Government
What are the three branches of government?
Judicial, Legislative, and Executive
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
Who was the Civil War president?
Abraham Lincoln
What are the first 10 amendments called?
The Bill of Rights
What were the last two states to join/be admitted to the union?
Alaska and Hawaii
How many amendments are there to the US Constitution?
27
What years were WWII? Start and End
1939-1945
Name two Civil Rights Activists
Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, Caesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Ect..
What is meant by the Red Scare?
Period of widespread anti-communist hysteria/ paranoia
What was the last conflict in which the United States implemented a draft?
The Vietnam War
The draft lasted from 1964-1973 the war itself was 1955-1975
How many supreme court justices are there?
The number of supreme court justices has been 9 since 1869
What years did the cold war span? start and end
1945-1991
Ronald Reagan is known for two jobs prior to becoming president what are they?
He was the governor of California and before politics he was an actor
What does the term "Plead the 5th" mean?
"Pleading the 5th" refers to invoking the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which protects individuals from being forced to testify against themselves or provide information that could implicate them in a crime. It is a legal right to remain silent to avoid self-incrimination during investigations, trials, or custodial interrogations.
Executive Order 9066 did what?
It authorized and began Japanese Internment
How many members are there of the Senate and the House of Representatives respectively?
the Senate has 100 and the House has 435 (voting members)
When was the first Man on the Moon?
1969
Which president is responsible for the 22nd amendment, term limits, being added?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
What is Containment?
the US cold war foreign policy meant to keep communism from spreading
What is the ACLU?
The American Civil Liberties Union, a non-profit human rights organization
What were two wars fought by the United States in the 1800s?
Spanish-American war, Mexican-American war, Civil war, or the War of 1812
When is the Civil Rights Era? Range of years (need start and end decade)
The 1950s until the 1970s
Name the four US Presidents who have been assasinated?
Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy
What is M.A.D.
Mutually Assured Destruction
Military principle of deterrence-founded on the notion that a nuclear attack by one superpower would be met with an overwhelming nuclear counterattack such that both the attacker and the defender would be annihilated.
What is the longest war in United States History?
The War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), its was however only months longer than the War in Vietnam