Spooky SCOTUS
The 1973 Supreme Court case that established a constitutional right to abortion but was overturned in 2022.
What is Roe v. Wade?
One of Obama's most important pieces of legislation is known as Obamacare, but what is its actual name?
What is Affordable Care Act?
The Democratic nominee running for Indiana governor.
Who is Jennifer McCormick?
This number of states existed in the U.S. after the Revolutionary War.
What is thirteen?
The person who said "In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in. They’re eating the cats. They're eating — they're eating the pets of the people that live there."
Who is Donald Trump?
This case established the Supreme Court's right to overturn acts of Congress, a power not explicitly granted by the Constitution.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
DAPL was one of the most controversial topics this year, as an underground oil pipeline was supposed to be built which violated sacred Native American lands, however, its construction was halted by the Executive branch earlier this year, what does DAPL stand for?
What is Dakota Access Pipeline?
A Democrat running for Delaware County Council.
Who is Chris Musick?
The first female Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
The person Trump said "wants to do transgender operations on illegal aliens that are in prison."
Who is Kamala Harris?
In this ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court stated that enslaved people were not citizens of the United States and, therefore, could not expect any protection from the federal government or the courts.
What is Scott v. Sandford?
In 1966, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton formed this party in Oakland, California. They initially formed to protect local communities, mainly African American Communities, from police brutality and racism. They were highly targeted by the U.S. government and criticized for their sometimes controversial actions, name the party.
What is the Black Panther Party?
The Indiana Democratic nominee for US Senate.
Who is Valerie McCray?
This President was responsible for the "Louisiana Purchase", which nearly doubled the original size of the U.S.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The person who said, “Who's going to tell him that the job he's currently seeking might just be one of those 'Black jobs'?"
Who is Michelle Obama?
On December 12, 2000, the Supreme Court ended a Florida vote recount in the presidential election contest with this case.
What is Bush v. Gore?
This was a referendum which resulted in Britain leaving the European Union last year, causing major and immediate consequences on global economies.
What is Brexit?
The incumbent Republican attorney general running against Destiny Wells.
Who is Todd Rokita?
This "journey" resulted in the removal of thousands of Native Americans from their homelands, during Andrew Jackson's term.
What is The Trail of Tears?
The person who said, “When a house is on fire, we don’t ask whose house it is. If the place happens to belong to a childless cat lady, well, we try to get that cat out too.”
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
On May 2, 1927, the U.S. Supreme Court, by a vote of 8 to 1, affirmed the constitutionality of Virginia's law allowing state-enforced sterilization in this case.
What is Buck v. Bell?
The Cuban Missle Crisis was one of the more tense moments of the Cold War, as America and the Soviet Union came extremely close to war. Name the U.S. President and the year this event took place.
Who is John Kennedy and 1962?
An Indiana State Constitution amendment up for vote to decide if this person should be removed from the list of officeholders who shall discharge the powers and duties of the governor if the office of the governor and the lieutenant governor are both vacant.
Who is the state superintendent?
This was the First Constitution of the United States, ratified in 1777.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The 'comedian' who said, "There’s a lot going on. I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico."
Who is Tony Hinchcliffe?