Foreign Policy
This 1947 policy, articulated by the 33rd President of the United States, aimed to contain the spread of communism by providing political, military, and economic assistance to countries threatened by Soviet influence
What is the Truman Doctrine
Which presidential couple were implicated in the Whitewater affair?
Who is the Clintons
Which branch of the US Government holds the power to declare war?
What is the Executive Branch
This U.S. Vice President served under Thomas Jefferson and famously killed another founding father in a duel in 1804
Who is Aaron Burr
Who said it: “Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem”
Who is Ronald Reagan
This 1979 agreement between the U.S. and the Soviet Union aimed to limit strategic arms and was a major step in nuclear arms control during the Cold War
What is the SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) Treaty
Which U.S. state has the right to secede from the United States enshrined in their state constitution?
What is Texas
This is the system of government where power is divided between a central authority and smaller political units (ex: states)
What is Federalism
This U.S. Senator from Massachusetts was assassinated during his 1968 Presidential campaign
Who is Robert F. Kennedy
Who said it: “We must beware of needless innovations, especially when guided by logic.”
Who is Winston Churchill
This 2002 military operation, launched in Afghanistan, aimed to dismantle al-Qaeda, remove the Taliban from power, and marked a significant phase in the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks
What is Operation Enduring Freedom
This 1823 doctrine declared that European powers should no longer colonize or interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere, establishing a key principle of U.S. foreign policy
What is the Monroe Doctrine
What is the system of government where a single leader or small group holds absolute power, often without constitutional limits or regular elections?
What is Autocracy
This former governor of Alabama became infamous for his pro-segregation stance and ran for U.S. president four times, once as an independent in 1968
Who is George Wallace
Who said it: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth”
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This 1964 resolution, passed by Congress, gave President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to use military force in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This 1777 document served as the first constitution of the United States, creating a weak central government and granting most powers to the individual states
What are the Articles of Confederation
This form of government allows citizens to elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf, rather than direct involvement in lawmaking
What is Representative Democracy
This Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson is known for resigning in protest over the U.S. entry into World War I
Who is William Jennings Bryan
Who said it: “The arc of the moral universe may bend toward justice, but it doesn’t bend on its own”
Who is Barack Obama
The United States launched this operation when Iraq refused to withdraw troops from Kuwait in 1991, after annexing it five months prior
What is Operation Desert Storm
Approximately how many Native Americans were forcibly relocated by the government under the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
What is the name of the government style with two separate divisions within the legislative branch of government?
What is Bicameral Legislature
This Ohio politician, who served as Speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999, played a central role in the impeachment of President Bill Clinton
Who is Newt Gingrich
Who said it: “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson