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First Amendment
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100

This President used the bully pulpit to get his agenda out and respond to opposition. He was also known for being the youngest President ever elected to the office

Who was Theodore Roosevelt

100

Famously, he said "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" at a declaration to the Second Virginia Convention

Who was Patrick Henry?

100

At the Constitutional Convention, these two plans were proposed prior to the Great Compromise

What are the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

100

This amendment outlawed slavery

What is The 13th Amendment?

100

These are the five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment

What are Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and Petition?

100

As of today, the Constitution consists of this many Amendments

What is 27?

200

The man's time in office saw an escalation in the Vietnam War and the passage of the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act

Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?

200

These two men, Founding Fathers, good friends, and bitter political rivals, both died on the same day 50 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence

Who were John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?

200

While not legally binding, this document is powerful and has continued to be an inspiration in the fight for freedom and equality

What is the Declaration of Independence?

200

This amendment granted women's suffrage

What is The 19th Amendment?

200

Sit-ins during the Jim Crow Era that opposed segregation are a form of these protected right under the First Amendment

What is Assembly?
200

While the first 10 Amendments were made into the Bill of Rights, initially this many amendments were introduced

What is 12?

400

This President and co-founder of the Freedoms Foundation was also known for leading the Allied forces in WWII

Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?

400

This man was integral in the Sons of Liberty and for detailing the events of the Boston Massacre in his propaganda piece "The Bloody Massacre"

Who was Paul Revere?

400

The idea that the power to rule comes from the people is known as this

What is Popular Sovereignty?

400

This amendment guarantees the right to trial by jury in civil cases

What is The 7th Amendment?

400

Writing to a legislator or speaking up at a School Board meeting falls under this branch of the First Amendment

What is Petition?

800
This President and Founding Father defended British soldiers following the Boston Massacre, passed the Alien and Sedition Acts, oversaw a Quasi-War with France, and became the first President to reside in Capital City

Who was John Adams?

800

This Founding Father believed strongly in staying away from foreign affairs and partisan politics if a new nation was to be preserved

Who was George Washington?

800

This movement in the 60s and 70s challenged mainstream American society and its values

What is the Counterculture Movement?

800

This amendment establishes the electoral college and the present federal election processes

What is The 12th Amendment?

800

Preventing public schools from requiring students to participate in prayer is protected under this clause of the First Amendment

What is the Establishment Clause?

800

While the winner of the Presidential Election only needs to get 270 Electoral Votes, how many total Electoral Votes are up for grabs?

What is 538?

1000

This New Jersey man is best known for being the only President elected to two non-consecutive terms, hence why we have 46 Presidents with only 45 men who have held the office

Who was Grover Cleveland?

1000

This song references 119 people, places, and events between the years of 1949 and 1989

What is We Didn't Start the Fire? 

1000

This journalist and muckraker was well known for documenting "How the Other Half Lives" through his photography

Who is Jacob Riis?

1000

This amendment establishes that inauguration day for the President and Vice President shall take place on the 20th of January

What is The 20th Amendment?

1000

The act of holding back or restricting distributed material (spoken or written) is known as what?

*Hint: this is done when something may be classified or considered too dangerous or libelous to put out to the public*

What is censorship?

1000

While the Second Continental Congress was held at Independence Hall, the First Continental Congress was convened at this nearby location

What is Carpenter's Hall?

2000

Despite running on a "Return to Normalcy" slogan and platform, this man's presidency was often maligned with scandals, such as Teapot Dome

Who was Warren G. Harding?

2000

These three men authored 85 essays under the pseudonym "Publius" articulating their support of and promotion for the ratification of the Constitution

Who were Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Jon Jay?

2000

How many men have served in the House, Senate, and Vice-Presidency prior to being President?

What is four? (John Tyler, Andrew Johnson, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon)

2000

This amendment took the longest between the original proposal date and the date that it became ratified

What is The 27th Amendment?

2000

This case established the "clear and present danger" principle...or in other words, you can't shout fire in a crowded theater

What is Schenck v. United States (1917)

2000

Who were the key participants in the Potsdam Conference? (need both UK participants)

Who are Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Clement Attlee?

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