Historical
What event proved the ineffectiveness of the AoC?
Shay’s Rebellion
How many Articles and Amendments are in the Constitution?
7 Articles, 27 Amendments
Where did Obama draw a ‘redline’ with Syria, and did he enforce this?
The use of chemical weapons, no he didn’t
What 6, soon to be 7 countries possess Nuclear Powered Subs?
United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, India and soon to be Australia
What were 2 powers the federal government had under the AoC?
1. Negotiate treaties
2. Declare War
What event helped to prove the effectiveness of the Constitution as compared to the AoC?
Whiskey Rebellion
Which part of the Constitution outlines the role of Congress?
Article 1
From Indo-Pacific Geostrategy, when does China supposedly plan to be ready to invade Taiwan?
2027
What allies joined the US in their 2018 trilateral strikes on Syria?
UK & France
What 3 countries have donated the most amount of aid to Ukraine as a percentage of their GDP?
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
What conflict fought in the 1790’s resulted in the US losing 2 armies and nearly a 3rd before achieving victory?
Little Turtle War
How long do judges serve under the Constitution?
For 2x pts, what part of the Constitution outlines this?
Life Tenure
Article 3, Section 3
From Lexington, which political candidate in the GOP debate voiced the greatest support for Ukrain and which voiced the least?
Nikki Haley
Vivek Ramaswamy
Name 2 US allies who assisted the US against ISIS who (at least at the time) were not members of NATO?
Australia, Finland, New Zealand, Sweden
In what state do state-representatives (governor, senators, etc) need to win a majority of the popular vote to be elected?
Georgia
What was the “Solid South?”
Near complete domination of the South by the Democrats from 1870-1970
What part of the Constitution contains the Prohibited Powers.
Article 1, Section 9
What are the 3 factors that make Western Onlookers optimistic about Ukraine’s future success?
1. Russia unlikely to counterattack
2. Russia using ‘forward defense’
3. Ukraine has knocked out much of Russia’s Combat Ability (dead generals, destroyed airports/ammo depots, etc)
What previously annexed part of Ukraine did Russia launch its 2022 Full-Scale Invasion from?
Crimea or Crimean Peninsula
What percent of incumbents win re-election in the House? In the Senate?
Over 90% in the HR
Over 80% in the Senate
Which 4 ’off-year elections’ did one or both chambers of Congress switch hands?
1994, 2006, 2010, 2014
Which Amendment, passed under President Woodrow Wilson, introduced income tax?
16th Amendment
What make the Baltic Sea the ‘mare nostrum’ of NATO, and what has caused this to happen?
With Finland and soon to be Sweden joining NATO, NATO will control nearly the entire sea.
They joined because Russia scared them with its invasion of Ukraine
From what countries did we launch our trilateral strikes on Syria?
Name 2.
France, Italy, Greece, Qatar, UAE
City in Syria that the Russians bombed to hell
Gary Johnson didn’t know what it was