(upbeat music) - Welcome to the semi-finals.

Four teams from Spokane high schools prove they know their civics, and now will fight to earn a spot in the Civics Bowl championship.

This is the first of two semi-final matches.

Who will advance?

(upbeat music) - [Announcer] Civics Bowl is made possible by Eastern Washington University, the Avista Foundation, the League of Women Voters of the Spokane Area and of Washington, and by viewers like you.

- Hello, and welcome.

I'm your host, Gary Stokes.

If you're just joining us for this inaugural season of Civics Bowl, you chose a good time It's the semi-finals.

Here's a look at the bracket.

Four teams have advanced to the semi-finals.

Today, we're going to see a regional match-up between North Central and The Community School.

Next week, it'll be Ferris and Lewis and Clark seeking a spot in the championships.

Welcome to our teams!

And let's meet the players from North Central.

- Hi, I'm Bryce.

- Hi, I'm Jonah.

- I'm Sydney.

- And hi, I'm Jacob.

- [Gary] And our friends from The Community School.

- Hi, I'm Astor.

- I'm Hudson.

- I'm David.

- I'm Siera.

- Thank you all.

In the audience, NC's alternate is Harrison, and their coach is Jon Knight.

And the Community School's alternate is Davis, and they're coached by David Egly and Chelsea Duval.

(upbeat music) The rounds of play are the same as during first round.

We will start play with the Toss-Up Round.

All players are eligible to buzz in and answer the toss-up question.

After correctly answering a toss-up question, the winning team will receive a related bonus question.

You can collaborate during the bonus questions.

All correct answers in this round are worth 10 points.

For all questions, you must wait until I have finished reading the question to buzz in.

Ready, players?

All right, let's begin.

The type of democracy where citizens elect government officials to make and carry out laws is called what?

(buzzer beeps) Jonah.

- Representative democracy.

- Correct.

And here's your bonus.

Which statement best describes how a republic differs from a democracy?

The majority rules without consideration of the needs of the minority The government is expected to protect the rights of the minority against the tyranny of the majority.

Both A and B.

Neither A nor B.

- [Jonah] B.

- B is correct.

And now, a toss-up for both teams.

America's Founders chose to form a republic.

What historical example did they draw on for this type of government?

(buzzer beeps) Sydney.

- Parliament.

- No.

Toss over to Community School.

(buzzer beeps) - Greece.

- Ancient Rome, ancient Rome.

All right, next toss-up.

Presidential nominees are determined in each state in one of two ways.

What are the two options?

(buzzer beeps) Bryce.

- Caucus and primary.

- Correct.

And here's your bonus.

Who decides what presidential nominee process will be used in each state?

(alarm buzzes) We need an answer.

- The state legislature.

- No.

It's each state's political party which seeks to nominate a candidate.

Okay, here's your next toss-up.

Which type of ballot issue allows citizens, through the petition process, to place a policy measure on the ballot to change a law?

(buzzer beeps) Jonah.

- Referendum.

- Incorrect.

Community School?

- An advisory vote.

- Initiative, initiative.

Okay, next toss-up.

Name the bill passed in the US House last August, but blocked in the Senate in November, which would restore the requirement of federal review before any new voting laws could take effect.

(buzzer beeps) Jonah.

- The Voting Rights Act.

- Yes, correct, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

And here is your bonus.

The bill is named for late US Representative and voting rights activist John Lewis.

Which state did he represent for more than 30 years?

- Alabama.

- Georgia, Georgia.

All right, here's your toss-up, and it is a guest video.

Please take a look at the monitor.

Hi, I'm Dr. Adam Swinyard, the Superintendent of Spokane Public Schools.

Here's your question.

What is public policy?

(buzzer beeps) - [Gary] David.

- It is a policy put in place by the people, by the consent of the people by elected representatives.

- Nope.

Pass over?

(buzzer beeps) Jonah.

- It is the rules passed by the legislature.

- Laws that affect everyone.

Laws that affect everyone.

Here's a toss-up for both teams.

Name the governmental body that makes policy decisions at the national level.

(buzzer beeps) Bryce.

- Congress.

- Correct.

And here's your bonus.

Name the governmental body that makes policy decisions in the city of Spokane.

- City council.

- Correct.

Toss-up, both teams.

How many counties are there in Washington state?

(buzzer beeps) Jonah.

- [Jonah] 49.

- [Gary] Incorrect.

Community School.

(buzzer beeps) Astor.

- 39.

- 39 is correct.

And here's the bonus.

Look at the map on your screen.

Which four counties border Spokane County?

(alarm buzzes) I need an answer.

- [David] Lincoln, Grant, and Adams.

- Incorrect.

Pend Oreille, Stevens, Lincoln, and Whitman.

Here's your next toss-up.

Interest groups are one of the links between people and government.

What is the main goal of interest groups?

(buzzer beeps) Astor.

- An interest group serves to like push a certain candidate.

- Judges say yes.

Okay, here's your bonus.

Name one category or type of interest group.

(alarm buzzes) For drinking age.

- No.

The categories are economic, public interest, single-issue groups, ideological.

Okay, here's your next toss-up.

What must happen for a bill that has passed both houses of the Congress to become law?

(buzzer beeps) David.

- Signed by the President.

- Correct.

Here's your bonus.

What happens if the president does not sign or veto a bill within 10 days, except Sundays, while Congress is in session?

- It automatically becomes a bill.

- Yes, you are correct.

All right, here's your next toss-up.

Each Congress lasts two years and generally has how many sessions?

(buzzer beeps) Jacob.

- Two.

- Correct.

And here's your bonus.

A new Congress begins at noon on the date of each odd-numbered year following a general election.

- Is this a true or false?

- [Gary] It's a date.

(alarm buzzes) - January 3rd.

- January 3rd is correct.

Here's the toss-up.

Each year Congress recesses during which month?

(buzzer beeps) - David.

- August.

- Correct.

Here's your bonus.

Congressional recesses are a chance for lawmakers to vacation and spend time with family.

Which other job requirement, which some senators and representatives take more seriously than others, are members of Congress expected to fulfill during these recesses?

- Briefings?

Classified briefing.

(Gary laughs) - No.

Meet with constituents in their home states.

All right, here's your next toss-up.

Shown here, who is Washington state's current Secretary of State?

(alarm buzzes) Steve Hobbs, Steve Hobbs.

Okay, here's your next toss-up.

Here's another video question.

Watch your monitors.

- Hi, I am Spokane City Council Member Betsy Wilkerson.

I represent District 2, which serves Central Spokane and the South Hill.

Here's your question.

A clause in the Fifth Amendment protects a person from having to self-incriminate or admit to one's own guilt.

A 1965, a Supreme Court case led to the requirement that arrestees be read their what?

- [Gary] Jonah.

- Miranda Rights.

- Correct.

And here is your last question and the last question for this round.

And here's your bonus.

- The same Fifth Amendment clause is used by individuals who do not wish to answer government questions when they say what?

- I have the right to remain silent.

- Yes, you are correct.

Great job, teams.

The Toss-Up Round is over, and we're coming up on my personal favorite, the all important Head-to-Head match.

But first, we're gonna take a moment to get to know our players, and we'll start with our friends from North Central.

What are your favorite extra-curricular activities or hobbies?

Bryce.

- I enjoy playing soccer and listening to music.

- [Gary] Jonah?

- I run varsity track and cross country, and I've also been a part of Zack Zappone's two campaigns in the past three years.

- [Gary] Sydney.

- I have a black belt in taekwondo.

- [Gary] Jacob.

- I've been a part of the North Central Orchestra, and I just joined tennis this year.

- Astor.

- [Astor] I like to crochet.

- [Gary] Hudson.

- I like musical theater.

- [Gary] Great.

David?

- I like baseball and watching it, and I like umpiring, and I like coaching.

- [Gary] And Siera?

- Creative writing.

(chuckles) - Nice.

It's always nice to get to know a little bit more about our contestants and our combatants today.

Thanks, teams.

We'll be back for the Head-to-Head Round right after the answer to last week's Question of the Week.

(upbeat music) - [Announcer] In 1859, the Washington Territorial Legislature changed Washington's capital to which city?

The correct answer is B, Vancouver.

The legislature rescinded the act the following year, making Olympia the capital once again.

However, the location continued to be controversial.

In 1889, voters were asked to approve a permanent location of the state capital.

Among the contenders were Vancouver, Olympia, Ellensburg, and North Yakima.

When the votes were counted, Olympia won, but the combined vote of North Yakima and Ellensburg would have exceeded Olympia's.

(upbeat music) - As you can see, we've moved to the Head-to-Head set.

I have a scoring update after a correction from our judges.

It's now North Central, 90, Community School, 50.

Now, in this round, each team member will go up against a member of the opposing team one on one.

Questions in this round are worth 10 points.

And again, you must wait for me to finish reading the question to buzz in.

Are we ready?

Let's begin.

Name two Indian tribes that reside east of the Cascades Mountains in Washington.

Name two.

(buzzer beeps) - The Spokane and the Yomak.

- Nope.

That would be the Spokane, the Kalispel, Caldwell, and the Yakima.

Okay.

English philosopher Thomas Hobbes said human life was defined by the survival of the fittest and a war of every man against every man.

What did he call this situation?

(buzzer beeps) - State of nature.

- Correct.

True or false.

In 1901, when Cuba established its first constitution, one of the clauses stated that the United States would not intervene in Cuba's affairs?

(buzzer beeps) - True.

- False.

Head to head again.

Which elected county position makes sure people pay their property taxes?

(buzzer beeps) You have a choice.

A, treasurer.

B, assessor.

C, clerk.

D, auditor.

(buzzer beeps) - D, auditor.

- Incorrect.

It's A, treasurer.

Head to head.

You are a white man without property living in Massachusetts in 1776.

Can you vote?

(buzzer beeps) - No.

- You are correct.

Only white men who were 21 years of age and older.

Head to head again.

According to the Declaration of Independence, why do governments exist?

(buzzer beeps) - To protect the will of the people.

- To secure inalienable rights of the people.

When and where are the final electoral votes in a presidential election officially counted?

(buzzer beeps) - The Senate.

- Incorrect.

On January 6th of the year following the year of the general election.

And your final head-to-head.

Briefly describe double jeopardy, which the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution prohibits.

(buzzer beeps) - You cannot be tried for the same crime twice in a criminal case once you've been found not guilty.

- Correct.

Nice job, everybody.

Teams, you can head back to your sides.

And the Category Round is coming up next.

You won't wanna miss it.

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(upbeat music) - Welcome back.

The score is NC, 90, and the Community School, 80.

So let's get back to game play with the Category Round.

You have six categories to choose from, each with five questions which increase in point value from 10 to 30.

Here are your categories.

The British are Coming.

Executive Power.

Tribal Sovereignty.

Grab Some Popcorn.

Path to Citizenship.

And Pick Your Candidate.

Teams will alternate turns.

You can skip around to different categories.

However, you cannot jump ahead in point value.

Points are deducted for wrong answers in this round.

If a team gets a question wrong, the other team has the opportunity to answer or pass.

You can pass on a question with no penalty or toss a question to the other team.

If you are tossed a question, you must answer and will either win or lose the associated point.

This is where some strategy comes into play.

Now, the team with the low score gets to pick first, and that would be our friends at the Community School.

- [David] We are gonna do Executive Power.

- Executive Power it is for 10 points.

Name three of the presidential roles or powers granted to the President in the US Constitution.

Answer, please.

- Pass.

- All right, so we've passed, and now, it's over to NC for the next question.

- [Jonah] Let's do Path to Citizenship.

- Path to Citizenship for 10 points.

The first law passed by Congress regarding naturalization allowed free white persons exhibiting good moral character and who had been living in the United States for two years to be granted citizenship upon swearing allegiance to the Constitution.

Name the law and the year.

- Pass.

- Okay, they passed.

All right, so now, let's move over to Community School for the next question.

- [David] The British are Coming.

- [Gary] The British are Coming for 10 points.

Here's Superintendent Adam Swinyard with your video question.

- What bit of intelligence uncovered by the American Colonists led to Paul Revere's famous ride?

- The British were going to Concord to destroy weapons.

- Correct.

Okay.

NC.

- [Jonah] Pick Your Candidate for 10.

- Pick Your Candidate for 10 points.

What is the purpose of a primary election?

- To choose the party's nominee.

- Correct.

Community School.

- [David] Pick Your Candidate.

- Pick Your Candidate for 15.

What happens if a clear winner does not emerge with a majority of the votes in a primary?

- A run-off election.

- You are correct.

Okay, back to North Central.

- [Jonah] Pick Your Candidate.

- Pick Your Candidate for 20.

What type of primary allows voters to vote in all party's primary elections on one ballot?

- Blanket primary.

- Correct.

Community School.

- [David] The British are Coming.

- The British are Coming for 15. Who was the other American sent out to alert the Colonists of the British plan and gather colonial militia forces?

- William Dawes.

- [Gary] Correct.

- [Jonah] The British are Coming.

- The British are Coming for 20.

What were the Americans who rose up that day in April of 1775 called?

- The Minute Men.

- Correct.

Community School, over to you.

- [David] Pick Your Candidate.

- Pick Your Candidate for 25.

What is the oldest form of selecting or nominating a candidate for the general election?

- Pass.

- Okay.

The answer is caucus, caucus.

- [Jonah] Pick Your Candidate.

- Pick Your Candidate for 30, wrapping up this category.

Briefly describe how a caucus works.

- Party members meet in person to select the candidates that they like to run for their party, that they want their party to nominate.

- That is correct.

Thank you.

And now, over to Community School.

- [David] The British are Coming.

- The British are Coming for 25 points.

Where did the first clash between the Minute Men and the British troops occur?

- Lexington.

- [Gary] Correct.

- [Jonah] The British are Coming.

- The British are Coming, to wrap up this category, and it is a multiple choice question.

How did the battle proceed from there?

Several Americans were killed in Lexington.

The British destroyed some of the Colonists' ammunition.

The British retreated to Boston.

D, all of the above.

- Can you show the question again?, please?

D, all of the above.

- D, all of the above is correct.

And that wraps up that category.

Community School, you're up.

- [David] Executive Power.

- Executive Power for 15 points.

As the chief legislator, what three powers are granted to the President?

- The right to veto bills, sign treaties, and enforce the law.

- That is incorrect.

That is incorrect.

North Central can steal.

- Yeah.

- Veto, sign, and executive agreements.

Those are different answers.

- No, that's basically one power.

That's one power.

There are two more.

But the, it's sign, veto, or pocket veto, give the State of the Union Address, call special sessions of Congress.

NC.

- [Jonah] Executive Power, please.

- Executive Power for 20.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued executive orders for national bank holidays, bank loans, public works projects, and public assistance programs as part of what program?

- The New Deal.

- Correct.

Community School, you're up.

- [David] Executive Power.

- Executive Power for 25.

If the President creates an executive order and Congress does not agree with the executive order, how can lawmakers change it?

I need an answer.

(alarm buzzes) - They can amend it with a super majority vote.

- Looking to the judges for confirmation.

Judges?

All right, you have a chance to steal.

- They would pass a bill editing or changing the President's jurisdiction.

- That is correct.

Okay, NC, and we are on our last question.

- [Jonah] Executive Power for 30.

- Executive Power for 30.

Other than Congress passing a bill to change it, how else can an executive order be changed?

- The Supreme Court can declare it unconstitutional, or the next President can take back the executive agreement.

- That is correct.

And that wraps up this round.

And at the end of this section is North Central, 260, Community School, 105.

And we will be back with the Lightning Round right after this.

(upbeat music) - [Announcer] Long-time tribal rights activist Lucy Covington helped change the course of American Indian history by leading the efforts to end termination, a federal policy designed to seize control of land and natural resources from tribal ownership by terminating tribal status.

What tribe was Covington a member of?

A, Colville.

B, Cherokee.

C, Blackfeet.

D, Yakima.

Do you know the answer?

Follow the QR code on your screen or go to ksps.org/civicsbowl to submit your answer and be entered into a drawing to win a prize.

The deadline to enter is Monday at noon.

And please, you're on the honor system here.

No Googling!

We will contact the winner directly and let you all know the right answer next week on Civics Bowl!

(upbeat music) - We have a scoring update before we move ahead.

On the question in the Category Round about how Congress can change a president's executive order, the judges have decided to accept Community School's answer of a super majority vote.

The score is now North Central, 260, and Community School, 155.

We're gonna put 90 seconds on the clock.

Teams, this is your chance to run up the score by answering as many questions as you can in that time limit.

Each correct answer is worth 20 points.

Points will be deducted for wrong answers.

Teams, are you ready?

Here we go, start the clock.

The 10th Amendment to the US Constitution reserves powers not delegated to the government of the United States to whom?

(buzzer beeps) Siera.

- The states.

- Correct.

Which English philosopher wrote, "There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetuated "under the shield of the law and in the name of justice"?

(buzzer beeps) Jacob.

- John Locke.

- Correct.

Powers shared by the federal and state governments are known as what?

(buzzer beeps) Siera.

- Concurrent.

- Correct.

According to the US Constitution, which branch of government is most important?

(buzzer beeps) Astor.

- The legislative branch.

- Correct.

True or false.

The original Constitution put a limit on the number of terms that a president could serve.

(buzzer beeps) Siera.

- False.

- Correct.

With ratification of the US Constitution, Congress was given the authority to set what in the Supreme Court?

(buzzer beeps) Jacob.

- The number of justices.

- Correct.

What is it called when a justice agrees with the majority of the Supreme Court judges but wants to cite different reasons for that agreement?

(buzzer beeps) Jacob.

- A dissenting opinion is not the right answer.

- Concurring opinion.

True or false.

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee is currently the longest serving governor in the US.

(buzzer beeps) Jonah.

- False.

- It is true.

There are two kinds of court cases, civil and criminal.

Which of these concerns a dispute between two people?

(buzzer beeps) Jacob.

- Civil.

- Correct.

Much like the President serves as the head of the executive branch at the federal level, who heads the executive branch in Spokane?

(buzzer beeps) David.

- The mayor.

- Correct.

The idea of self government-- (alarm buzzes) And that wraps it up.

We are at the end of the match.

Well done, everyone.

Congratulations North Cental.

You will advance to the championship match with a score of 280 to 255.

(audience applauds) Community School, you did great.

We hope you had fun.

All right, so what this does now, we're getting our bracket set.

North Central, you'll play the winner of next week's semi-final matchup, either Ferris or Lewis and Clark.

And you can watch that semi-final matchup right here on KSPS at seven o'clock next Monday night.

You can also watch online at ksps.org/civicsbowl.

And if you're a regional school interested in taking part in Civics Bowl next year, we wanna know!

Go to ksps.org/civicsbowl and fill out our online contact form.

Thanks so much for joining us for Civics Bowl.

We hope to see you again next week.

Thanks to our teams.

(audience applauds) Thanks to our coaches.

This has been great.

Thank you all.

See you all next week.

- [Announcer] The Civics Bowl is made possible by Eastern Washington University, the Avista Foundation, the League of Women Voters of the Spokane Area and of Washington, and by viewers like you.

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