American Government
This branch of government enforces laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
A wartime hero from the Spanish American War, this US president split the Republican vote in 1912 while running for re-election under the third party "Bull Moose" ticket.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This event marked the beginning of the Great Depression.
What is the stock market crash of 1929?
This secretive program in the United States during WWII started the nuclear age.
What is the Manhattan Project?
Mr. Hughes grew up spending his summers living in this state.
What is Florida?
This system divides power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This program created jobs through government-funded projects.
What is the New Deal?
A subproduct of containment, this idea operated under the assumption that if one nation falls to communism, its neighbors will too.
What is domino theory?
Mr. Hughes played this instrument in high school and college bands.
What is the tuba?
The precursor to the Constitution, this founding document established a weak central government and a "league of friendship" where states retained most power.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
These laws were meant to break up monopolies.
What are antitrust laws?
This group faced forced relocation into internment camps during WWII.
Who are Japanese Americans?
This senator led efforts to root out suspected communists.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
Mr. Hughes has traveled to this many countries. (Double for total continents)
What is 0? (US not included) (1 continent)
This is a collection of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay between 1787 and 1788 to persuade New York voters to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
This amendment allowed citizens to directly elect senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
This term refers to limiting goods like food during WWII.
What is rationing?
This term describes the U.S. and USSR competing for power using influence, alliances, and smaller conflicts instead of direct war.
What is proxy war?
Mr. Hughes graduated from this high school.
What is Thomas Worthington High School?
This amendment introduced "checks and balances" to the Constitution.
What is none? (trick question, they're embedded all throughout the original document!)
Journalists who exposed corruption and social problems were called this.
What are muckrakers?
This term describes when people rushed to withdraw money from banks.
What is a bank run?
In 1950's America, this four legged mascot was famous for teaching kids the "duck and cover" method in case of nuclear attacks.
Who is Bert the Turtle?
Mr. Hughes watches too many sports. He even (very casually) follows this professional soccer club.
What is AC Milan?