Constitutional Outline
Name the number of Senators per state and how many years in a term
Bonus for 50 points: provide the same details for the House
2 per state, 6 year terms
Which NATO allies spend a greater percentage of their GDP on Defense than the US does?
Poland and Estonia
Since 1945, Republicans have never won an election without winning which state?
Texas
Between 2011-2016, what did the US do to the national defense budget?
Cut spending by hundreds of billions of dollars
What is needed for ratification of a treaty?
2/3 majority vote in the Senate
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
Implied powers - Congress can create what they need to execute their roles
What is Poland’s top defense policy priority?
To keep the US strongly engaged in NATO
If California has 53 representatives in the House, how many electoral votes do they get?
53 House + 2 Senators = 55 electoral votes
Which countries risked the lives of their pilots to deploy fighter jets to strike chemical weapons facilities in Syria with the United States?
Britain and France
How many non-American NATO troops died in the War in Afghanistan?
More than 1,000
What is the Speech and Debate Clause?
Members of Congress cannot be questioned or held in contempt of court for their speech during sessions
Which NATO ally says that NATO troops should be stationed in Ukraine if a ceasefire can be reached?
France
What is the difference between plurality and majority?
Plurality is winning less than half of the popular vote, majority is winning over half of the popular vote
Which two NATO allies were the first to deploy 5th generation fighter jets to the Icelandic Air Policing Mission?
Italy and Norway
What does Article 5 of the NATO treaty state?
An attack on one ally is an attack on all
Describe the two Constitutional amendments from 1913 (amendment number and what it did)
16th amendment - income tax
17th amendment - direct election of US Senators
How much has Poland spent on imported US arms since 2022?
About $60 billion
Name the UN Security Council P5
United States, Britain, France, China, Russia
What region does Russia have between Lithuania and Poland that allows Russia to have presence on the Baltic Sea?
Kaliningrad
What event showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and led to the Philadelphia Convention?
Shay's Rebellion
Name one of the three ways to amend the Constitution
1. 2/3 vote in each chamber of Congress to propose and ratification by 3/4 of state legislatures
2. call a constitutional convention
3. state conventions
Poland bought hundreds of tanks, howitzers, and multiple launch rocket systems from Korea as well as attack helicopters, F-35 fighter jets, and air defense systems from the US. When will their new capabilities be fully operational?
2026-2027
Name the Nuclear 9
United States, Britain, France, China, Russia, Israel, India, Pakistan, North Korea
Under the JCPOA Iran's breakout time for creating a nuclear weapon was 1 year. What is their breakout time now?
1-2 months
How much is this year's budget deficit that is being added to the national debt?
$2 trillion