Political Parties
What is the name for a group organized to win elections and influence government
Political party
What is a proposed law called
Bill
What document served as the first national government before the Constitution
Articles of Confederation
What is the capital of the United States
Washington, D.C.
Which president got stuck in a bathtub according to a popular story
William Howard Taft
What is the meeting where a party selects its presidential candidate called
National convention
What is the process of discussing and changing a bill called
Debate
What rebellion in 1786 showed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation
Shays’ Rebellion
How many states are in the U.S
Which president was a licensed bartender and owned a saloon before entering politics
Abraham Lincoln
What is the official set of beliefs and goals of a political party called
Platform
What committee reviews bills before they go to the full chamber
Standing committee
What meeting in 1787 created the U.S. Constitution
Constitutional Convention
What is the name of the U.S. territory located in the Caribbean
Puerto Rico
Which president installed a bowling alley in the White House
Richard Nixon
What is the name for a closed meeting of party members to choose candidates or make decisions
Caucus
What is the final approval of a bill by the President called
Signing
What compromise created a two-house Congress
Great Compromise
What is the newest U.S. state, admitted in 1959
Hawaii
Which president once lost an election for student body president in college
John F. Kennedy
What is the name for voting in every election regardless of party
Straight-ticket voting
What happens to a bill if the President takes no action for 10 days while Congress is in session
It becomes law
What compromise counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation
Three-Fifths Compromise
What is the smallest U.S. state by land area
Rhode Island
Which president delivered the longest inaugural address in U.S. history
William Henry Harrison