History
In 1620, the signers of this swore to "covenant and combine ourselves together into a civill body politick"
Mayflower Compact
435 was set as the permanent size of the House of Representatives in this year, four months before The Crash
1929
The first three Presidents were known as Cincinnatus, Bonny Johnny, and the Sage of Monticello
Who are GeoWashington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson?
The Supreme Court's main job is not listed in the Constitution, it comes from this case
What is Marbury v Madison (1803)?
Who is Elon Musk?
These two speeches are engraved on the Lincoln Memorial
What are the Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural?
The first African-Americans were elected to Congress in this year, seven years after the Emancipation Proclamation
What is 1870? (Sen. Hiram Revels of Mississippi and Rep. Joseph Rainey of South Carolina, both Republicans)
In 1966, he appointed Robert Weaver as secretary of HUD, the first African-American cabinet member
Who is LBJ?
Of the 12 regional circuit courts, this one doesn't get a number
What is the D.C. Circuit Court
This state has the most federal employees - more than D.C.
What is California?
The first name of this President, the 22nd and 24th, was Stephen
Who is (Steven) Grover Cleveland?
"We, The People" wrote the Constitution to "secure the Blessings of Liberty" for these people
Who is "ourselves and our posterity"?
The U.S. budget is approximately this many trillion dollars for FY2025: 4, 7, or 12?
What is 7?
John Marshal Harlan was "The Great Dissenter" because of his text and vote in this case
What is Plessy v Ferguson (1896)?
True or False: WFED (AM 1500) is a real radio station called the Federal News Network, privately-owned and discussing all things federal govt
What is, True!
This grandson of a slave became the first African-American to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The Senate is on the (north or south?) side of the Capitol, the House is on the (north or south?)
What is, Senate on the north, House on the South?
Before Alaska and Hawaii (1959), these were the last two states admitted to the Union
What are Arizona and New Mexico (1912)?
This Justice is the most recent appointment to the Supreme Court
Who is Ketanji Bown Jackson (2022)?
This is the official daily journal of the U.S. Federal Government
What is the Federal Register?
He wrote the other 51
What is 1789!
This is the source of the wood for the desk in the Oval Office
What is the HMS Resolute?
President Reagan appointed her, the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor (1981)?
In 2017, this newspaper adopted the slogan "Democracy Dies in Darkness"
What is the Washington Post?