Wars
What started the current war between Russia and Ukraine?
Russia invaded Ukraine
What was the name of the young man whose murder sparked the creation of BLM in 2013?
Trayvon Martin
What did Trump do to stop the Jan. 6 riot during its first three hours?
nothing
Who is the only president to ever be impeached twice?
Trump
In the 1920's and the 1950's, there was much turmoil in the society and politics over "Red Scares." This term refers to the fear that the U. S. will become what form of government?
COMMUNIST
What was the biggest disaster of President Biden's Administration?
withdrawal from Afghanistan
What year did the summer of BLM protest following the murders of George Flyod and Breonna Taylor occur?
2020
What is Trump's current economic policy which he said will make America rich?
Tariffs on most imports
Which president resigned to avoid impeachment?
Nixon
What demographic is most negatively affected by social media? (gender and age)
teenage girls
Daily Triple!!!
What was the political theory that led the U.S. to get involved in wars in Korea and Vietnam?
Domino Theory
Daily Triple!!!
Who was beaten to death by 5 African-American police officers in Memphis in 2022?
Tyre Nichols
What foreign country tried to influence the 2016 election in favor of Donald Trump?
Russia
Who was Barak Obama's Republican opponent in the 2008 election?
John McCain
What is the number one cause of increasing global temperatures that are making storms worse?
PEOPLE (using fossil fuels like coal and gasoline)
Who is the current leader of North Korea that keeps threatening us with nuclear weapons? (full name)
Kim Jung Un
A teacher in Alabama is banned by the state from teaching what topic?
Critical Race Theory
Who did the mob during the Jan. 6 insurrection threaten to hang?
Vice-President Mike Pence
Which president is responsible for the creation of our Interstate Highway System?
Eisenhower
Which Republican senator cast the deciding vote to keep Obamacare?
John McCain
What was the name of the Wahhabist Islamic government in Afghanistan that aided Osama bin Laden?
Taliban
DAILY DOUBLE!
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, "___________ _____________ reinforces inequalities between groups—e.g., in wealth and income, education, health care, and civil rights—on the basis of the groups’ perceived racial (ethnic) differences."
institutional racism
What is the problem with Trump ordering ICE to take people off the streets of the U. S. and sending them directly to a prison in El Salvador?
The people are being denied "due process"
(as mandated in Amendments 5 and 14)
Which president Signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 & Voting Rights Act of 1965?
(First and last name or three initials)
Lyndon Johnson (LBJ)
Daily Double
Who was the only Republican senator to vote to remove Trump from the presidency during both impeachments?
Mitt Romney