Government and Politics
This branch of government makes federal laws.
What is Congress?
In 2026, the United States, Canada, and Mexico are co-hosting this global soccer tournament for the first time with three host nations.
What is the FIFA World Cup?
In early 2025, Brazil hosted global discussions on protecting this massive rainforest, which experienced both severe drought and flooding in recent years.
Answer: What is the Amazon Rainforest?
In 2024 and 2025, many U.S. school districts debated restricting this classroom technology due to concerns about distraction and mental health.
What are smartphones?
In 2024, this social media platform faced renewed U.S. debate over a potential nationwide ban due to security concerns.
What is TikTok?
If Congress does not pass a budget in time, the federal government may partially close in an event called this.
What is Government Shutdown?
In 2025–2026, the U.S. held negotiations with this Middle Eastern country over its nuclear program.
What is Iran?
In February 2026, scientists reported a record-breaking collapse of a glacier in this polar region that stunned climate researchers.
What is Antarctica?
In 2024, major updates and delays to this federal college financial aid form caused confusion for millions of high school seniors.
What is FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
In early 2024, this biographical film about the “Father of the Atomic Bomb” dominated major award shows.
What is Oppenheimer?
This process allows Congress to bring formal charges against a president or federal official for misconduct.
What is impeachment?
Debates in Congress in 2025 centered on whether to continue funding military aid to this Eastern European country fighting a Russian invasion.
What is Ukraine?
Scientists confirmed that a year became the hottest year ever recorded globally
What is 2024?
Beginning in 2024, the College Board rolled out a fully digital version of this major standardized college entrance exam for U.S. students.
What is SAT?
Strikes in 2023 involving writers and actors temporarily shut down productions in this major U.S. entertainment industry.
What is Hollywood?
Under Article I of the Constitution, this clause allows Congress to pass laws that are “necessary and proper” to carry out its powers.
What is the Elastic Clause?
The United States continued economic and technological competition with this Asian superpower, especially over semiconductors and trade.
What is China?
Researchers in early 2026 found that peatlands in this major African rainforest basin are unexpectedly releasing ancient carbon into the atmosphere.
What is the Congo Basin?
In 2024–2025, student encampments and demonstrations at universities across the U.S. focused on institutional responses to this conflict in the Middle East.
What is the Israel–Hamas war (or the Gaza conflict
This streaming platform introduced a password-sharing crackdown to increase subscriptions.
What is Netflix?
In the Electoral College system, a candidate must receive this minimum number of electoral votes to win the presidency.
What is 270 electoral votes?
In early 2026, the United States carried out a military operation in this South American country targeting its president during an ongoing political crisis.
What is Venezuela?
In 2024–2025, rising ocean temperatures caused widespread bleaching in this world-famous coral ecosystem off the coast of Australia.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
In 2025, a political figure proposed a federal budget plan that called for major cuts to the U.S. Department of Education
Who is Donald Trump?
In March 2024, this music mogul’s homes were raided by federal agents amid an ongoing investigation, sparking major media coverage and industry fallout.
Who is “Diddy”?