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100

True or False: Voting was more common in the past than it is today.

False

100

This recent election resulted in an attempted insurrection at the Capitol Building.

2020 (Trump vs. Biden)

100

George Washington set the precedent that the President is officially referred to as:

Mr. President

100

What is the right to vote called?

Suffrage

100

Whose slogan was "Make American Great Again"

Donald Trump

200

Where in the world was the first instance of democracy?

Ancient Greece

200

This president famously beat Al Gore in 2000 due to a recount of votes in Florida.

George Bush

200

What is the group that helps the president called (created by George Washington)?

Cabinet

200

Name the activist that headed the women's suffrage movement.

Susan B. Anthony

200
Which President's Slogan was "Middle Class First"

Barack Obama

300

Voting was often focused on these positions, rather than powerful positions such as those of emperors.

Positions of regional control

300

This president's election was a major contributing factor to the start of the American Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

300
Who was the only president to violate George Washington's precedent of only serving two terms?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

300

Name one amendment that changed voting rights.

14 and15, 19, or 26

300

Which president famously said "“He Proved the Pen Mightier Than the Sword”"?

Woodrow Wilson

400

What prompted the emergence of more democratic voting systems?

Revolts/dissatisfaction with powerful rulers

400

These candidates competed in an election four years before Biden's election.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

400

What precedent did George Washington set about swearing in?

Swearing on the Bible

400
Originally, Who were the only people allowed to vote?

Rich White Male Landowners

400

What was the slogan Barack Obama used, found in our slideshow?

Middle Class First

500

What did Sparta do to become more democratic?

Implemented two kings and representatives to keep them in check

500

Who ran against George Washington in the first election?

No one

500

Who were the only three presidents to get impeached?

Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and the wonderful Donald J. Trump

500

What was the initial minimum age requirement for a voter before the 1971 amendment? What was it changed to?

21 Years Old and 18 years old

500

Who said "America First"?

Warren G Harding