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An offense punishable by death is known as this type of offense.
What is a capital offense?
World War II officially ended in this year, following the surrender of both Germany and Japan.
What is 1945?
These ten amendments, ratified in 1791, outline fundamental rights and freedoms for American citizens.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This number represents the total number of seats in the United States Senate.
What is 100?
What are the Democratic and Republican Parties?
This legal principle requires that legal matters be handled in a fair and lawful manner, ensuring individual rights are respected.
What is due process?
This side emerged victorious in the American Civil War, securing the abolition of slavery and preserving the Union.
What is the Union?
In this system, power is shared between a central government and regional governments, as seen in the U.S. Constitution.
What is federalism?
This number represents the minimum number of electoral votes a candidate needs to win the U.S. presidential election.
What is 270?
After decades of activism, this movement pushed for the ratification of the 19th Amendment, ensuring that no citizen could be denied the right to vote based on gender.
What is Women's Suffrage?
This rule prohibits the use of evidence obtained through illegal searches or seizures in court.
What is the exclusionary rule?
This year saw the first moon landing by the United States, with Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin making history.
What is 1969?
This landmark Supreme Court case overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine, ruling that segregated schools are inherently unequal.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This number represents the total number of electoral votes in the United States.
What is 538?
Founded in 1869, this United States political party focused on banning the sale and consumption of alcohol and remains one of the oldest third parties.
What is the Prohibition Party?
The Supreme Court settled this contentious presidential election, ending a recount dispute between George W. Bush and Al Gore in 2000.
What is the 2000 election, Bush v. Gore?
These four U.S. Presidents are immortalized on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.
Who are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln?
Formed in 1949, this military alliance was established to provide collective defense against potential threats from the Soviet Union and its allies.
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
This is the total number of seats in the United States House of Representatives.
What is 435?
Founded in 1980, this advocacy group was created to combat drunk driving and support victims of alcohol related crashes.
What is Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)?
This is the key difference between a jury and a grand jury: the number of members and their roles in the legal process.
What is: A jury has 12 members and meets to make a verdict in court, while a grand jury has 23 members and hears evidence to decide whether to bring charges?
The Korean War ended with this compromise, largely facilitated by the United States, establishing a ceasefire and dividing the country at the 38th parallel.
What is the Korean Armistice Agreement?
In international relations, this term refers to a power structure in which two countries hold primary influence over global affairs, often seen during the Cold War.
What is bipolarity?
This number represents the total number of electoral votes allocated to Alaska in U.S. presidential elections.
What is 3?
This state-based political party, founded in the 1990s, is one of the most successful third parties in the United States and focuses on progressive issues like social justice and economic equality.
What is the Vermont Progressive Party?