The American Presidency
Which president first implemented social security?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
How old do you have to be to serve in the House of Representatives?
25
Who are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council? (Name all five or get 0 points!)
United States, United Kingdom, Russia, China, France
Who is the current Chief Justice of the United States?
John Roberts
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th
Which president is on the $20 bill?
Andrew Jackson
Who was the first female speaker of the House of Representatives?
Nancy Pelosi
What country was the first ever to give women the right to vote?
New Zealand
What Supreme Court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment?
8th
What American presidents have been impeached?
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump
What is the name of the procedure used in the Senate to end a filibuster?
Cloture
What is the name of the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
António Guterres
What Supreme Court case prohibited prior restraint of news stories by the government?
New York Times vs. United States
What amendment limits the president to two terms?
22nd
Who is the current Secretary of Commerce in the Trump administration?
Howard Lutnick
How long was the longest ever filibuster?
24 hours (optional: and 18 minutes)
What nine countries have nuclear weapons? (Name all nine or get 0 points!)
United States, Russia, China, France, United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, Israel, North Korea
Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States?
John Jay
What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
Which president died on the floor of the House chamber?
John Quincy Adams
What is Mitch McConnell's real first name?
Addison
The current capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. What was the original capital?
Karachi
Which current Supreme Court justice was accused of accepting private jet flights from billionaire Harlan Crowe?
Clarence Thomas
Which article of the Constitution outlines the process for amending the document?
Article V