Politics
At first count, over 60% of California voters rejected a September 2021 recall of what current governor?
Gavin Newsom
What nine-letter term serves as a noun or adjective that refers to the current holder of a political office?
Incumbent
This disaster period from May 26 and June 8 2020 caused approximately $1–2 billion in damages nationally
BLM riots
Although Washington has had a locally-elected mayor and a 13-member council since 1973, technically what political body maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws?
Congress
Pocahontas' husband.
John Rolfe
The 2000 U.S. presidential election was officially decided by a controversial Supreme Court decision following a recount of votes in what state? The recount determined that George W. Bush had defeated Al Gore in that state by a mere 537 votes.
Florida
This common tactic used in the senate by the minority party to stifle the majority
Fillibuster
According to the US Constitution, what is the minimum age requirement to be president of the United States?
35
The Chinese Spy balloon was found to be taller than what American statue?
Statue of Liberty?
What document from 1215 exhibited a strong influence on the drafting of the U.S. Constitution? Eighteenth-century understanding of this document spurred concepts such as representative government, the idea of a supreme law, and judicial review.
Magna Carta
Our most recently appointed SCOTUS Justice
Ketanji Brown Jackson
In Article IV, the U.S. Constitution requires that convicted criminals caught in one state can be sent back to the state where the crime occurred. What is the term for this type of legal action?
Extradition
About one third of the U.S. government's revenue came from liquor and alcohol until a 1913 Constitutional amendment allowed for a tax on what?
Income
This president had the lowest final approval rating ever
Nixon
What famous document begins: "When in the course of human events..."?
Declaration of Independence
Sarah Palin served as governor of which state from 2006 until her resignation in 2009? State's name starts with an A
Alaska
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. (Government Agencies)
Bureaucracy
Established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, Elvis Presley, Babe Ruth, Tiger Woods and Rush Limbaugh received what prestigious medal by President Donald Trump during his presidential term?
Presidential Medal of Freedom
This US president's sent him away to military school (the New York Military Academy, to be exact) after getting into trouble so often throughout elementary school and junior high.
Trump
What President allowed his six children to bring their pets to the White House which included a small bear, a lizard, guinea pigs, a snake, a hyena, a rabbit, and more?
Teddy Roosevelt
Which populist conservative movement was launched in 2009 with its primary demands being drastic cuts in government spending and taxes?
Tea Party
A 2016 referendum in Switzerland rejected what would have been a first-of-its-kind UBI program for Swiss citizens. What do the letters "UBI" stand for?
Universal Basic Income
In the Republican party's common party abbreviation "GOP," what does the letter G stand for?
Grand
In 1958, high school junior Robert Heft designed an iconic American item that was later accepted by congress in 1959. His teacher upgraded his grade on the design assignment from a B- to an A. What item did young Mr. Heft design?
The 50 Star American Flag
What was the first American state?
Delaware