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Rhode Island
100

A set of beliefs about the role of government

What is... political ideology

100

manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class

What is... gerrymandering

100

If an angle is wider than 90 degrees, what is it called?

What is... obtuse

100

The amendment that guaranteed African American men the right to vote

What is... 15th amendment

100

Before 1842, who could vote in Rhode Island?

Who is... white land owners

200

A group of people with similar political ideology that try to influence the government by getting people from their party elected to the government.

What is... political party

200

The year 18 year olds were allowed to vote in US elections

What is... 1972 (but you can also say 1971 since that is when the amendment passed)

200

What is the medical term for bad breath?

What is hallitosis

200

The amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote

What is... 19th amendment

200

After 1842, who could vote in Rhode Island?

Who is... White and Black male renters and landowners

300

A planned set of activities to help a candidate get elected to public office

What is... political campaign

300

The date of the 2024 elections

What is... November 5th

300

What two people are on printed currency despite never being a U.S. president

What is... Benny Franklin and Alexander Hamilton

300

The amendment that ended poll taxes in federal elections

What is... 24th amendment

300
The name of the man who led an uprising to change the Rhode Island constitution

Who is... Thomas Dorr

400

The ideology that believes in a strong government role in the economy to ensure progress toward social equality

What is... democratic socialists

400
A ballot measure on the 2024 Rhode Island ballot 

What is... holding constitutional convention, funding for arts, funding for universities, funding for affordable housing 

400

Where does the wardrobe lead to in C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?

What is... NARNIA

400

The amendment that guaranteed the right to vote for 18 year olds

What is... 26th amendment

400

Describe the scene when Thomas Dorr came to Providence at the start of Dorr's rebelliong

What is... he rode in a chariot pulled by 4 white horses in a parade of people (man armed) that went around the city

500

The name of the candidate of the Libertarian Party for the 2024 election.

Who is... Chase Oliver

500

The name of a person on the Narragansett School Committee OR the Town Council

School Committee: Tammy McNeiece, Diane S. Nobles,Justin Skenyon, Carolyn Tudino,David Pavone

Town Council:Alexander Menzies, James Durkin, Jason Colonies, Ryan Torrealday, Donna Vignali

500

What’s the last name of Bruce Willis’s character in Die Hard?

What is... McClane

500

a law passed in 1965 that prohibited states from using any means (poll taxes, literacy tests, etc.) to prevent African-Americans from voting or registering to vote

What is... voting rights act of 1865

500

When Dorr went into hiding after he stole two antique cannons and had a shoot out with the actual RI government, what did Rhode Island women send him in the mail?

What is... seafood 

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