States
Presidents
Civics
Foreign Policy
History
100
Which state is the ice cream franchise Ben and Jerry's from?
Vermont
100
Which US president served for the longest amount of time?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
100
Name 1 of the 5 freedoms under the First Amendment to the US Constitution.
Religion
Speech
Press
Assembly
Petition
100
What does MAD stand for?
Mutually assured destruction
100
In what year began the worst economic recession for the US since the Great Depression?
2008
200
From which country did the US purchase the Louisiana Territory?
France
200
Who was the wealthiest US president in history?
Donald J. Trump 👎😵🤮
200
Name 2 powers of the president.
Signs bills into law
Vetoes bills
Enforces laws
Commander in Chief (of the military)
Chief diplomat
Appoints federal judges
200
Name a Bretton Woods institution (there are 2 possible answers).
IMF
World Bank
200
What was New York's original name?
a. New Rottenham
b. New Amsterdam
c. New Holland
b. New Amsterdam
300
Which state boasts the largest tree in the world?
California
300
In what Canadian city did Kamala Harris spend part of her childhood?
Montréal 🍁🫎
300
Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review (giving courts the power to strike down laws as unconstitutional)?
Marbury v. Madison
300
Under which US president was the atomic bomb dropped?
Harry Truman
300
To what Act(s) was the Boston Tea Party a response?
a. Stamp Act
b. Townshend Acts
c. Intolerable Acts
Stamp Act
400
From where are the Highwaymen Artists?
Florida
400
Which 2 US presidents died on the same day?
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
400
What idea does American government borrow from Montesquieu?
Separation of powers
400
Fill in the blank: The Cuban Missile Crisis demonstrated the success of ______.
a. détente
b. massive retaliation
c. flexible response
c. flexible response
400
In what year were the Stonewall Riots?
1969 🌈
500
Which state is known as the "Volunteer State"?
a. Texas
b. North Dakota
c. Tennessee
d. Idaho
Tennessee
500
Name a US president that was a cheerleader (there are 4 possible answers).
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
500
What phrase in the Declaration of Independence is inspired by John Locke's thinking?
"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness"
500
Members of which treaty agreement received a discount from Smoot-Hawley Tariff rates?
a. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GyATT)
b. World Trade Organization (WTO)
c. North American Trade Agreement (NATO)
a. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GyATT)
500
What was the formal name of the United States and its allies during World War 2? (hint: it wasn't the Allies)
United Nations