2018 Midterms
Ultra-local Politics
The Law
Number Crunching
FIRED
100
Voting will be held on this day.
What is Tuesday?
100

The principal of this school

Who is Nicole DeWitt?

100
The controversial healthcare bill signed into law by President Obama in March 2010.
What is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?
100
The number of Congressional districts California has.
What is 53?
100
This former FBI director was fired by President Trump on May 9th, 2017.
Who is James Comey?
200
This former Republican presidential nominee is running for a Senate seat in his home state of Utah.
Who is Mitt Romney?
200

The treasurer of this club

Who is Alex Kuang?

200

This law, considered one of the most effective pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history, included such measures as banning literacy tests for voting.

What is the Voting Rights Act?

200
The number of Supreme Court seats specified by the U.S. Constitution.
There is no set number specified by the Constitution.
200

This former secretary of state was fired after multiple policy clashes with the Trump White House.

Who is Rex Tillerson?

300
This representative of El Paso (TX-16) has challenged Sen. Ted Cruz, defeating the incumbent in fundraising even as he does not accept money from PACs.
Who is Beto O'Rourke?
300
Name our two vice principals
Who are Dr. Lawson and Mr. Parra?
300
This program, created by the Clinton Administration in 1997, expanded health insurance for children, helping to bridge the gap between low-income and high-income families.
What is the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)? 


- now known simply as CHIP

300
The number of senators who have an A- or higher rating by the NRA (range of 10)
What is 52?
300

A former national security advisor, he was fired after just 24 days on the job for misleading Vice President Pence about his contact with a Russian ambassador to the U.S.

Who is Michael Flynn?

400
This incumbent senator of Arizona, notable for his criticism of President Trump and his support of Robert Mueller's team, is not running for reelection in 2018.
Who is Jeff Flake?
400
Our area superintendent for SDUSD
Who is Fabiola Bagula?
400

The collective name for laws that offer legal protection to people who give reasonable assistance to strangers who are ill or otherwise in danger.

What are Good Samaritan laws?

400
This index is a measurement of the partisan lean of a state or congressional district.
What is the Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI)?
400

This former White House Communications Director was fired after giving a lewd interview to the New Yorker, where he criticized other White House staffers. He lasted only 6 days.

Who is Anthony Scaramucci?

500
Name any one of the two candidates in Illinois's gubernatorial race, which is shaping up to be the most expensive governor's race in American history.
Bruce Rauner and J. B. Pritzker
500
The overall superintendent for all 6 areas of SDUSD
Who is Cindy Marten?
500

This act, signed into law in 2017, established the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017?

500

This mathematical method is used for the apportionment of House seats and electoral votes to States.

The method of equal proportions
500

This former Acting U.S. Attorney General was fired for refusing to defend Trump's executive order on travel and immigration, after only 10 days in office.

Who is Sally Yates?

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