Presidents
States & Capitals
Constitution
Legislative Branch
Voting Behavior
100
William Clinton's middle name is also the last name of this third President
Who is Thomas Jefferson
100
This state (and capital) borders New Hampshire to the west
What is Montpelier, Vermont
100
Ratified in 1796, this Amendment set the rules and regulations for the Electoral College
What is the 12th Amendment
100
This is the total number of seats in Congress!
What is 435
100
According to the 15th Amendment, this was the voting age
What is 21
200
The tallest mountain in the contiguous US, is named after this assassinated President
Who is William McKinley?
200
These four states are the only place in the US where four states intersect...a.k.a. the four corner states
What is Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado
200
The Constitution consists of three parts. Name them and include how many items are in each
What is the Preamble, the Articles (7), and Amendments (27)
200
This is the minimum age that a Senator can be
What is 30?
200
This is the term for voting behavior as the results of the polls being closed in the East and not the West
What is time-zone fallout?
300
Who is the the only President to be elected to two terms that weren't consecutive?
Who is Grover Cleveland?
300
The total number of states that begin with the letter "M"
What is 8? (ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT)
300
This Article in the Constitution expresses how it can be amended...it has happened 17 times
What is Article 5?
300
This is a stall tactic in the Senate only, to talk a bill to death
What is a filibuster?
300
This Constitutional Amendment ratified in 1964, outlawed a poll tax for voter registration
What is the 24th Amendment?
400
This is the only man in US history to be the head of two branches of government. One of them was, obviously, President
Who is William Howard Taft?
400
These two States and Caps, border Oregon to the south
What are Sacramento, CA, and Salt Lake City, Utah?
400
Ratified in 1913, this Amendment added income tax for all US citizens
What is the 16th Amendment?
400
This is the person who presides over the Senate. It is also an example of checks and balances
Who is the Vice President?
400
This source is the leading factor that determines your political party views
Who are your parents?
500
As Commander and Chief of the Armed Forces, this President gave the final order to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
Who is Harry S. Truman?
500
This is the farthest State and capital to the east
What is Juneau, AK?
500
This Article and section in the Constitution gives Congress' 18 expressed powers
What is Article 1, Section 8?
500
This is defined as the minimum number of people in Congress in order to conduct business
What is a quorum?
500
This is the term for having the feeling that your one vote means nothing among millions, thus making you feel useless in an election
What is political efficacy?
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