Suffrage
What is a "suffragette?"
A woman who fought for women's rights
Draw a table on the board with 5 columns and 3 rows
draw it on the board
Name 3 of the five letters of the SMART Goals and what they stand for.
Specific, measureable, Attainable, Relevant, Time bound
How many branches of government are there?
8,223,000
or
3
What stage of the water cycle is laundry drying on the line?
evaporation
Who got the right to vote first, women or African American men?
African American men
Which fractions are greater than half:
26/50 4/9 12/13 15/29
26/50 12/13
What makes up the "compliment sandwich?"
Compliment, criticism/request, compliment
What is the name of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
Why is air pressure (how close together the molecules are) highest at sea level?
The weight of the layers of atmosphere compresses the lowest layer, the troposphere.
In what year did women get the right to vote?
1920
What is 1% of 100?
1
What are the three categories of expenses in a household budget?
fixed, semi-variable, highly variable
What is the name of the document that is a letter written by colonists to the King of England in 1776 demanding to be a free and separate country from England?
The Declaration of Independence
Marley is "diurnal". What does that mean?
Awake in the day and asleep at night
Many suffragists also fought to end slavery. What is the word for a person who fought to end slavery?
abolitionist
If 4lbs. of potatoes costs $3.20 and 6lbs. of apples costs $3.60, what is the simplified ratio of the unit price of apples to potatoes?
3/4
What is the term used for when we feel an emotion so strongly that our brains by-pass the rational decision making process?
emotional hijacking
In political cartoons, what does the elephant symbol mean?
What force holds the atmosphere in place?
gravity
What is the name of the movement to make alcohol illegal?
prohibition
If the ratio of people to presents is 9 to 36, how many presents is each person getting?
4
In regard to answering multiple choice test questions, give one example of an absolute qualifier and one example of a relative qualifier.
Absolute: always, must, never, all, none
Relative: usually, generally, rarely, most
What are the two parts of congress?
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb
or
Senate and House of Representatives
Name 3 of the 5 kingdoms of living things.
animals, plants, fungi, Protista, bacteria