The Miraflores & Gatun Locks are found on this 50-mile-long body of water
The Panama Canal
A fantasy romance series by Sarah J. Maas kicks off with "A Court of Thorns &" these flowers
Roses
Hannah Arendt compared totalitarianism to this bulb vegetable, with a central leader wrapped in layers of followers
An Onion
In 1839 it replaced Vandalia as Illinois' capital
Springfield
Prometheus gazes down from his fountain on winter skaters at this New York City landmark
Rockefeller Center
In summer the residents of Tirana in this country often decamp for the Adriatic seaport of Durrës
Albania
David Lagercrantz took over from this Swedish author, writing about Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl in the Spider's Web"
Larsson
The idea that the political spectrum is an arc with far right & far left bending toward each other is this lucky symbol theory
A Horseshoe
The 20th Amendment, which moved the presidential inauguration up from March to January, has this "avian" nickname
Lame Duck
More than 1,000 fountains shoot water 400 feet in the air in front of this Las Vegas hotel near Caesars Palace
The Bellagio
The boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo & Tanzania is formed by this lake more than 400 miles long
Tanganyika
In the movie adaptation, Cate Blanchett played the title Ms. Fox, who goes missing before a family trip in "Where'd You Go" her
Bernadette
Texas Sen. Lloyd Bentsen gets credit for coining this term for an organized effort to fake a grassroots movement
Astroturfing
Located in Wyoming & of volcanic origin, it was the first U.S. national monument to be established
Devils Tower
A 19th century novel says, "a parting draught" at this Italian fountain "insures the traveller's return"
The Trevi Fountain
This landlocked country is the last independent survivor of the Hispanic March states created in the Middle Ages
Andorra
His novels "Dear John" & "The Longest Ride" were made into films
Nicholas Sparks
This judicial "-ism" holds that the text of the Constitution is "not living but dead"--fixed in the meaning it had when written
Originalism
During his tenure as chief justice of the United States, he swore in 5 presidents, including Andrew Jackson
John Marshall
Longer than 2 football fields, a fountain named for this city sways & sprays in Burj Khalifa Lake
Dubai
The "Greater" & "Lesser" peaks of this stratovolcano overlook the frontiers of Turkey, Iran & Armenia
Ararat
Use "The Power of Now" to name this German-born author of "The Power of Now"
Eckhart Tolle
It's the 3-word doctrine that the individual branches of government are distinct & shall not infringe on the others' authority
Separation of Powers
On October 10, 1973, he resigned as vice president & pleaded no contest to one count of income tax evasion
Spiro Agnew
A foliage-covered giant spews water at the entrance of this crystal company's theme park in Austria
Swarovski