This former President was impeached for perjuring himself during cover-up of an affair with a White House intern
Who is Bill Clinton?
This politician said during his inaugural address that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
This is the current Governor of the state of New York and is running again in the 2026 election.
This series of programs were put forward by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the Great Depression
What is the New Deal?
This practice of blocking a bill by refusing to end debate was accidentally created in 1806 after Vice President Aaron Burr advised the senate to remove a rule requiring a simple majority to end debate, which he thought unnecessarily bureaucratic.
What is the filibuster/?
This former governor is under criminal investigation for misrepresenting nursing home deaths during COVID-19
Who is Andrew Cuomo?
This politician once described a tropical cyclone that hit the Carolinas as “one of the wettest we’ve ever seen from the standpoint of water”.
Who is Donald Trump?
This NYC comptroller and former NYC mayoral candidate was arrested twice times for interfering with ICE operations.
Who is Brad Lander?
This piece of legislation was signed into law by President Barack Obama to expand health insurance access
This 2010 Supreme Court decision found that political spending of corporations was protected speech, paving the way for massive spending by political lobbyists and Super PACs
What is Citizens United vs. FEC?
This former New Jersey senator’s home was discovered to have over $100,000 worth of gold bars, allegedly given by Egypt in exchange for political favors, earning him the nickname “Gold Bar Bob”
Who is Robert Menendez?
This politician once responded to critics by saying: “All my haters become my waiters when I sit down at the table of success”
Who is Eric Adams?
This politician is the current Attorney General of the state of New York and was recently indicted by the Trump Admin for federal charges of bank fraud.
Who is Letitia James?
This US president broke up many major monopolies through aggressive antitrust litigation, earning him the nickname “The Trust Buster”
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This bill passed in 2012 to prevent insider trading by members of Congress is notoriously unenforced
This former senator and Vice Presidential nominee ended his political career after it emerged that he fathered a child during an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer.
Who is John Edwards?
This politician once said: "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully," during a speech opposing removing a dam in Michigan
This Police Commissioner for New York City was recently confirmed to be staying on by the Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani
Who is Jessica Tisch?
This proposed amendment to the constitution, proposed by suffragist Alice Paul in 1923, came just 3 states short of ratification in 1982 due to opposition from labor groups and a major campaign by Phylis Schlafly
What is the Equal Rights Amendment?
This U.S. President was blocked from appointing any Supreme Court justices after Congress repeatedly shrank the size of the Court whenever a vacancy opened, preventing him from making any nominations.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This former politician is the only Illinois governor to have been impeached and removed from office after he attempted to sell newly-elected President Barack Obama’s senate seat to the highest bidder
Who is Rod Blagojevich?
This former vice presidential nominee once remarked “Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy” during a debate, which has since become an expression to put down politicians who think too highly of themselves
Who is Lloyd Bentsen?
This city councilmember recently announced that they had secured enough support to become Speaker of the NYC Council and is widely expected to be a moderate check on the incoming mayoral administration.
Who is Julie Menin?
This US President signed the National Environmental Policy Act, often considered the magna carta of environmental protections law, and later created the Environmental Protection Agency
Who is Richard Nixon?
The political practice of gerrymandering was coined in 1812 after this Massachusetts governor drew oddly shaped districts, which critics remarked looked like a salamander.
Who is Elbridge Gerry?