Presidents
Name the last names of the first sixteen presidents in a row in less than 15 seconds
(As stated)
The name of Abraham Lincoln's political rival (whom he nonetheless praised as the "little giant")
Stephen A. Douglass
The Civil War officially began with the surrender of fort Sumter in the year _____________
1861
An enduring legacy of the landmark Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803) is the idea of _____________________.
Judicial review
Identify the author and name of the following passage:
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another…”
Jefferson's Declaration of Independence
Name the president during the "era of good feelings"
This man betrayed Jefferson by trying to run for president in 1800
Aaron Burr
Just as the ______________ war set the stage for the Revolutionary war, so too did the ___________________ war set the stage for the Civil War.
French and Indian (Seven Years)
and
Mexican-American
Upon the election of James Monroe, which of the following parties ceased to exist?
The Federalist Party
Identify the author and name of the following source:
“The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises...”
The US Constitution (Madison)
Name the first "populist" president
Andrew Jackson
The name of the general who ran against Lincoln in the election of 1864
George McClellan
List at least two causes of the War of 1812
British impressment of American sailors
The election of younger congressman who were nicknamed “War Hawks”
Incitement of Native Americans against Western settlers
In the context of the slavery debates in 19th century America, “popular sovereignty” means...
The ability of new territories to decide for themselves whether or not to be free or slave states.
Identify the author and name of the passage:
“We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Washington
Jackson
Harrison
(Pierce...Madison...)
The name of the man who ran for the "Constitutional Union Party" in the election of 1860
John Bell
Name five significant Generals fighting for either side in the Civil War
Grant
Lee
JacksonMcClellan
Burnside
(etc.)
What article of the US Constitution describes the Executive branch?
Article II
Identify the author and name of the following passage:
“Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces but let us judge not that we be not judged.”
Lincoln's First Inaugural
Name the first names of the first sixteen presidents in a row.
George, John, Thomas, James, James, John, Andrew, Martin, William, John, James, Zachary, Millard, Franklin, James, Abraham
How many times did Henry Clay unsuccessfully run for president?
(Bonus points if you can name the years)
Three
(1824, 1832, 1844)
In what year did "Stonewall" Jackson die from pneumonia after being shot by his own troops in Chancellorsville?
1863
What does the 13th Amendment do?
Abolishes slavery, and gives congress the power to enforce this by any necessary means.
Identify the author and name of the passage:
“The question recurs, “How shall we fortify against it?” The answer is simple. Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well-wisher to his posterity to swear by the blood of the Revolution never to violate in the least particular the laws of the country…”
Lincoln's Lyceum Address