American Politics
The total number of representatives and senators in Congress.
What is 535?
This french diplomat wrote “Democracy in America” on the emerging democratic order of the United States.
Who was Alexis de Tocqueville?
This political figure is the current British Prime minister leading the U.K.’s exit from the E.U.
Who is Theresa May?
This term is used to refer to the state that dominates a regional or global power structure.
What is 34?
The current president of the Senate.
Who is Mike Pence?
This pessimistic political thinker described life as "nasty, brutish and short".
Who was Thomas Hobbes?
This Spanish word names the single, six-year term allowed to Mexican presidents.
What is "el sexenio"?
This international doctrine sought to spread communism in the 19th century.
What was the Warsaw Pact?
This U.S. president is the oldest to ever be elected.
Who is Donald Trump?
The only president to be unanimously elected by the Electoral College
Who is George Washington?
This theory claims that the environment, as opposed to heredity, has the primary influence on the development of a person or group
Democracies that are consistent and have been established for a long time are called ____.
(As opposed to transitional)
What is "consolidated"?
The United Nations was formed in this year.
What was 1945?
This scenario, often used in game theory, can help IR theorists understand the motivations for cooperation and defection based on limited information.
What is the prisoner's dilemma?
This pseudonym was used by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison to publish the Federalist Papers.
What is Publius?
A method of socioeconomic analysis focusing on class relations and social conflict.
What is marxism?
At 61.3%, this country has the highest proportion of women in government.
What is Rwanda?
A German-American political scientist who is considered the father of the realist school of IR.
Who was Hans Morgenthau?
In 1984, this state was the only one to cast electoral votes for the Democratic presidential candidate!
What is Minnesota?
This man was the only person in U.S. history to be both a Supreme Court Justice and President.
This British comedian has received media attention in the past few years for using his role as an icon to spread messages of anarchism and left-wing populism.
Who is Russell Brand?
This country was the most recent addition to the E.U., joining in 2013.
What is Croatia?
A principle in international law that asserts the exclusive sovereignty of states is named after this region in northwestern Germany
What is Westphalia?
The name of the UMN political science career counselor
Who is Erin Reichelt?