Presidential Pets
Required Cases
Required Documents
Political Firsts
Government by Numbers
100
This is Bo and Sunny, which president had these dogs?
Who is Barack Obama?
The Obamas adopted two Portuguese Water Dogs, Bo and Sunny, during their White House tenure. Bo was gifted to the Obamas by Ted Kennedy.
100
This Supreme Court case held to exercise prior restraint, the Federal Government must show sufficient evidence that publication would have caused a "grave and irreparable" danger.
What is New York Times v. US?
100
This was the first constitution of the United States, which created a weak central government and was later replaced by the U.S. Constitution.
What are The Articles of Confederation?
100
This person was the first president to be inaugurated on an airplane.
Lyndon B. Johnson. His inauguration was held aboard Air Force One in 1963 after JFK was assassinated.
100
The longest government shutdown was _______ days long.
The United States federal government shutdown from midnight on December 22, 2018, until January 25, 2019 (35 days) was the longest government shutdown in history.
200
This is the Biden's cat, who was born on a farm in Pennsylvania. What is her name?
This presidential pet is named after Jill Biden's hometown of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania - Willow.
200
This Supreme Court case upheld the power of the national government and denied the right of a state to tax the federal bank, using the Constitution's Supremacy Clause.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
200
This Federalist Paper explains and defends the checks and balances system in the Constitution.
What is Federalist No. 51?
200
The first president to be born in a hospital.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
Jimmy Carter, born in 1924, was the US President from 1977 to 1981. He passed away at 100, on December 29th, 2024.
200
The total number of electors in the Electoral College
What is 538?
There are 538 total electoral votes, with 435 from the House, 100 from the Senate, and 3 from Washington, D.C.
300
This vice presidential candidate gave a televised denying he had a secret slush fund. He admitted, "there is one thing that I did get as a gift that I'm not going to give back." The gift was a black-and-white cocker spaniel, Checkers, given to his daughters. He later became the president.
Who is Richard Nixon?
300
This Supreme Court case in 2010 allowed corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts of money on political activities, as long as it was done independently of a party or candidate, paving the way for an increase in SuperPACS.
What is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
300
This Federalist Paper, written by James Madison, argues that a strong central government can guard against the 'factionalism' of smaller republics.
What is Federalist No. 10?
300
This person was the first Jewish Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Louis D. Brandeis?
He served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to 1939
300
How many times has a president been impeached?
Who were the presidents?
How many have been removed from office?
A president has been impeached 4 times.
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump (x2) are the three U.S. presidents who have been impeached by the House of Representatives.
None were removed from office by the Senate.
400
Spot Fetcher (dog) was the first animal to live in the White House under two different administrations. Who were the two presidents?
Who are George H.W. Bush & George W. Bush?
Spotty was born there in 1989 and passed away there in 2004.
400
This Supreme Court case ruled that Congress had exceeded its constitutional authority under the Commerce Clause when it passed the Gun-Free School Zones Act.
What is United States v. Lopez?
400
This Anti-Federalist Paper argues against the Constitution, warning that the power it gives the federal government could lead to tyranny.
What is Brutus No. 1?
400
In 1968, she became the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress, and she became the first Black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
400
The maximum possible number of years someone can be president.
What is 10 years?
A person can serve up to 10 years as president of the United States if they take over for a president who can no longer serve their term and serve two years or less of the preceding president's term. This is possible under the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which limits presidents to two elected four-year terms.
500
There were only three presidents who did not have any pets. Name all 3 of them!
Who is James K. Polk?
Who is Andrew Johnson?
Who is Donald Trump?
500
In Engel v. Vitale, the Court ruled that state-sponsored prayer in public schools violated the Establishment Clause. The decision emphasized the strict separation of church and state, even when the prayer was non-denominational and voluntary.
Which amendment was used in this decision?
What is the First Amendment? Specifically the Establishment Clause.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
500
This clause, found in Article IV of the Constitution (a required document), ensures that states must recognize the laws, public records, and judicial proceedings of other states, promoting national unity.
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
500
This person was the first woman ever elected to a federal office, winning a House seat 4 years before the 19th Amendment passed.
Who is Jeannette Rankin?
She became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana in 1916 for one term, then was elected again in 1940. Rankin remains the only woman ever elected to Congress from Montana.
500
The total number of Supreme Court justices ever
116 Justices