Kamala Harris
What was one of Harris' positions prior to be Vice President?
District Attorney, Senator, Attorney General of California
TRUE OR FALSE:
Trump's father sent him to military school because of his behavior
TRUE, he was 13 years old
What government position did Vance hold prior to being chosen as a Vice President running mate and for what state?
Senator from Ohio
What government position did Walz hold prior to being chosen as a Vice President running mate and for what state?
Governor of Minnesota
What type of democracy is the United States?
Representative Democracy
What phrase did Harris go viral amongst Gen Z?
"You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?"
How many felony charges was Trump found guilty?
34
What does JD stand for?
James David
What was one of Walz's prior jobs before politics?
teacher, high school football coach, command sergeant major
What is the name of the process by which someone manipulates the boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to favor one party or class of people?
Gerrymandering
What job did Harris have between her freshman and sophomore year in college to earn extra money?
McDonald's
What has Trump vowed to do in relation to the environment?
He wants to boost fossil fuel production, increase drilling on public lands, and offer tax breaks to oil and gas companies.
What is the name of Vance's 2016 book?
Hillbilly Elegy
How many years did Walz serve in the National Guard?
25 years, retired from command sergeant major
Name 3 out of 4 groups of people (over 18 and residents of the US) who are not allowed to vote in U.S. Elections.
Non-citizens
Felons (varies on states & charge)
Those with mental disabilities (varies by state and condition)
Those in US territories (cannot have their own government, but cannot vote in the US)
Harris is the first Black and South Asian American woman to be picked as Vice President on a major party ticket. What is at least one other thing that Harris has achieved "first"?
- the first Black woman to be elected district attorney in California history
- first woman to be California’s attorney general
- first Indian American senator
According to his 2016 financial disclosure report, approximately how many businesses did Trump own or control?
roughly 500
other reports give a range of 250-500
What is Vance's political background?
Ohio Senator in 2022. Yep. That's it.
What organization endorsed and donated to Walz for years, giving him an A rating until 2018 when his rating dropped to F?
National Rifle Association (NRA)
He was a major advocate for gun rights until the 2018 Parkland Shooting when his then-teenage daughter approached him and pleaded him to change his policies
What year was every single citizen in the USA finally allowed to vote?
1965 - Voting Rights Act forbids states from imposing discriminatory restrictions on who could vote. This law allowed Black women the full right to vote everywhere
What two major pro-environmental bills did Harris support?
Harris was the tie-breaking vote for the Inflation Reduction Act and an early sponsor of the Green New Deal!
Approximately how many total legal lawsuits has Trump or his businesses been involved in? Civil and criminal.
4,095 cases in 30 years
What was Vance’s opinion on Trump in 2016?
Vance claimed he couldn’t “stomach” him and that he was leading the white working class to a “very dark place.”
What other language can Walz speak fluently?
Mandarin
What representation do U.S. colonies (territories) have in the federal government?
Each of the 5 main colonies are given a non-voting representative in Congress, none in the Senate, pay taxes but cannot vote in Presidential Elections. They can only vote symbolically.
5 Main Colonies: Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands