Film
Name of the main character in The Hate U Give
Starr (Carter)
Name of the current US Vice President
JD Vance
Where the US government is situated
Washington DC
A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
a rhetorical question
Name of the main character in 12 Years a Slave
Solomon (Northup)
The year when Donald Trump was first elected president
2016
The name of the political party which currently holds the majority in Congress
Republican Party
The Latin expression for an 'appeal to the people'
Ad populum
The name of the neighborhood in which the main character lives in The Hate U Give
Garden Heigths
The name of the candidate running against Donald Trump in the 2024 election
Kamala Harris
Names of at least two of the branches of government in the US
The legislative, the judicial and the executive branch
Exaggeration for emphasis or effect. It’s not meant to be taken literally but is used to create a strong impression or convey intense feelings.
hyperbole
Name at least one of the main characters in Green Book
Tony 'Lip' Vallelonga / Dr. Don Shirley
A word for the act of separating or making people separate into two groups with completely opposite opinions
Polarization
The date when the attack on Congress took place
January 6, 2021
A fancier word for 'contrast'
antithesis
The city in which the two main characters live in the film Green Book
New York
The word for a person who wants to take us back to the past; they want to take us back to the tribe, to close off; and they want to divide us and gain power from this.
A populist
The name of the system that ensures no branch of government gets too much power
The system of checks and balances
I'm not saying....I'm just saying...
paralipsis