Government Agencies
Amendments
People
Constitution
Miscellaneous
100
This agency conducts audits and provides oversight on federal spending.
What is the GAO?
100
A court order requiring the government to bring a prisoner to court to explain his detention.
What is a writ of Habeas Corpus?
100
This person is also known as the presiding officer of the U.S. Senate.
Who is the Vice President?
100
According to the U.S. Constitution, who has the authority to regulate trade with foreign nations?
What is Congress?
100
The first two presidents to debate on national television.
Who are Kennedy and Nixon?
200
What department or agency does not fall under the umbrella of Department of Homeland Security?
What is the Federal Bureau of Investigation?
200
This amendment extended voting rights to American women.
What is the 19th Amendment?
200
The election of this President introduced the Modern Democratic Party.
Who is FDR?
200
The U.S. constitution creates a system where power is divided between the national and state governments.
What is a federalist system?
200
The minimum age to hold the office of the President of the United States.
What is 35 years old?
300
The U.S. government agency that would take the lead in preventing, or minimizing the impact of, epidemics such as bird flu.
What is the CDC?
300
How many times has the U.S. Constitution been amended?
What is "27"
300
This person served as the first African-American Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
300
The first written plan of government for the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
300
An election in which Republicans vote to nominate a candidate for President.
What is a Primary Election?
400
This Presidential cabinet department plays the lead role in advising the President on foreign policy.
What is the Department of State?
400
This amendment prevents public school officials from organizing prayer during the instructional day.
What is the 1st amendment?
400
Hamilton, Madison, and Jay are historically relevant for the creation of what document?
What is "The Federalist Papers"
400
The Great Compromise settled the debate between which two groups over representation in Congress?
Who are the large and small states?
400
The power of judicial review was established for federal courts as an outcome of this Supreme Court case.
What is Marbury v. Madison
500
This agency is in control of regulating communication with television, radio, cable, and satellite.
What is the FCC?
500
The fifth through the eighth amendments to the United States Constitution protect the the individual rights of whom?
What are the rights of the accused?
500
This person is known as the "Father of the Constitution" for his role in writing the document.
Who is James Madison?
500
Congress has this check on the power of the Executive Branch with respect to the passing/signing of laws.
What is the power to override Presidential vetoes?
500
This power allows for the government to seize private land/property for public use.
What is eminent domain?
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