Everything Flashcards
Aristotle’s birth and death
384 BC - 322 BC
Government mandatory vs discretionary spending amount 2015
Mandatory 2.3 trillion
Discretionary 1.1 trillion
When was the Greek alphabet developed
850-700 BC
When we’re the first Olympic Games
776 BC
When did Homer write the Iliad and the Odyssey
750-700 BC
Describe the peloponnesian war
War between Sparta and Athens from 461-446 BC
When was Socrates executed
399 BC
When did Alexander the Great live
356-323 BC
Date of Civil War
1861-1865
Also know as the war between the states
Who led the confederacy in civil war
Jefferson Davis
What was first attack of civil war
Confederates attacked fort Sumter in South Carolina in 1861
Which US President was an only child
Trick question: none
When was the last time democrats controlled both houses, and how many bills were passed?
2009-2011
They passed 383 bills
How many bills did the 112th congress and 113th congress pass? What years were they in charge?
112th - 2011-2013 - 283 bills passed
113th - 2013-2015 - 296 bills
When was the last time congresses approval rating was above 20%? Above 50%?
111th congress had 25% approval on average from 2009-2011
107th congress had average approval of 53% from 2001-2003
