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| The majority opinion in this case used the phrase “limited to the present circumstances,” which is usually interpreted to mean that this case declared itself unavailable for use as precedent. This ruling found that a December 12 “safe harbor” (+) deadline was impossible to meet, and that an equal protection issue was created by a lack of uniform standards for (*) hand recounts. For the points, name this 2000 Supreme Court case that addressed the Florida presidential election dispute. | Bush v. Gore |
| This politician claimed in a Senate speech that “this chamber reeks of blood” in a debate over an amendment to end the Vietnam War. This politician was attacked by an anonymous senator who claimed he was “amnesty, (+) abortion, and acid,” and that anonymous senator later turned out to be future running mate Thomas Eagleton. Sargent Shriver was the ultimate vice presidential candidate of, (*) for the points, what politician who won a single state against Richard Nixon in the Election of 1972? | George McGovern (or George Stanley McGovern) |
| One politician of this surname was the first head of what is now the Office of Management and Budget. Another politician of this surname named a piece of legislation that was amended by the Curtis Act of 1898. (+) A politician of this surname co-won the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize for helping to end the occupation of the Ruhr. Calvin Coolidge was served by a vice president of, (*) for the points, what surname that was attached to an act dividing native lands into private property? | Dawes (accept Charles G. Dawes; accept Henry L. Dawes; accept Dawes Plan; accept Dawes Act) |
| This man wrote It is So Ordered: A Constitution Unfolds, and he presided over Bowers v. Hardwick, a case that was later overturned by Lawrence v. Texas. (+) This Supreme Court justice wrote the unanimous opinion in United States v. Nixon, which upheld the court's conviction that the (*) president broke the law. For the points, name this U.S. Supreme Court chief justice who served from 1969- 86 and was succeeded by William Rehnquist. | Warren E (arl) Burger |
| This man claimed that sanctioning Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia was a mistake in light of its commitment to the Stresa Front in his book Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War. This founder of the American Cause (+) claimed that "Ronald Reagan made us proud to be Americans again" and described a situation as critical to the nation as "the Cold War itself" in a speech at the 1992 (*) Republican National Convention. For the points, name this man who delivered the "Culture War" speech. | Pat Buchanan (accept Patrick Joseph Buchanan) |
| This politician served as the defense lawyer for the namesake pastor in the Fosdick controversy, and his book Six Pillars of Peace was ignored during the negotiation of the Moscow Declaration. In November of 2022, an airport named for this man was the subject of an extension of one metro system's Silver Line, allowing direct access to (+) L'Enfant Plaza. As secretary of state, this man endorsed the doctrine of massive retaliation and was the architect of SEATO. (*) For the points, name this secretary of state for Dwight Eisenhower and brother of CIA Director Allen. | John Foster Dulles (prompt on "Dulles") |
| One of these places in Tacoma was dubbed the Hollywood on the Tideflats before it was burned down and flattened in 1956. A former lumberjack and self-proclaimed mayor of the Seattle (+) example of one of these places was named Jesse Jackson. These places were mockingly named after a politician who promised prosperity with the line “a chicken in every pot and (*) a car in every garage” For the points, name these Great Depression shantytowns derogatorily named for a U.S. president. | Hoovervilles (prompt on “Shantytowns;” prompt on similar answers such as “Slums,” “Tent Cities,” or “Homeless Camps”) |
| The Comanche were an offshoot of this tribe that sued the federal government in the Ruby Valley land dispute. After the Bear River Massacre, (+) one leader of this tribe led many members of this tribe to convert to Mormonism for protection. One woman from this tribe served as a translator for the Corps of Discovery as they crossed (*) the northern plains. For the points, name this Native American tribe historically found around the area of Idaho and Nevada, whose members included Pocatello and Sacagawea. | Shoshone |
| This man criticized the spending proposals of John Maynard Keynes by arguing that people utilize expected future income to “smooth” their consumption. This man coined the term “Great Contraction” to refer to the period between 1929 and 1933, and he argued that the Great (+) Depression was extended by FDR’s New Deal policies. With Anna Schwartz, this man wrote A Monetary History of the United States. A 1976 (*) Nobel Prize winner, for the points, who was this Chicago School economist? | Milton Friedman |
| Charles Knowles incited a riot when he implemented this practice in colonial Boston. British colonists claimed perpetual exemption from this practice through an act of Queen Anne. Engaging in this practice almost resulted in British officer Salusbury Pryce Humphreys (+) instigating a war, and the "hot" form of this practice was used in 1757 when the British took nearly 400 men in New York City. Used by the British in North America to compel (*) membership in the navy, for the points, what is this practice? | Impressment (accept Press or Press Gangs; accept Shanghaiing; accept Crimping; accept Hot Press) |
| After retracting a report regarding mistakenly proclaiming this man's death, ABC News reporter Frank Reynolds told his staff, “C'mon, let's get it nailed down!” This man was permanently disabled by an exploding Devastator brand bullet which struck him in the brain during a shooting by (+) John Hinckley. A 1993 law requiring five-day waiting periods and federal background checks for the purchase of (*) handguns was named in honor of, for the points, what White House press secretary? | James Brady (or James Scott Brady; accept Brady Bill) |
| Patricio Montojo did not prepare his side for this battle under the belief its namesake body of water was unnavigable at night. The order "You may fire when ready, Gridley" (+) was delivered during this battle by George Dewey, whose victory in this battle made him the only person to be elevated to the rank of Admiral of the Navy. The Spanish Pacific Squadron was destroyed in, (*) for the points, what decisive naval victory in the Spanish-American War that took place near the capital of the Philippines? | Battle of Manila Bay (or Battle of Cavite) |
| In one of these events, one figure addressed a banner that read "Negro equality" and refused to label himself an abolitionist. During these events, one figure's Freeport Doctrine (+) attempted to compromise popular sovereignty with the Dred Scott decision. The primary subject of these events was the extension of (*) slavery into territories of the American west. For the points, name these political events in which two orators debated each other during the 1858 Illinois Senate election. | Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
| In one speech, this politician claimed he ran most of his decisions by Belle Moskowitz. This politician brought Robert Moses on as secretary of state in his second stint as governor of (+) New York, during which time he forced through pro-labor legislation after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. This politician was targeted for his Irish-Catholic upbringing, which likely cost him the Election of (*) 1928. For the points, name this New York governor and "Happy Warrior" who lost that election to Herbert Hoover. | Al Smith (or Albert Emanuel Smith) |
| This man reported on drunken and lewd behavior by a crowd of Churchill Downs attendees in the article “The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved.” This author’s most famous novel follows (+) Raoul Duke and a friend’s drug use while chasing the American dream in a desert. This author founded a journalism movement that dispensed with notions of objectivity, which he called (*) “gonzo.” For the points, name American author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. | Hunter S. Thompson (or Hunter Stockton Thompson) |
| This person denounced Nelson Rockefeller and the “secret kingmakers” along the East Coast in a 1964 book. This person helped Barry Goldwater secure the Republican nomination with that book, A Choice Not an Echo. (+) This person founded the Stop Taking Our Privileges, or STOP campaign, to protest against feminism, and this woman founded the Eagle Forum to oppose a particular piece of legislation. (*) For the points, identify this conservative activist who successfully campaigned to block the Equal Rights Amendment. | Phyllis Schlafly |
| The longest-serving House member from Georgia bore this surname and was known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy." A justice with this surname made his last public appearance while refusing to review the executions of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and was appointed by Harry (+) Truman to succeed Earl Warren as chief justice. Belonging to a Georgia congressman who had a tall massif in (*) Antarctica named in his honor, for the points, what is this surname? | Vinson (accept Carl Vinson; accept Fred (erick) M (oore) Vinson; accept Vinson Massif) |
| Two men were killed in this conflict’s Blackwater Massacre while trying to rob a man near Tularosa. Buckshot Roberts was killed in his home at the Battle of Blazer’s Mill during this conflict, in which a posse including Jesse Evans murdered John Tunstall. The murder of William (+) Brady during this conflict led to the arrest of an outlaw who was killed by Pat Garrett. Billy the Kid fought in, (*) for the points, what 1800s conflict in the New Mexico Territory, a victory for the Dolan faction over the Regulators? | Lincoln County War |
| Mother Jones spoke at a rally in this state to encourage workers in the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike to keep going. Striking workers in this state clashed with the Baldwin–Felts Detective Agency (+) in the Battle of Matewan. Bill Blizzard led striking workers in this state against the Logan Defenders in the single largest labor uprising in U.S. history at the Battle of (*) Blair Mountain. For the points, name this Appalachian state where the Coal Wars embattled cities such as Charleston. | West Virginia |
| This man was deposed after he sent a threatening letter to Ulysses S. Grant demanding the removal of Valentine McGillycuddy. After giving a speech denouncing the “Great Father at Washington,” this man successfully planned a takeover of Fort Phil Kearny and the capture of William (+) Fetterman. The Battle of the Hundred Slain was part of a conflict named for this man which was effectively ended by the Treaty of Fort Laramie. (*) For the points, name this Oglala Sioux leader who defeated the U.S. in an 1866 war. | Red Cloud (or Mahpiya Luta; accept Red Cloud's War) |
| An element discovered at this university was used in conjunction with a beam of calcium-48 to synthesize Tennessine. The most recent element discovered at this university was named for a man (+) who hosted a team of scientists that used the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory and a cyclotron to discover elements including plutonium and americium. Glenn Seaborg and his team discovered (*) Californium at, for the points, what university, the namesake of a transuranic element symbolized Bk? | University of California, Berkeley (or UC Berkeley; prompt on "University of California" or "UC") |
| This person was known to locals as "the woman who lives alone on the mountain," because her research center was located between two volcanoes. Conservation efforts by this person included the establishment of the Digit Fund, which included the destruction of over 980 (+) poacher traps in the vicinity of the Karisoke [[keh-ree-SOH-kee]] Research Center. Using her research in Rwanda as the basis of the book (*) Gorillas in the Mist, for the points, who was this American primatologist? | Dian Fossey |
| This politician helped co-found the American Academy of the Fine Arts and ran with Jared Ingersoll in their sole presidential campaign. This man was opposed by a political faction known as the Bucktails. (+) This politician lost his party’s nomination in Virginia to Rufus King and performed a "Marriage of the Waters” by dumping a barrel of water into the Atlantic Ocean after a boat ride along his best-known public-works project. (*) For the points, name this Governor of New York who fought for the Erie Canal. | DeWitt Clinton (prompt on "Clinton") |
| An ambush in this city orchestrated by al-Isawi prompted the failed Operation Vigilant Resolve. Four Blackwater military contractors who were serving as guards for a food shipment were executed in this city, after which their bodies were burned and hung from a bridge. Operation (+) Phantom Fury was a successful campaign to capture this city, during which one side controversially used chemical warfare. A major city of Al Anbar, (*) for the points, name this Iraqi city where American forces used white phosphorus weapons in 2004. | Fallujah |
| A map by Princeton mathematician Robert J. Vanderbei highlighted states with this unofficial designation in a certain process. Since 2000, Iowa, Ohio, (+) and Florida have been labeled with this term, which reflects a shift of control from one political party to another. Recounts confirming the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia and Arizona led to them earning this distinction, which is synonymous with (*) “swing state.” For the points, what term defines states that could vote red or blue? | Purple States (or Battleground States; accept Swing States before mentioned) |
| This man was the second African-American to receive a PhD in history from Harvard University after W.E.B. DuBois. After a clash with Archibald Grimké, this man left the NAACP and founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and to honor Black lives in history, (+) this man created “Negro History Week." The founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, which published the Journal of Negro History, (*) for the points, who is this Black historian? | Carter G (odwin) Woodson |
| A war which was named for this river began after the Medicine Lodge Treaty was violated by the U.S. This river shares its name with the hydrological boundary separating North Dakota and Minnesota. This river once separated U.S. and Spanish territory according to the (+) Adams-Onis Treaty, and this treaty's name has been applied to a historic college football rivalry. Named for the iron-rich sediment (*) at its floor, for the points, what is this river which separates Texas and Oklahoma? | Red River (accept Red River War) |
| This woman was the first cabinet member to be confirmed via a tie-breaking vote. This woman, who faced public blowback following an attempt to cut funding for the Special Olympics, was succeeded in her role by Miguel Cardona. (+) This woman was criticized for her role in reducing the size of teams investigating fraud by for-profit colleges. Mike Pence confirmed, (*) for the points, what secretary of education who served under Donald Trump? | Betsy DeVos (or Elizabeth Dee DeVos; or Elizabeth Dee Prince) |
| This event featured an address of 134 words, followed by a longer speech in the Senate chamber describing the "preservation of the sacred fire of liberty" and encouraging amendments to the Constitution. This event was delayed from March 4 (+) due to lack of quorum in Congress, who then certified a unanimous election. Robert Livingston administered the Oath of Office at Federal Hall in New York during, (*) for the points, what ceremony that started the first American presidency? | George Washington's First Inauguration (accept clear-knowledge equivalents; accept 1789 Inauguration) |
| In one opinion, this man claimed that “common sense revolts against the idea” of considering airplanes as trespassers above private property. This third chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission wrote the majority opinion in the pro-contraceptive case (+) Griswold v. Connecticut and the fourth amendment case Terry v. Ohio. An FDR nominee who succeeded Louis Brandeis and served on the court until 1975, the (*) longest-serving Supreme Court justice in American history, for the points, who was this man? | William O (rville) Douglas |
| Under this act, some institutions were labeled in “Need of Improvement.” One vague aspect of this act labeled the necessity for “highly qualified” people. This act created (+) Adequate Yearly Progress checks and was eventually succeeded by the Every Student Succeeds Act. (*) For the point, identify this 2001 act meant to create an equal base curriculum for students. | No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 |
| In the city of Collinsville, a man of this ethnicity was forced to walk with an American flag wrapped around him before being lynched. In the aftermath of the Black Tom explosion, (+) members of this ethnicity were increasingly accused of sabotage and espionage and were forced to declare their allegiance to the U.S. Members of this ethnicity increasingly left the Sons of (*) Hermann after the breakout of World War One. For the points, name this ethnicity whose members originated in regions like Saxony. | German-Americans (accept Deutsche) |
| One American president suggested the creation of a governing organization for this sport that became the IAAUS. A McClure's article once claimed that a $100,000 slush fund for this sport was controlled by Walter Camp. (+) This sport was popularized in 1958 partially thanks to the "Greatest Game Ever Played," and the Great Depression increased athletic recruitment for this sport at the collegiate level. (*) Pop Warner was an early pioneer of, for the points, what sport also coached by Vince Lombardi? | American Football (accept Gridiron Football) |
| This author adapted The Pink Bedroom into a play written for Tallulah Bankhead, titled Sweet Bird of Youth. In one play by this author, a family attempts to hide the cancer diagnosis of a wealthy cotton-planter in the Mississippi Delta. Brick confronts Big Daddy (+) in that play by this author, who also wrote a play in which Stanley Kowalski hits his wife, Stella, and assaults Blanche DuBois. The creator of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and (*) A Streetcar Named Desire, for the points, who was this playwright? | Tennessee Williams (or Thomas Lanier Williams the Third) |
| The central action of this case was federally outlawed later that year but overruled again in United States v. Eichman. A charge of breaching the peace was overturned in this case, in which William Brennan described the "overwhelmingly apparent" nature of protest action as symbolic speech. (+) Concerning an action taken during the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas and giving free speech protections for demonstrations, including the (*) burning of the American flag, for the points, what is this Supreme Court case? | Texas v. Johnson (or Texas v. Gregory L. Johnson) |