Government Shutdowns
A shutdown happens when Congress can't agree on this.
What is the budget?
The current Governor of Texas
Who is Greg Abbott?
Those who prioritize strong national defense, law and order are often associated with this ideology.
What is conservatism?
The Constitution prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful through this system.
What are checks and balances?
Superbowl 2026 music headliner.
Who is Bad Bunny?
This is the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which protect basic freedoms like speech and religion.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The current shutdown is over a dispute about this social policy.
What is the Affordable Care Act? (what is medical coverage?)
This type of local tax primarily funds schools in Texas.
What are property taxes?
This ideology places a value on civil rights and freedom.
What is a liberalism?
States legalizing recreational marijuana, even though it is illegal under federal law, demonstrates this division of authority.
What is Federalism?
This country brokered a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas this October, aiming to end the two-year war in Gaza.
What is the United States?
This article lays out our bicameral legislature.
What is Article I?
These government workers must continue working & will get paid retroactively once the shutdown ends.
Who are essential employees?
Texas’ political boundaries are often redrawn after this national event to reflect population changes.
What is the U.S. census?
In history, this type of government was justified by the “divine right of kings,” claiming rulers were chosen by God.
What is a monarchy?
Voting in elections is a practical way citizens exercise this principle of government authority.
What is popular sovereignty?
Inflatable dancing frogs, bubbles, and street dance parties were part of public demonstrations to protest Trump deploying the National Guard to this city.
What is Portland, OR?
Laws passed under this clause can expand federal power beyond the Constitution’s enumerated powers.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause? (or Elastic Clause)
This U.S. President (1981-1989) oversaw the most government shut downs in history.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Texas is currently undergoing this process again before 2030 — a mid-decade update to its political maps that’s already facing court challenges.
What is redistricting?
John Locke would be most closely aligned with this political ideology.
What is libertarianism?
When the Supreme Court used this power in Brown v. Board of Education, it declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
This global conservationist, renowned for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees, passed away at the age of 91 this month.
Who is Jane Goodall?
When state and federal laws conflict, this clause in the U.S. Constitution gives federal law priority.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
During the 2018–2019 shutdown, flight delays caused by these unpaid workers calling in sick helped pressure leaders to end the shutdown.
Who are air-traffic controllers?
A viral video at this Texas university showed a classroom clash over a non-binary character in a children’s book.
What is Texas A&M?
This political ideology emphasizes voluntary cooperation with no formal institutions enforce rules or protect property.
What is anarchy?
When the federal government cannot arbitrarily seize private property without due process, it is enforcing this principle.
What is limited government?
Farmers in this industry rely heavily on exports to China, and the recent drop in demand has put them in financial crisis.
What are soybean farmers?
This amendment ensures that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people.
What is the 10th Amendment?