees, on bases across the U.S. and around the world, which Cabinet department has the most employees | Department of Defense |
| While the Department of Homeland Security has the second highest amount of employees, what Cabinet department has the third highest amount of employees, providing services to retired military personnel | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| The Cabinet department with the fewest number of employees has just under 4,500 employees. Name this department, which oversaw the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act. | Department of Education |
| The “elastic clause” is found in which Article of the Constitution | Article One |
| The “supremacy clause” is found in which Article of the Constitution | Article Six |
| The “full faith and credit clause” is found in which Article of the Constitution | Article Four |
| This current Senator from South Carolina was an early dropout of the race. Name this Senator. | Lindsey Graham |
| This former governor of New York dropped out of the race eight days after Graham. Name this former governor. | George Pataki |
| This man, who also had an unsuccessful run in 2012, was a two-term Senator from Pennsylvania. Name this former Senator. | Rick Santorum |
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