Advocacy/Politics
Which American civil rights activist delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the capital of New York?
Albany
The president serves for how many years?
4 years
What are the major political parties in America?
Democratic & Republican
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
If the President vetoes a bill approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate, what happens next?
The bill is returned to the Congress.
Name 3 former vice presidents
Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, Mike Pence, Joe Biden
In the United States, what process must begin with the lower house of a legislature bringing charges against a civil officer of government, and is an analogous process to a grand jury bringing an indictment?
Impeachment
Name two presidents who got assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, Willam McKinley, John F. Kennedy
The Stonewall Riots, which marked a turning point in the LGBTQ+ rights movement, took place in which city in 1969?
New York City
Which President served the longest amount of years (12 years)?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which US representative has recently been ousted from speakership?
Kevin McCarthy
In 1917, Woodrow Wilson famously declared that "the world must be made safe for" what form of political system?
Democracy
Who is the majority leader of the Senate?
Chuck Schumer
Name 3 swing states (in terms of the 2016 presidential election)
Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or Wisconsin
Name 2 former political parties.
Whigs, Free Soil Party, democratic-republicans
The Fifth Party System in the United States, which hosted relative Democratic dominance with their New Deal Coalition, began with which president's 1932 election?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Name 2 major Supreme Court decisions.
Brown v. Board of Education, Roe v. Wade, Marbury vs. Madison,
What famous document begins: "When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands"?
The Declaration of Independence
In 2001, the terrorist group –––-- hijacked multiple American planes, planning to crash into the ------, the -----, and the -----
In 2001, the terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked multiple American planes, planning to crash into the White House, the Pentagon, and the Twin Towers.