American Politics

How many times was Barack Obama the Prime Minister of the USA?

• 3
• 2
• 1
• 0

Which party was against Civil Rights?

• Free Soil Party
• Dixiecrats
• Populist
• Reform

On which side of the political spectrum would you find liberals?

• Left
• Right

Who was involved with Watergate?

• Bill Clinton
• Richard Nixon
• George W. Bush
• Andrew Johnson

The three US branches of government are what?

• The legislative

• The senate

• The judicial

• The executive

• The military

Who technically elects the president?

• The Electoral College elects the president.

• The Senators elects the president.

• The previous president elects the new president.

• The judicial branch elects the president.

The Boston Tea Party (December 17, 1773)

• Tax on all printed materials (wills, newspapers, playing cards, etc).

• Patriots protest British taxes by destroying a large quantity of a particular good.

• Unites the 13 colonies for the first time ever.

• A law created by King George to encourage colonists to stop smuggling goods.

A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are available to fight in an emergency.

• Patriot

• Militia

• Tyrant

• Loyalist

Someone who uses political power unjustly.

• Tyrant

• Boycott

• Colonization

• Patriot

What is a con of third parties in a two party systems?

• Take away votes from the main two parties

• Take away votes from other countries

• One political party gains too much power

• No clear winner in a two party system