| Question | Answer |
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| After leaving public office, this man founded Liberty Strategic Capital, a private equity firm that has been criticized for its Saudi and Qatari business ties. After serving as the chief information officer for Goldman Sachs, this man founded Dune Entertainment, a production company that financed multiple films for 20th Century Fox. In one government position, this secretary pushed for the partial repeal of Dodd-Frank and was succeeded in that position by Janet Yellen. For ten points, name this hedge fund manager and Secretary of the Treasury under Donald Trump. | Steve Mnuchin (or Steven Terner Mnuchin) |
| The 79 Group was a far-left faction of this party whose first electoral victory saw Winnie Ewing win a by-election in Hamilton in 1967. One former leader of this party formed the Alba party for the 2021 elections, which saw this party form a governing coalition with the Greens. Alex Salmond resigned as this party's leader and left Bute House after the failure of a 2014 independence referendum. For ten points, name this regional separatist party in the United Kingdom which is led in Holyrood by Nicola Sturgeon. | Scottish National Party (or SNP; or Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba) |
| During one of these events, one figure stated she was a “Brooklynite, born and bred.” In another of these events, the central figure’s country was claimed to be where “women would be forced into back-alley abortions.” That speech by Ted Kennedy occurred during an event of this type focusing on one-time Solicitor General Robert Bork. Anita Hill’s allegations were central to one of these events involving Clarence Thomas. For ten points, name these events in which members of the judiciary are selected and interviewed by a Congressional body. | Senate Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings (do not accept or prompt on “Supreme Court nomination”) |
| Allen Loughry wrote a book detailing the history of political corruption in this state before resigning as this state's chief justice in 2018 after being convicted of multiple fraud charges. The longest-serving governor of this state, Arch Moore, served over three years in prison after pleading guilty to extorting over $500,000 from the Maben Energy Corporation. Another governor of this state announced a veto of the legislature's budget by unveiling a platter of bull manure at a press conference. For ten points, name this state that elected billionaire and Greenbrier owner Jim Justice as governor in 2016. | West Virginia |
| Eric Hobsbawm analyzed the role of the Olympics in creating these things in a book about their development since 1780. "Print capitalism" contributed to the rise of these things in Benedict Anderson's book Imagined Communities. These things title a book that posits that Scotland should let France make wine and then import it. That book partly titled for these entities used a pin factory to illustrate the division of labor and introduced the concept of the "invisible hand." For ten points, name these communities that title an Adam Smith book about their "Wealth." | Nations (accept Nation-states; accept The Wealth of Nations) |
| Section 501 of this act called for the president or the attorney general to approve of rewards of over $250,000. The accidental arrest of lawyer Brandon Mayfield contributed to the striking down of this act's provision regarding "sneak and peek" warrants. The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 was partly amended in the seventh Title of this act, which imposed penalties for certain acts on mass transit systems. Circumstances allowing for phone tapping were outlined in, for ten points, what act passed in 2001 and aimed at combating terrorism? | PATRIOT Act (accept USA PATRIOT Act; accept Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism; or USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 |
| Since 2010, this country's "Civic Alliance" has held a two-thirds majority in its National Assembly. Gergely Karácsony, who renamed streets in this country's capital to "Free Hong Kong" and "Uyghur [[WEE-GURR]] Martyrs," has played a major role in opposing this country's authoritarian ruling party, Fidesz. This country's opposition parties include Jobbik [[yoe-BICK]], a far-right group turned center-right, and the Two-Tailed Dog Party. For ten points, name this country dominated by national conservative Viktor Orbán. | Hungary (accept Magyarország) |
| As mayor, this politician was criticized for his handling of riots resulting from his city's hosting of the 2017 G20 summit. As finance minister, this man crafted a $130 Billion euro COVID-19 stimulus package. This politician came to power after leading a "traffic light" coalition of Greens, Free Democrats, and Social Democrats. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this politician announced proposals for increased military spending and the halting of Nord Stream 2. For ten points, name this German chancellor and successor of Angela Merkel. | Olaf Scholz |
| This organization blurred protest signs in an image of the 2017 Women's March "so as not to engage in current political controversy." This organization maintains a large warehouse facility called the WNRC, and Sandy Berger and Barry Landau were both sentenced to prison for removing documents from this organization. A facility managed by this organization contains Jack the Ripper’s "Dear Boss" letter and decennial census records. David Ferriero current leads, for ten points, what independent agency that preserves government and historical records? | National Archives (accept National Archives and Records Administration; accept NARA) |
| This company inspired Senator Richard Burr to introduce the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act of 2020. It was revealed that investments in this company nearing $370 million were connected through the attorney of former secretary of state Henry Kissinger, a board member of this company. Then-vice president Joe Biden called this company the “laboratory of the future” when visiting its headquarters in 2015. Dissolved in 2018, for ten points, what fraudulent health technology company was founded by Elizabeth Holmes? | Theranos |
| Georgia attempted to pass one of these general bills targeting private schools, and Ohio’s HB 616 nearly wholesale took the language of the most famous of these bills. Alabama was the second state to sign one of these bills with language citing measures “developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.” The most famous of these bills, officially called the “Parental Rights in Education Bill,” was signed by Ron DeSantis and opens teachers to lawsuits if they discuss gender identity with a student under fourth grade. For ten points, give the common name for recent bills that prevent teachers from discussing LGBTQ rights with students. | Don't Say Gay Bills (accept any answer that denotes not discussing LGBTQ rights in classrooms; prompt on "Florida House Bill 1557") |
| This activity was legalized in the city of Deadwood, South Dakota after a constitutional amendment was approved in 2020. The group Taxpayers Against Special Interest Monopolies is campaigning against a proposal called the “California Legalize [this activity] on American Indian Lands Initiative,” which also applies to licensed racetracks. A New Jersey constitutional amendment that would allow this activity on college competitions was denied in 2021. For ten points, identify this activity that involves placing wagers on athletic contests. | Sports Betting (accept Sports Gambling or any equivalents; prompt on “Betting” or “Gambling” or “Wagering”) |
| This politician began a petition against the VA’s decision to shut down three nearby hospitals. Chief Justice John Roberts accused this politician of “inciting violence” after stating that Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch would “pay the price” if they voted against abortion rights. Along with Ron Wyden and Cory Booker, this politician help draft the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. For ten points, name this current Senate Majority Leader, a Senator from New York since 1999. | Chuck Schumer (or Charles Ellis Schumer) |
| A 2021 BuzzFeed News investigation detailed multiple allegations of sexual harassment by this person while attending Patrick Henry College. This person tweeted, "Cry more, lib," after winning an election, and called Volodymyr Zelenskyy "a thug" after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This person falsely claimed a 2014 car accident "derailed" his chances of attending the Naval Academy. For ten points, name this young, wheelchair- bound Republican member of Congress from North Carolina. | Madison Cawthorn (or David Madison Cawthorn) |
| A New York Times article titled “The Battle for the Mural” mentions this country’s “Square of Change,” which was the site of multiple protests following its 2020 presidential election. A candidate in that election in this country, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya [[svee-aht- LAH-nuh tsee-kah-noos-KAH-yah]], established the Coordination Council and claimed she received nearly 70% of the votes. A video showed this country’s president addressing his security council while referring to a map of a possible invasion plot against Moldova and Ukraine. For ten points, name this country whose current president is Aleksandr Lukashenko. | Republic of Belarus (or Respublika Belarus'; or Respublika Byelarus') |
| The Supreme Court stated that this provision could apply to racial discrimination in Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US. This provision's "dormant" or "negative" doctrine was first espoused by Chief Justice John Marshall in [i]Gibbons v. Ogden[/I]. The common name for this provision is found in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution. For ten points, name this clause that states that "Congress shall have the power to regulate the namesake activity with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes." | Commerce Clause (accept Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 before read) |
| This party was criticized for its role in the Marikana massacre, where police officers shot striking platinum miners. One leader of this party initiated his country's NIP 2050 plan, which procured Russian nuclear reactors. That leader of this party launched the Zondo Commission to investigate public corruption. This party's flag contains three horizontal stripes of yellow, green, and black. For ten points, name this dominant political party in South Africa whose leaders have included Cyril Ramaphosa, Jacob Zuma, and Nelson Mandela. | African National Congress (or ANC) |
| This amendment was challenged by Charles S. Fairchild but that opposition was dismissed by the Supreme Court, citing the Case of Controversy Clause of Article III. The Supreme Court unanimously upheld this amendment’s validity in the case Leser v. Garnett. Tennessee legislator Harry T. Burn said an opportunity to ratify this amendment would free those affected from “political slavery” after receiving a letter from his mother telling him to “be a good boy.” Ratified in 1920, for ten points, what amendment granted universal women's suffrage? | Nineteenth Amendment (or Amendment Nineteen; accept Amendment XIX) |
| Joseph de Maistre was among the first to promote a version of this ideology, although, unlike Edmund Burke, he saw it as an opposing force to the Enlightenment. Religious aspects of this ideology were adopted by the Zentrum in pre-World War Two Germany, while a "Progressive" version of it once influenced Canadian politics. Despite rejecting the term for himself, Leo Strauss and his students were integral in defining the "Neo-" version of this ideology. For ten points, name this ideology exemplified in the United States by the Republican Party. | Conservatism (accept Religious Conservatism; accept Progressive Conservatism; accept specific forms of Conservatism; accept Reactionism; prompt on "Nationalism" or "Right-Wing" or "Populism") |
| In one executive director position, this man championed the cause of a dentist named Lonnie Smith. Byron White once claimed that this man “told us much that we did not know due to the limitations of our experience.” During the housing covenant case Shelley v. Kraemer, this lawyer argued as a representative of the Legal Defense and Education Fund of the NAACP. Succeeded by Clarence Thomas in his highest post, this is, for ten points, what first African-American Justice of the Supreme Court? | Thurgood Marshall |
| In this country's parliament, five minority seats include representatives of its Armenian and Jewish populations. Candidates for this country's parliament and presidency must be vetted by a twelve-member body appointed by a Shia cleric. That cleric is in turn appointed by this country's Assembly of Experts, and his control over the Guardian Council has solidified the effects of this country's 1979 Revolution. For ten points, name this Islamic Republic governed by Ayatollahs. | Islamic Republic of Iran (accept Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān) |
| Local officials in Landers County voted to replace these devices with ones made by ES&S. Rudy Giuliani claimed that a company that creates these devices was founded by former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez. Two companies that issue these devices sued MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and accused him of increasing sales with discount codes such as "FightForTrump." Developed by Dominion and Smartmatic, these are, for ten points, what type of machines involved in conspiracies surrounding the 2020 Presidential Election? | Electronic Voting Machines (accept E-voting; accept answers synonymous to Voting Systems) |
| The third holder of this position was the youngest man to sign the U.S. Constitution, Jonathan Dayton. The first holder of this position was the son of a man considered to have brought Lutheranism from Germany to America. Frederick Muhlenberg and Nathaniel Macon were among the early holders of this position, and another holder of this position who was considered the "Kingmaker" during the Election of 1824 was also known as "The Great Compromiser." Henry Clay once held, for ten points, what position that presides over the larger body of Congress? | Speaker of the House (accept Speaker of the United States House of Representatives) |
| After a decades-long dispute at this location, Thomas C. Mann and Manuel Tello Baurraud signed the Chamizal Convention. The Banco Convention of 1905 allowed for changes in this location as a result of flooding. This location appears in the title of a book by Gloria Andalzuá that calls for a theory of racial inclusivity called the "new mestiza." About 700 miles of high-security fencing was installed at this location via the Secure Fence Act of 2006. For ten points, name this border at which Donald Trump proposed building a wall to control immigration. | United States–Mexico Border (accept equivalents; prompt on partial answers; prompt on "La Frontera") |
| A satire piece from The New Yorker states that this person “refused” to take part in a “beer-pong initiation ritual.” Tom Cotton suggested this person would have defended the Nazis during the Nuremberg trials, while Ted Cruz asked this person if babies were racist. This person said “The woman I admire most in the world is in the room today—my mother,” when asked for her definition of the word “Woman.” For ten points, name this judge who in 2022 became the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. | Ketanji Brown Jackson (or Ketanji Onyika Brown) |
| Though this congressional bloc was initially wholly female, it gained its first male member with Jamaal Bowman. One member of this group defeated Joe Crowley in a 2018 primary for New York's 14th district and proposed the Green New Deal. That congresswoman, along with Rashida Tlaib [[TAH-leeb]], were the first two members of the Democratic Socialists of America to enter Congress. For ten points, name this small group of left-wing Democrats that includes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. | The Squad (prompt on "DSA" or "Democratic Socialists of America" or "Progressive") |
| A forerunner to this act that advocated its central goal was reintroduced by Augustus Dodge. This bill was referred to as "a gross violation of a sacred pledge" in an "Appeal" written by Joshua Giddings and Salmon P. Chase. A request by David Atchison led to the introduction of this bill by Stephen Douglas, who sought to drum up support among Southerners. For ten points, identify this 1854 act championing "popular sovereignty" that was opposed by the Free Soilers, a piece of legislation that replaced the Missouri Compromise and was named for two states. | Kansas-Nebraska Act |
| The National Labor Relations Board ordered this company to reinstate an employee after he was fired for forming a campaign called “A Fair Future [at this company].” This company was accused of “union busting” after a 2018 tweet insinuated that employees would lose stock options if they attempted to unionize. California’s Agency for Fair Employment Claims sued this company after multiple allegations of racism at its Fremont factory. For ten points, name this electric car company owned primarily by Elon Musk. | Tesla, Inc. (accept Tesla Motors) |
| In a work of this type by Barbara Kruger, a woman's face is split into halves of positive and negative exposure and features red bars reading "Your body is a battleground." In one of these works, Frank L. Ridley satirically portrayed Honest Gil Fulbright, who holds a wad of cash and stands above the word "SOLD." A red, white, and blue work of this type depicted a senator from Illinois looking to the right above the word "HOPE." For ten points, give this type of political artwork which Shepard Fairey made of Barack Obama. | Poster (accept Campaign Poster; or Political Poster; accept Silkscreen print/portrait before "Frank"; prompt on "print" or "portrait" throughout) |
| Five concurrent opinions were written in the case Furman v. Georgia that invalidated this practice. That decision was overturned in the case Gregg v. Georgia, which held that this practice did not violate the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Thurgood Marshall wrote in the majority opinion of Ford v. Wainwright that incompetent prisoners were exempt from this practice. Electrocution and lethal injection are manners of enforcing, for ten points, what practice used to execute criminals? | Capital Punishment (or Death Penalty; accept Execution until mentioned; accept Electrocution or Lethal Injection or other types of execution methods before mentioned) |
| A company founded by a man with this surname called bgC3 has led research in scientific and technological services. Cambridge Scholarships were part of an organization founded by two people with this surname that controversially invested over two million dollars in the GEO Group, which runs private prisons. That organization named for a family with this surname created the WASH program as a "Learning Initiative" and launched the "Reinvent the Toilet Challenge" in 2011. Ten million Berkshire Hathaway shares were pledged to a foundation named after, for ten points, what surname of Melinda and Bill? | Gates (accept Bill Gates; or Melinda Gates) |
| Names given to some of these individuals include Rollo, Manchu, and Sailor Boy. In a speech named for one of these individuals, a man claimed that "leaders have not been content with attacks on me, or my wife, or on my sons." The biography of one of these individuals was titled Millie's Book, and one of these individuals named Bo was of the Portuguese Water variety. Belonging to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Fala was, for ten points, what type of canine that lived in the White House? | Presidential Dogs (prompt on "Dogs" or specific breeds; prompt on "Presidential Pets" or similar answers; accept words forms and clear-knowledge equivalents) |
| The head of this country's most populous state resigned in 2021 after being investigated for her business and personal relationships with Daryl Maguire. In 2019, this country's central bank announced that its $50 banknote was still legal tender despite containing a typo. One election day tradition in this country involves the handing out of "democracy sausages" outside of polling stations where voting is compulsory. For ten points, name this country where Prime Minister Scott Morrison leads a Liberal-National coalition from Canberra. | Australia (or Commonwealth of Australia) |
| The Dutch housing project of Het Land contains seven bridges inspired by these things. Arthur Eisenmenger created the most widely used symbol for this concept, which Gustav Stresemann first proposed back in 1929. After entering ERM II [["Two"]], Croatia is planning to start using these things in 2023. Denmark is not required to use these things according to the Maastricht Treaty. For ten points named this currency whose coins and bills replaced multiple national currencies such as the Greek Drachma and Italian Lira in 2002. | Euros (accept Euro banknotes; accept European currency) |
| This man stated that his people “remember their own past and will build their own future" in one speech and appointed Denys Shmyhal [DEN-is SHIM-al] as prime minister. This man defeated Petro Poroshenko in one election and founded Kvartal 95 Studio. This man won his country's inaugural season of Dancing with the Stars[/a] and voiced Paddington Bear before playing Vasily Goloborodko on [i]Servant of the People. For ten points, name this actor-turned-president of Ukraine who declared martial law after the 2022 Russian invasion. | Volodymyr Zelenskyy (or Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy) |
| This politician lost a nearly-five-year defamation suit against the New York Times shortly after her positive COVID-19 test delayed the ruling. This politician filed to run for Don Young’s empty congressional seat in 2022, one hour before the deadline. This former governor cited the cost of fighting ethics violation charges as the reason she resigned in 2009. For ten points, name this former Governor of Alaska who was John McCain's running mate during the 2008 presidential election. | Sarah Palin (or Sarah Louise Palin; or Sarah Louise Heath) |