Branches of Government
This man was the first Supreme Court Justice
Who as John Jay?
"You think you just fell out of a _____"
"coconut tree"
- Kamala Harris
This president has won two Grammys
Who is Bill Clinton?
The name of the speech Frederick Douglass gave on July 5th, 1852?
What was "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
This case established that burning the flag was protected under the First Amendment right to free speech.
What is the Texas v. Johnson?
This man was the first Speaker of the House of Representatives
Who was Fredrick Muhlenberg?
"The only thing we have to ____ is ____ itself"
"fear"
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
This president was only the left-handed person to hold the office
Who was James A. Garfield?
Name 3 of the most prominent Native American tribes
What are (accept any of these):
Cherokee, Chippewa, Iroquois, Apache, Choctaw, Natchez, Sioux, Comanche, Navajo
This case established judicial review
What was Marbury v. Madison?
The name of the first woman elected to the House of Representatives and the year she was elected
Who was Jeanette Rankin and what was 1917?
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask ______"
"what you can do for your country"
- John F. Kennedy
This president was a bartender before entering politics
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The name of the speech delivered by William Jennings Bryan at the Democratic National Convention in 1896
What was the "Cross of Gold" speech?
This case established only restriction to free speech is inciting imminent lawless action.
What is Brandenburg v. Ohio?
This man was the longest serving Speaker of the House
Who was Dennis Hastert?
"I call upon all nations to stop these terrorist killers, Now, _______"
"watch this drive"
- George W. Bush
This president was the only Congregationalist to ever hold the office
Who was Calvin Coolidge?
All presidents in sequential order
Who are:
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Quincy Adams, Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, Harrison, Cleveland, McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden, Trump
This case established that state secession from the United States was unconstitutional
What is Texas v. United States?
This president was known for allegedly keeping an alligator as a White House pet.
Other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, these are 3 major parties which held federal office at some point in American history
What are the (accept any 3 of the following):
Pro-Administration
Anti-Administration
Democratic-Republicans/Jeffersonians
Federalists
Jacksonians
Nullifiers
Whigs
Know Nothings
National Republicans
Anti-Masonic
This controversial case held that coordination of federal officials with state officials did not implicate the double jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It was also one of the few occasions in which the Supreme Court had a tied vote
What is Bartkus v. Illinois?