This document appears to be a mock Jeopardy game covering various topics related to US politics and the 2012 presidential election. It includes categories on political ideologies, the nomination process, the two-party system, and stances of Obama and Romney on key issues in the 2012 election such as abortion, gay marriage, healthcare, and immigration. The document tests the player's knowledge of these topics through questions and answers in the Jeopardy game format.
4. $200 Question from Political
Ideologies
Which group favors a
rapid fundamental change
in the existing social,
economic or political order
and uses extreme measures
including violence to
achieve their goals
8. $400 Question from Political
Ideologies
These people believe that the
government should actively
promote social reform to increase
individuals’ well being. Favor
change but work peacefully within
existing political system.
10. $500 Question from Political
Ideologies
If a community needed a train
station this group would abandon
the train station entirely since they
do not approve of train stations in
the first place.
12. $100 Question from Selection
An election in which only
members of a political party can
vote. [Most commonly used in
selecting delegates to party
conventions]
14. $200 Question from Selection
This type of selecting candidates
occurs in private meetings by party
leaders and is criticized for being
undemocratic
16. $300 Question from Selection
A gathering of party members,
and local and state party officials
that meets every 4 years,
primarily to nominate the party’s
presidential and vice-presidential
candidates.
26. $300 Question from 2-Party or
Party?
In the U.S.- promoting a political
agenda, educating voters and
financing election campaigns are
responsibilities of…
36. $300 Question from D or R
African Americans,
environmentalists, pro-choice
Americans and gay Americans
all are special interest groups
whose members typically vote
for what party?
42. $100 Question from Election '12
Name the Issue and the Stance:
“As we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v.
Wade, we must remember that this Supreme
Court decision not only protects a woman’s
health and reproductive freedom, but also
affirms a broader principle: that government
should not intrude on private family
matters….”
-Barack Obama
44. $200 Question from Election '12
Name the Issue and the Stance:
“I agree with 3,000 years of recorded history. I
disagree with the Supreme Judicial Court of
Massachusetts. Marriage is an institution
between a man and a woman.”
- Mitt Romney
46. $300 Question from Election '12
Name the Issue and the
Stance:
“But I am a fiscal
conservative. I believe in
cutting spending and cutting
taxes.” –Mitt Romey
47. $300 Answer from Election '12
Economy, or Government Spending:
1. Cut Gov’t Spending
48. $400 Question from Election '12
Name the issue and the stance:
“…reform that will secure our borders, and
punish employers who exploit immigrant
labor; reform that finally brings the 12
million people who are here illegally out of
the shadows by requiring them to take steps
to become legal citizens” –Barack Obama
50. $500 Question from Election '12
Name the issue and the stance:
“Once this reform is implemented, health
insurance exchanges will be created, a
competitive marketplace where uninsured
people and small businesses will finally be
able to purchase affordable, quality
insurance. They will be able to be part of a
big pool and get the same good deal that
members of Congress get. That’s what’s
going to happen under this reform. “
-Barack Obama
51. $500 Answer from Election '12
Healthcare, Pro-Obama
Care, Health care for all