US Quiz - Politics, History, Geography

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Across
  1. 1. with 325m inhabitants, the US is the ... most populated country in the world
  2. 3. the name of the separation of powers in the US (3 words)
  3. 6. the lower chamber of the US Congress: House of ...
  4. 9. the US form of government (2 words)
  5. 14. the three largest cities in the US are New York City, Los Angeles and ...
  6. 15. first African American President
  7. 16. Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and some other states are called the Great ... States because of their location
  8. 17. if, as a politician, you keep on talking and talking to prevent a bill from passing
  9. 21. around ... per cent of US Americans are ethnically white
  10. 22. the US population elects the President indirectly, through the ... (2 words)
  11. 24. protest against it brought countless people into the streets in the late sixties (2 words)
  12. 26. the ... Mountains pass the US from New Mexico all the way through Montana and onwards to Canada
  13. 30. highest US court (2 words)
  14. 31. the northeastern states of the US are called New ...
  15. 32. the first US President
  16. 33. the current US Vice president (2 words)
  17. 34. the closest US territory, in the Caribbean: ... (2 words)
  18. 37. the US rank on the "Corruption Perception Index"
  19. 43. which President LBJ stands for
  20. 44. manipulating the boundaries of voting districts to favour your own party
  21. 45. a US motto: "E ... unum"
  22. 46. the number of US federal states
  23. 47. POTUS is an acronym for the ...
  24. 51. the only President ever to resign from the office
  25. 52. the one with Lewinsky
  26. 53. what "G.O.P." stands for when talking about Republicans (3 words)
  27. 54. mainly responsible for conservative 80s politics
  28. 55. name of the US legislative
  29. 58. what defeated Nixon
  30. 59. with 9.8m km2, the US is the ... biggest country in the world
Down
  1. 2. the most important US document from 1776 (3 words)
  2. 4. the party logo of the Republicans
  3. 5. helped free the slaves before he was shot while watching a play
  4. 7. President Roosevelt's economic strategy against the Great Depression (2 words)
  5. 8. 1950s senator who carried out a witch hunt to discover alleged Communists in American society
  6. 10. the American Dream: from ... to riches
  7. 11. which President FDR stands for
  8. 12. 1861-65 (2 words)
  9. 13. the number of original US colonies
  10. 18. the upper chamber of the US Congress
  11. 19. another word for local political activism
  12. 20. when the Japanese planes came to Hawai'i (2 words)
  13. 23. the first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution (3 words)
  14. 25. he wrote "all men are created equal", but had slaves of his own
  15. 27. the US rank on the international "Democracy Index" (2 words)
  16. 28. shot in Dallas in 1963
  17. 29. the flat states of Kansas, the Dakotas and Nebraska are on the Great ...
  18. 30. the US anthem is called The Star ... Banner
  19. 35. after the Christians, the ... community is the largest religious community in the US
  20. 36. in 1773 a political protest in Boston, during the Obama years a conservative movement
  21. 38. the era of no more alcohol in the US
  22. 39. the US government is elected every ... years
  23. 40. the only place in the US where you cannot vote for the President (2 words)
  24. 41. a US motto: "In ... we trust"
  25. 42. the party logo of the Democrats
  26. 48. federal states that sometimes vote Democrat and sometimes Republican (2 words)
  27. 49. the ... community is the biggest ethnic minority community in the US
  28. 50. "O'er the land of the free and the home of the ..."
  29. 56. the official language of the US is ...
  30. 57. President during 9/11