PA Power Plays
PA’s two senators, elected and reelected in 2022.
Who are Bob Casey and John Fetterman?
Established in the U.S. constitution, this system intends to ensure that not one branch of government becomes too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
The date of the United States general election.
What is Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
Between the two campaigns, over $138 million has been spent for advertising/radio air time in what sole state.
What is Pennsylvania?
The most watched presidential debate in history.
What is Trump v. Clinton, 2016?
The Democratic Nominee for PA Attorney General and one of Pitt’s very own.
Who is Eugene DePasquale?
The branch of government in which the Supreme Court operates.
What is the judicial branch?
The three ways to cast a ballot in PA
What is Absentee, Mail in, and In-Person?
The PA county of Donald Trump’s first assassination attempt.
What is Butler, PA?
The closest election in presidential history.
What is Bush v Gore 2000?
The PA House of Representatives is in the lower house of the bicameral PA General Assembly and has _____ members.
What are 203 members?
The majority of electoral votes a presidential candidate needs to win.
What is 270?
To qualify to vote in PA, one must be registered for this many days prior to election day.
What is 15 days?
Joe Biden first announced his withdrawal from the presidential race on what social media app.
What is X?
If Donald Trump wins this november he will be the second president in American history to have served two nonconsecutive terms, the first being…
Who is Grover Cleveland?
Current Lieutenant Governor of PA, elected in 2022, and would succeed the current governor if he was unable to finish his term.
Who is Austin Davis?
The practice where state legislatures redraw the boundaries of electoral districts to benefit a particular party.
What is gerrymandering?
This percent of PA’s voting age population voted in 2020.
What is 66% or ⅔?
If reelected, Trump has promised the deportation of, at least, this many immigrants.
What is one million?
The first televised presidential debate occurred between which two candidates.
Who are Richard Nixon and JFK?
Hot Ones champion and one of Pittsburgh’s very own State Representatives, Dan Frankel represents which PA house district.
What is District 23?
Ratified in 1804, this amendment outlines the procedure for electing President and Vice President, including majority requirement and separate ballots.
What is the 12th Amendment?
To qualify as a PA resident, you must have resided in Pennsylvania for this many days before voting.
What is 30 days?
Since the start of August, Kamala Harris has been leading which 3 out of the 7 battleground states.
What is Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin?
What U.S. president has won re-election by the largest margin in U.S. history.
Who is Ronald Reagan? (1984, v. Mondale)