US Quiz - Politics, History, Geography

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  1. 3. manipulating the boundaries of voting districts to favour your own party
  2. 8. the only place in the US where you cannot vote for the President (1 word + 2 letters)
  3. 9. mainly responsible for conservative 80s politics
  4. 10. what happened 1861-65 (2 words)
  5. 14. the flat states of Kansas, the Dakotas and Nebraska are on the “Great ___”
  6. 16. the US government is elected every ___ years
  7. 20. the three largest cities in the US are New York City, Los Angeles and ___
  8. 21. name of the US legislative
  9. 23. which President “FDR” stands for
  10. 24. first African American President
  11. 25. the US rank on the international "Democracy Index"
  12. 27. the era of no more alcohol in the US
  13. 29. the US anthem is called The Star ___ Banner
  14. 31. the first US President
  15. 33. President during 9/11
  16. 35. which President “LBJ” stands for
  17. 38. the animals that is used as the party logo of the Republicans
  18. 39. another word for local political activism (think of a lawn)
  19. 40. the name of the separation of powers in the US: “Checks and ___”
  20. 43. the President with the Lewinsky affair
  21. 46. the lower chamber of the US Congress: House of ___ (CH: Nationalrat)
  22. 48. highest US court (2 words)
  23. 50. who is meant by the acronym POTUS
  24. 51. with 9.8m km2, the US is the ___ biggest country in the world
  25. 53. the first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution are the “___ of Rights”
  26. 54. around ___ per cent of US Americans are ethnically white
  27. 56. what "G.O.P." stands for when talking about Republicans (3 words)
  28. 57. the most important US document from 1776 (3 words)
Down
  1. 1. what defeated Nixon
  2. 2. protest against it brought countless people into the streets in the late sixties: “___ War”
  3. 4. the US rank on the "Corruption Perception Index"
  4. 5. the number of original US colonies
  5. 6. “Boston ___ Party” in 1773 and “___ Party Movement” during the Obama years
  6. 7. the northeastern states of the US are called New ___
  7. 11. the US population elects the President indirectly, through the “___ College”
  8. 12. 1950s senator who carried out a witch hunt to discover alleged Communists in American society
  9. 13. "O'er the land of the free and the home of the ___"
  10. 14. the closest US territory, in the Caribbean (2 words)
  11. 15. the ___ Mountains pass the US from New Mexico all the way through Montana and onwards to Canada
  12. 17. the American Dream: “From ___ to Riches”
  13. 18. the official language of the US is ___
  14. 19. the current US Vice president (2 words)
  15. 22. the current US president (2 words)
  16. 26. if, as a politician, you keep on talking and talking to prevent a bill from passing
  17. 28. Roosevelt's economic strategy against the Great Depression: “___ Deal”
  18. 29. federal states that sometimes vote Democrat and sometimes Republican (2 words)
  19. 30. helped free the slaves before he was shot while watching a theatre play
  20. 32. with 330m inhabitants, the US is the ___ most populated country in the world
  21. 34. the upper chamber of the US Congress (CH: Ständerat)
  22. 36. the animal that is used as the party logo of the Democrats
  23. 37. Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and some other states are geographically in the “Great ___” area of the US
  24. 41. after the Christians, the ___ community is the largest religious community in the US
  25. 42. the ___ community is the biggest ethnic minority community in the US
  26. 44. the only President ever to resign from the office
  27. 45. he wrote "all men are created equal", but had slaves of his own
  28. 47. the President shot in Dallas in 1963
  29. 49. when the Japanese planes came to Hawai'i (2 words)
  30. 51. the number of US federal states
  31. 52. the US form of government: “___ republic”
  32. 55. a US motto: "In ___ we trust"