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Coefficient
The term for a number placed in front of a variable.
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?
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Isotope
A version of an element that has the same number of protons but a different numbers of neutrons.
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Simile
The figurative language device that uses words such as “like” or “as” to make a comparison between two different things.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
This 1896 case determined that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution, as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal"
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Absolute Value
The term for the distance a number is from zero on the number line, represented as vertical bars.
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Genghis Khan
Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
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Planck's Constant
The name for the fundamental universal constant symbolized by "h" (not the value).
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Hyperbole
The figurative language device that uses extreme exaggeration.
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Miranda v. Arizona
This 1906 case determined that police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning.
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Domain
The set of all first coordinates (x-values) of a relation
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The Bastille in Paris
Which infamous French prison was stormed on July 14th, 1789?
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According to this theory, acids dissociate to produce H+ ions while bases dissociate to produce OH− ions (in water).
DAILY DOUBLE
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Dramatic Irony
A term for when the audience/readers know something that the characters don't.
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U.S. v. Nixon
This 1974 case came about after the Watergate scandal and established that the President is not above the law.
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First, Outside, Inside, Last
What do the letters in the FOIL Method stand for?
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Battle of Midway
What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942 (WWII)?
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London Dispersion Forces
The weakest intermolecular force that results when electrons in two adjacent atoms occupy positions that make the atoms form temporary dipoles.
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Iambic Pentameter
Poetry that is written in lines of 10 syllables, alternating stressed and unstressed syllables.
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Marbury v. Madison
This 1803 case established the doctrine of judicial review, the ability of federal courts to declare legislative and executive actions unconstitutional.
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Matrix
A set of numbers arranged in rows and columns that forms a rectangular array.
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116 years
Fought between England and France, how many years did the 100 Years War last?
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14 (7 sub levels x 2 electrons each)
The maximum number of electrons the f orbital can contain.
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Sonnet
A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter. Usually divided into three quatrains and a couplet.
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McCulloch v. Maryland
This 1819 case ruled that the Constitution gives the federal government certain implied powers after the state of Maryland tried to impose a tax on the Bank of the US.
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