NATO
What does NATO stand for? When was it founded?
North American Treaty Organization, it was founded in 1949
Who is the President of Ukraine?
Vlodamir Zelensky
Which house of congress can reject a bill?
either, a bill cannot be passed without a simple majority vote
why was the bill of rights adopted?
to appease antifederalist who feared a strong centralized government.
How many NATO allies deployed to Afghanistan?
all of them
List four NATO allies.
Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania
who rejects or approves national nominations to the court?
the Senate
Give an example of a time an election was decided by the HR
John Quincey Adams, Thomas Jefferson
True or False: Ukraine can join NATO.
False, Why?
True or False: Before 2014 Ukrainians posed an overwhelming support to join NATO but did not because the Ukrainian president at the time was against becoming part of NATO.
False
Can congress declare war alone?
yes, why?
Article 5 of the Washington treaty states?
an attack against one ally is an attack on all
What happens when a new country wants to join NATO?
the countries governing bodies of current must approve through a vote
in the US a 2/3 vote from the senate is required
What country has provided the most aid in terms of budget? What country has provided the most aid numerical account wise?
Estonia, US
A bill veto'd by the president can be overturned by what vote in congress?
2/3rds vote in both the House and the Senate
What do Yemen, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt have in common?
They didn't recognize the legitimacy of their countries governing bodies, thus overthrew them through popular revolution
Does Russia feel threatened by NATO, explain.
yes, once the soviet union collapsed and NATO expanded their sphere of influence into old areas of USSR control they became threatened by NATO's presence. They couldn't promise their own citizens the prosperity NATO countries were experiencing and were scared of loosing power
Who is Alexei Navalny? Who is Boris Nemtsov?
Navalny, he has power to orchestrate millions of people at one time. there was an attempted assassination against him from the Putin regime.
Nemstov, threat to Russian government because he was going to leak a list with names of military men who had died during the invasion of the Donbas region. He was killed at gun point.
What powers are authorized to congress?
enumerated powers, they also have the power to impeach
List a current example of a Presidential veto that was overturned by Congress
the NDAA