#8732, aired 2022-11-01 | CATCH-2022 $800: Research by an 8th grade civics class in Massachusetts got Elizabeth Johnson a pardon for her 1693 conviction for this crime witchcraft |
#8179, aired 2020-03-12 | REPORT CARDS OF HISTORICAL FIGURES $200: Civics: Speaks with confidence, especially in 1963 on having "a dream deeply rooted in the American dream" Martin Luther King |
#8169, aired 2020-02-27 | A LITTLE ALLITERATION $1600: In high school, courses such as history, geography & civics come under this heading social studies |
#1, aired 2020-01-07 | SCHOOL DAYS $200: (Norman Lear delivers the clue.) From the Latin for "citizen", it's the study of the rights & duties of citizens; I took it at P.S. 67 in New York & it would help our country if more kids studied it now civics |
#8061, aired 2019-09-30 | RECENT BROADWAY PLAYS $400: Heidi Schreck reaches back to her days debating civics as a 15-year-old in "What" this document "Means to Me" the Constitution |
#7122, aired 2015-07-28 | ROMAN CIVICS $400: Thermae were complexes designed primarily for this activity, & all classes of Romans mixed there baths |
#7122, aired 2015-07-28 | ROMAN CIVICS $800: Every 5 years a Roman citizen had to declare his slaves in this tally, lest he become a slave himself the census |
#7122, aired 2015-07-28 | ROMAN CIVICS $1200: If fleeing your home, you'd grab the images of the Penates, or household these, from their shrines gods |
#7122, aired 2015-07-28 | ROMAN CIVICS $1600: Passage of the 445 B.C. law known as the Lex Canuleia allowed plebeians to marry this other "P" class of Romans patricians |
#7122, aired 2015-07-28 | ROMAN CIVICS $2000: Now a term more familiar from the Olympics, this class of citizens got its name from its former cavalry role the equestrian order |
#6475, aired 2012-11-09 | CIVICS $200: House debates are presided over by the person in this congressional position Speaker of the House |
#6475, aired 2012-11-09 | CIVICS $400: Term for withdrawal from the Union, as by 11 states in 1860 & '61 secession |
#6475, aired 2012-11-09 | CIVICS $600: Hamilton said using this group to choose the president, rather than direct popular vote, was "excellent" the Electoral College |
#6475, aired 2012-11-09 | CIVICS $800: In June 2012 the president invoked this right over Operation Fast & Furious papers executive privilege |
#6475, aired 2012-11-09 | CIVICS $1,400 (Daily Double): For a constitutional amendment to take effect, this fraction of the states must ratify it three-quarters |
#5107, aired 2006-11-21 | GET AN EDUCATION! $1200: Civics class taught you the Declaration of Independence lists these 3 "unalienable rights" life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness |
#4337, aired 2003-06-10 | EDUCATION $1,800 (Daily Double): From the Latin for "citizen", it's a high school class that studies politics & government civics |
#3344, aired 1999-03-04 | CIVICS CLASS $200: In the most common form of U.S. city government, a council is balanced by this executive Mayor |
#3344, aired 1999-03-04 | CIVICS CLASS $400: Instead of a "standing" one, the House & Senate each have a "select" one on intelligence Committee |
#3344, aired 1999-03-04 | CIVICS CLASS $600: It's about 50% in U.S. national elections, 30 points lower than in western Europe Voter turnout |
#3344, aired 1999-03-04 | CIVICS CLASS $800: Wisconsin introduced this "fare" game that made AFDC recipients get jobs Workfare |
#3344, aired 1999-03-04 | CIVICS CLASS $1000: Constitutional amendment that prohibits privacy by banning "unreasonable searches and seizures" Fourth Amendment |
#860, aired 1988-05-06 | SOCIAL STUDIES $300: Also called citizenship education, it's the study of the rights & responsibilities of citizens civics |
#656, aired 1987-06-15 | CIVICS $100: Highest court that can interpret U.S. constitutional law the U.S. Supreme Court |
#656, aired 1987-06-15 | CIVICS $200: The original staff of this gov't dept. created in 1862 included a gardener & department head Isaac Newton the Department of Agriculture |
#656, aired 1987-06-15 | CIVICS $300: Attempts to end the spoils system were made after this president was killed by a disappointed office seeker James Garfield |
#656, aired 1987-06-15 | CIVICS $400: Term for number of legislative members needed to conduct business a quorum |
#656, aired 1987-06-15 | CIVICS $500: In 1976, they became the 1st VP candidates to debate on TV Mondale & (Senator Robert) Dole |