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Congress 101
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100

These two rivers flow through D.C.

What are Potomac and Anacostia?

100

CCAI’s acronym stands for this.

What is the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute?

100

As Programs Coordinator, she manages two of CCAI's annual core programs, Angels in Adoption® and the Foster Youth Internship Program®.

Who is Lisette DuFore Benz?

100

Congress is made up of these two chambers.

Bonus 100: The number of members in each chamber.

What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?

Bonus: 435 (House) and 100 (Senate)

100

The only two FYIs with certified emergency medical backgrounds.

Who are Alex and Miles? 

200

All roads in DC lead to this building.

What is The Capitol?

200

The Congressional Coalition on Adoption is the largest bicameral and ______ caucus in the U.S. Congress, bringing together Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate.

What is bipartisan?

200

As Policy Director, she is responsible for researching, coordinating, and executing elements of the Congressional Resource Program and 20/20 Vision Program delegation activities.

Who is Toria Parsons?

200

The current Speaker of the House.

Who is Mike Johnson?

200

These two FYIs call FL home.

Who are Alexia and Serenity?

300

Founded in 1751, this city existed 40 years before Washington, D.C. was established.

What is Georgetown?

300

Name CCAI’s four core programs.

What are the Foster Youth Internship, Angels in Adoption, Congressional Resource Program, and 20/20 Vision program?

300

As an alumnus of the Foster Youth Internship Program®, this person provides peer-level insight and mentorship grounded in their experience navigating the FYI program and working on Capitol Hill.

Bonus 100: What is their name?

What is the FYI Alumni Mentor?

Bonus: Aoguzi McDonald.

300

These four members are Co-Chairs of the Adoption Caucus.

Who are Sens. Klobuchar and Cramer, and Reps. Aderholt and Davis?

300

These two FYIs will be interning for Rep. Moore and Rep. Nunn, two Co-Chairs on the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth (CCFY).

Who are Hana and Layla?

400

Residents of this U.S. district pay federal taxes and elect a Delegate to the House of Representatives who can introduce legislation, debate bills, and vote in committees, but cannot vote on final House passage; the district also has no representation in the Senate.

What is Washington, D.C.?

400

CCAI is this type of organization, meaning that they are exempt from federal income tax and tax-deductible for donors.

What is 501(c)(3)?

400

Each FYI has been an assigned a ___ to work 1-on-1 with throughout the policy report writing process. These individuals are instrumental in providing (1) federal child welfare policy expertise, (2) professional mentorship, and (3) research and writing guidance.

What is a Policy Advisor?

400

The number of women in the 119th Congress.

What is 155?

400

These two FYIs will be interning for Sen. Klobuchar and Rep. Aderholt, two Co-Chairs on the Adoption Caucus (CCA).

Who are Aria and Lily?

500

This president brought a flock of sheep to graze on the White House lawn to save on landscaping costs and raise money for the Red Cross.

Who is Woodrow Wilson?

500

CCAI was founded ____ years ago.

What is 25 years?

500

FYIs are able to receive therapeutic support services during the summer through CCAI's partnership with this organization.

Who is the Center for Adoption Support and Education (CASE)?

500

The committees considered as the four corners of child welfare.

What are the Senate Finance, House Ways and Means, House Education and the Workforce, and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committees?

500

These two FYIs are working towards degrees in Social Work.

Who are Shalise and Fia?

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