State Gov./Politics (OH)
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Vocabulary
100

Who is Ohio's Secretary of State?

Who is Frank LaRose

100

Which Governor mimicked Donald Trump’s social media rants?

Who is Gavin Newsom

100

How many Amendments are in the U.S. Constitution?

What is twenty-seven

100

What system divides powers between the national government and the state governments?

What is federalism

100

What does PAC stand for?

What is Political Action Committee

200

Name one of the top two candidates for Ohio Governor in the 2026 election

Who is Amy Acton/Vivek Ramaswamy 

200

What is the name of the Democratic Socialist running for New York City Mayor?

Who is Zohran Mamdani

200

How many Articles are in the original Constitution?

What is seven

200

What principle of the United States government ensures that no single branch becomes too powerful by allowing each branch to limit the powers of the others?

What is checks and balances

200

Which term is used for the tax or duty a country puts on imports and exports from another country (typically as a way to make money and regulate trade)?

What is a tariff

300

What adjective is used to describe anything relating to a state governor or the office of a governor?

What is gubernatorial

300

When is the next “No Kings” protest?

When is October 18th (Everyone should show up :))
300

What famous document begins: "When in the course of human events..."?


What is the Declaration of Independence

300

What "B" word signifies a legislative body that has two bodies or chambers?

What is bicameral

300

What term is described as an attempt by individuals or interest groups to influence the decisions of government?

What is lobbying

400

Who are Ohio's 2 Senators?

Who are Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted

400

Name 2 places Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard

Where is California, D.C., Oregon, Illinois, or Tennessee

400

The 24th Amendment prohibited them. Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections ruled them unconstitutional. What two-word type of payment are we talking about?

What is poll tax

400

What landmark case established judicial review?

What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)

400

What term describes an action that obstructs progress in the legislative assembly while not technically violating the required procedures?

What is a filibuster

500

Which Constitutional Amendment reserves power to the States?

What is the Tenth Amendment

500

What was the date of the recent U.S. Government shutdown?

When was October 1st

500

What document from 1215 exhibited a strong influence on the drafting of the U.S. Constitution? Eighteenth-century understanding of this document spurred concepts such as representative government, the idea of a supreme law, and judicial review.

What is the Magna Carta

500

Under the U.S. Constitution, certain powers are granted exclusively to the federal government, while others are reserved for the states. What is the term for powers that are shared by both the federal and state governments?

What are concurrent powers

500

What word for a political activity can trace its origin back to the name of the agent of an absentee Irish landlord of the 19th century, who was shunned and isolated by his neighbors?

What is boycott