US History
He served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
George Washington
Hailing from Dream Land, this pink character is known for inhaling opponents and copying their abilities.
Who is Kirby?
Gravity
This brass instrument, common in jazz and orchestral music, uniquely uses a slide mechanism instead of valves to change its pitch.
Trombone
This term refers to a court decision that is considered as authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts, or similar legal issues.
Precedent
The bombardment of this federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina, by Confederate forces in April 1861 marked the beginning of the American Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
This electric mouse-like creature is the most iconic representative of the Pokémon franchise in the Smash Bros. series.
Pikachu
'c' represents this fundamental constant
The speed of Light
Originating primarily within African American communities in the Southern United States around the late 19th century, this genre is characterized by improvisation, syncopated rhythms, and often features instruments like the saxophone, trumpet, and piano.
Jazz
Established by Article III of the Constitution, this is the highest federal court in the United States, serving as the ultimate interpreter of federal law.
Supreme Court of the United States
While often remembered for mapping the territory, the primary stated objective given by President Jefferson for this 1804-1806 expedition was to find a practical water route to the Pacific Ocean for commerce.
What is the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Debuting in Melee, this Fire Emblem swordsman's "Dancing Blade" side special allows for multiple directional inputs, resulting in a flurry of slashes.
Marth
This law, stated by Sir Isaac Newton, dictates that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Newtons Third Law
Found at the beginning of a piece of music, this time signature (4/4) indicates that there are four beats in each measure, and the quarter note receives one beat.
Common Time or Four-Four Time
This Latin phrase, meaning "to stand by things decided," expresses the legal principle that courts should adhere to precedent in their rulings
Stare Decis
Beyond the 1929 stock market crash, these two underlying economic weaknesses—one involving widespread bank failures and credit contraction, the other concerning agricultural overproduction and price collapse—were major contributors to the severity and length of the Great Depression.
What were widespread bank failures and the agricultural crisis (or agricultural overproduction/price collapse)?
This helmeted racer, the main character of the F-Zero series, has been a playable fighter since the original Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64.
Captain Falcon
This fundamental law states that the total disorder, or entropy, of an isolated system can only increase over time; it never decreases.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
$400: This prolific Austrian composer of the Classical era, a child prodigy who created over 600 works including symphonies, operas like "The Magic Flute," and chamber music like "Eine kleine Nachtmusik," died in 1791.
Mozart
This major school of thought in legal philosophy argues that law is fundamentally a social construction, defined by statutes and court rulings, separate from any inherent connection to morality or natural law.
Legal Positivism
This landmark 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review, but its immediate ruling specifically denied the petitioner, William Marbury, the governmental post he sought.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, unlocking this monochrome, 2D character required either clearing Classic or Adventure mode with every other character, or enduring 1,000 VS. mode matches.
Mr Game & Watch
Formulated by Werner Heisenberg, this principle of quantum mechanics states a fundamental limit to the precision with which pairs of physical properties of a particle, known as complementary variables (like position and momentum), can be known simultaneously.
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
This is the general musical term for a combination of notes that sound harsh or unstable together, creating tension that listeners often expect to be resolved to a more stable combination (consonance).
Dissonance
In US constitutional law, particularly in equal protection cases involving suspect classifications (like race) or fundamental rights, this highest level of judicial review requires the government to prove a law is narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling state interest.
Strict Scrutiny