Presidents Who Died in Office
Historical U.S. Decisions
International Relations
Terminology
Famous Dissents/Dissentors
100
This President allegedly slept with both Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe
John F Kennedy
100
President Lincoln issued this proclamation on September 22, 1862 claiming that all persons being held as slaves in the rebel states "are, and henceforth shall be free"
What is The Emancipation Proclamation?
100
A voter in a particular district is called this; any of the voters represented by a particular official.
What is/are a constituent(s)?
100
This protest was executed by American colonists against the East Indian Company and the British government over increased taxes on their favorite beverage.
What is The Boston Tea Party?
200
This president once lost a priceless set of White House china in a game of poker.
William Harding
200
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are also known as this; outlining such freedoms as speech, religion, and legal representation.
What is The Bill of Rights?
200
A public statement of principles, objectives, plans of a political party is also known as this.
What is a platform?
200
Based on his doctrine of Satyagraha, this figure was a famous advocate for civil disobedience in the struggle for Indian independence.
Who is (Mohandas) Gandhi?
300
This president did not die from the gun wound, but rather from an infection that spread due to the doctors who removed the bullet having dirty fingers.
James Garfield
300
This president vomited on the Japanese Prime Minister. After this happened, a new a new word entered the Japanese language.
George H W Bush: Bushusuru (to publicly vomit).
300
In the process of setting electoral districts, this is a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating geographic boundaries to create partisan or incumbent-protected districts
What is gerrymandering?
300
On August 28, 1963 over 200,000 citizens marched on Washington,D.C. They enjoyed a speech by this famous dreamer.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
400
Only president to be a licensed bartender.
Abraham Lincoln
400
The candidate that currently holds an office/position
What is an incumbant?
400
This famous 'Spring' took place in Egypt in 2011, it sparked the Occupy Movement later that Fall.
What is the Arab (Spring)
500
This president delivered the longest inaugural speech to date (8446 words).
William H Harrison
500
This is the length of a term for a U.S. Senator.
What is 6 years?
500
Better known as the June Fourth Incident, Chinese intellectuals took to the streets in 1989. It with the famous scene in this Square in which a citizen placed himself in front of a moving tank.
What is Tiananmen (Square)?