World Literature, Philosophy, & Religion
a religion whose members claim to worship the one God of Jews and Christians and follow the teachings of the Koran
Islam/Muslims
the most famous American horse race, held each spring at Churchill Downs racetrack
Kentucky Derby
a small strip of land between Egypt, Israel, and the Mediterranean Sea
a hill in Washington, D.C., on which the U.S. Capitol building sits
Capitol Hill
the expression associated with natural selection
survival of the fittest
a prince who lived in India who taught self-denial and universal brotherhood after years of solitary contemplation
The Buddha
a baseball player from the early 20th century, known as a home run slugger and is one of the most famous players of all time
Babe Ruth
capital of the Republic of Ireland, cultural center of Irish nationalism
Dublin
an American motto; Latin for "out of many, one"
E pluribus unum
a class of vertebrates characterized by the production of milk by the females and in most cases, by a hairy body covering
mammals
a system of ethics that influenced the traditional culture of China
Confucianism
a criminal organization that originated in Sicily and was brought to the U.S. by Italian immigrants that got their power through extortion and bootlegging
Mafia
a republic in extreme southwestern Asia, were victims of a genocide by the Ottoman Turks during the early 20th century
Armenia
an immense five-sided building that serves as the headquarters of the Department of Defense
Pentagon
carbohydrates that can supply energy to living things
sugars
a religion in India that emphasizes freedom from, the material world through purification of desires and elimination of personal identity (also reincarnation)
Hinduism
a motorsport that grew out of modified stock cars once used by moonshiners to evade law enforcement during Prohibition
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
city in southern Vietnam; capital of South Vietnam from 1954-1975
Saigon
presiding officer of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
the study of the function of living things
physiology
a 17th century British political philosopher who argued that government must be strong, even repressive, to keep people from lapsing into a savage existence
Thomas Hobbes
a federal law that authorized federal action against segregation in public accommodations, facilities, and employment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
a colony of Britain on the southern coast of Spain, strategically important for access to the Mediterranean Sea
Gibraltar
an annual message delivered to Congress by the president
State of the Union address
changes in chromosomes or genes that cause offspring to have different characteristics from their parents
mutations
a 13th century Italian Catholic priest and philosopher who tried to reconcile faith and reason
St. Thomas Aquinas
a letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. to fellow clergymen where he defended the impatience of the people in the Civil Rights Movement
"Letter from Birmingham Jail"
longest river in Europe, principal waterway of Russia
Volga
state elections of delegates to the nominating convention that chooses a major party's presidential candidate
primaries
the order of mammals that includes monkeys, apes, and humans
primates
a school of philosophy established by Plato
Academy
two outlaws, male and female, who went on a two-year spree of murder and bank robbery in the 1930s
Bonnie & Clyde
name for the nations on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea
Levant
part of the Treasury Department, responsible for the collection of all federal taxes
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
a chemical reaction in which sugars are broken down into smaller molecules
the belief that nothing is objectively right or wrong
moral/ethical relativism
an American Indian tribe who live in the southwestern United States; Geronimo was a famous one
Apache
an eastern province in Canada, French settlers were expelled from here in the 1750s and moved to Louisiana, later known as Cajuns
Nova Scotia (Acadia)
a department of the Executive Branch primarily responsible for conducting foreign policy
Department of State
the idea that one can improve the human race by careful selection of those who mate and produce offspring
eugenics
a men's fraternal organization with some religious aspect who claim descent from the builders of the Temple in Jerusalem
Freemasons
a reformer and nurse who founded the American Red Cross in the 1880s
Clara Barton
city in Baja California just across the border, near San Diego, California
Tijuana
committees formed by interest groups to funnel donations to political candidates who are likely to support their position
political action committees (PACs)
the organ on a flower on which the pollen grows
stamen
a 19th century Russian author whose books include Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov
Feodor Dostoevsky
an aviation explorer who was the first person to fly over the North Pole and South Pole
Richard E. Byrd
largest island of French Polynesia, located in the South Pacific Ocean; known for its romantic allure
Tahiti
advance agreement by legislators to vote for one another's bills
logrolling
the name of the first mammal successfully cloned, which was a sheep
Dolly