Power and Authority
Kings, Queens, Pharaohs, Tsars, Emperors, and Khans are all examples of what type of leader?
Monarchs
The right to speak your opinions without censorship or persecution.
Freedom of speech
The capital city of the United States.
Washington, D.C.
The first President of the United States.
George Washington
This CEO of companies like Tesla, Space X, and X is projected to become the world's first trillionaire by 2027.
Elon Musk
Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, and Pol Pot are all examples of this kind of leader?
Dictator
The first ten amendments to the Constitution is known as the _______ of Rights.
Bill
The year the United States declared independence from Great Britain.
1776
Who was the President who signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves, and who led the U.S. through the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Bonus (300): The desire to control these resources has been compared to a similar invasion of a country that the United States orchestrated in 2003. What is that country?
Oil
Iraq
A system where leaders are chosen by voting.
Democracy
Money paid to the government to allow it to function is called what?
Taxes
The first black president of the United States.
Barack Obama
Over 70,000 Palestinians have been killed by this country since October of 2023.
Israel
A system where religion or religious leaders control government.
Theocracy
Which amendment protects citizens from unlawful searches and seizures?
4th
The U.S. entered WWII after this place was bombed by Japan in 1941.
Pearl Harbor
This President bought the Louisiana Territory from France and authored the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
What does ICE stand for?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
When a leader is removed from power by force.
What is a coup (coup d’état)?
There are five things that United States citizens are required by law to do, two of them are obey the law and register for the draft at the age of 18 (males only). What are the other three?
1. Pay Taxes
2. Jury Duty
3. Attend School (until 16)
This 1929 event started the Great Depression.
The Stock Market Crash
How many presidents have been assassinated?
For 200 bonus points/name, name them.
4
(Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, JFK)
President Trump has talked extensively about acquiring Greenland, even though it is a possession of our NATO ally, Denmark. What is NATO and what does it stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Military Alliance