U.S. Government 101
What principle divides government power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
What is separation of powers?
What country is famous for having 10 Downing Street as the home of its Prime Minister?
What is the United Kingdom?
What is Marbury v Madison?
How old must a U.S. citizen be to vote in federal elections?
What is 18?
In The Hunger Games, what is the name of the country ruled by President Snow?
What is Panem?
What part of the Constitution establishes the legislative branch?
What is Article I?
What is the capital of Russia?
What is Moscow?
Which U.S. President is the only president to have served more than two terms?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt(FDR)?
What do Americans cast on Election Day to indicate their choice among candidates?
What is a ballot?
In Parks and Recreation, Leslie Knope works for what local government?
What is the Pawnee government?
What constitutional principle allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches?
What are checks and balances?
What country has a government known as the Bundestag and is located in central Europe?
What 1787 meeting produced the U.S. Constitution?
What is the Constitutional Convention?
What term describes an election in which voters choose candidates to represent a political party in the general election?
What is a primary election?
What fictional U.S. President is played by Martin Sheen in The West Wing?
Who is Josiah “Jed” Bartlet?
How many members are there in the U.S. House of Representatives?
What are 435?
What country is known for its parliamentary government and its Prime Minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive?
What is Canada?
What 1215 English document is often considered an early foundation for the idea that government leaders are subject to the law?
What is the Magna Carta
How many electoral votes are needed to win the U.S. Presidency?
What are 270?
What HBO series follows the fictional Roy family as they fight for control of a massive media company?
What is Succession?
What amendment to the Constitution established the direct election of U.S. senators?
What is the 17th Amendment?
The European Union has its main administrative headquarters in what city?
What is Brussels?
What political philosopher wrote The Social Contract and argued that legitimate political authority comes from the “general will” of the people?
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
What is the term for a voting system in which the candidate with the most votes wins, even without receiving more than 50%?
What is plurality voting?
In House of Cards, what position does Frank Underwood eventually reach?
What is President of the United States?