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What is the Vietnam War?
The 26th amendment was added because of this war. 18 year old men were eligible to be drafted yet weren't allowed to vote in federal elections.
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What is popular sovereignty?
Power to the people!
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Who is Steve Sisolak, Nevada's Governor
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What was Donkey Kong?
Video game Mario first appeared in
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What is Alaska?
Go here to be a spectator on the Iditarod Dog Sled Race.
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What is the 18th Amendment?
Prohibition
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What is federalism?
"layer-cake" government
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Who is Mark Amodei, Nevada's 2nd District U.S. Representative
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What is Naughty Dog?
Along with Universal Interactive Studio, the co-developer of Crash Bandicoot, the video game.
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What is Arizona?
Go to Sedona to stay at a health spa, take in desert spirits and gaze at the endless night stars.
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What are the Civil War Amendments?
13th, 14th and 15th Amendments
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What are checks & balances?
This system stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful
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Whos is U.S. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts?
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What was 2003?
The year Sony announced they were developing a PlayStation Portable.
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What is Arkansas?
The Ozark Mountains and Little Rock are located here.
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What is the 17th Amendment?
People in the states now got to vote for/choose their U.S. Senators instead of State legislature members choosing amongst themselves to go to Washington D.C.
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What is judicial review?
The first case of this was Marbury v. Madison.
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Who is Nancy Pelosi,<(D) California>Speaker of the House of U.S. Representatives
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What is Xbox?
The videogame console Saints Row is available on.
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What is California?
Big Sur, Half Moon Bay and Carmel-by-the-Sea are resort communities in this state.
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What is the 20th Amendment?
Change of dates for start of presidential and Congressional terms
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What is gerrymandering?
Party in power tries to stay in power by re-drawing voting districts to their advantage.
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Who is Chef Boyardee
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What is 15?
The number of Wii games Ms. Yoman owns but hardly ever make it out of the storage closet.
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What is Idaho?
The communities of Coeur d'Alene, Moscow and Hollister call this state home sweet home.
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What was 444 days?
How many days the Iran Hostage Crisis lasted beginning in November of 1979.
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