Judicial
This group in the Judicial Branch consists of Nine Justices with one Chief Justice
Who is the Supreme Court?
This 100 person Legislative group is one of the two branches of Congress
What is the Senate?
This federal agency in the executive branch is in charge of investigation and policing
What is the Federal Bureau of Investigation?
The U.S. gained independence in this year
What is 1776?
This White House intern had a famous affair with Bill Clinton
Who is Monica Lewinsky?
This 1954 ruling ended segregation in public schooling and declared it must occur at "all deliberate speed"
What is Brown v. Board of Education
Which legislative group is in charge of electing the President
Who is the Electoral College?
This agency in the Executive Branch is in charge of tax collecting
What is the Internal Revenue Service?
What is 9/11?
This historical event occurred when operatives linked to Richard Nixon attempted to bug and steal files from the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C.
What is Watergate?
This famous case out of Tennessee originally declared that evolution could not be taught in public schools
What is the Scopes Monkey Trial?
This historical U.S. building is used to store past and present legislative information to aid Congress in making decisions
What is the Library of Congress?
This Federal agency is in charge of securing the border, enforcing immigration laws, and provides aviation and transportation security.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
This U.S. President and founding father defended British Royal Troops in court after they murdered 5 men at the Boston Massacre
Who is John Adams?
This music genre, invented in the U.S. and popularized by the Black community in the early 20th century, is massively influential to modern music
What is Jazz?
This Christian denomination makes up 7 out of 9 Supreme Court Justices
This federal building in Arlington, VA houses the Department of Defense
What is the Pentagon?
These years marked the legal success of the Civil Rights movement, with the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts being passed in quick succession
What are 1964 and 1965?
This American metal band performed in front of over 1 million people in Moscow 3 months before the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Who is Metallica?
This discretionary order gives higher courts the power to call up a case from a lower court, often used by the Supreme Court to hear cases without going through the entire Judicial Branch
What is the writ of certiorari?
This senator filibustered for over 24 hours in opposition to Civil Rights legislation
Who is Strom Thurmond?
This 25 person group is comprised of the President, Vice President, and their closest advisors
What is the Presidential Cabinet?
These acts, passed by John Adams during his Presidency, made it illegal to speak out against the U.S. Government, made citizenship harder to access, and allowed for the deportation of people deemed "dangerous to the American Government"
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This famous 60's folk musician faced Contempt of Congress by defying the House Un-American Activities Committee and was prosecuted for his political views
Who is Pete Seeger?