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It’s the state that elected its first female governor last month.

What is Virginia?

100

In her 2018 memoir, she wrote, “we need to remember the power of every vote.” Many Democrats have desired for her to run for president, despite that she already called the White House home for almost a decade.

Who is Michelle Obama?

100

Perhaps her biggest campaign message was that she would be the pro-democracy president.

Who is Kamala Harris?

100

On this day in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower decried him and the Red Scare movement he created.

Who is Joseph McCarthy?

100

He has served as president of Russia since 2012, ”recieving” 87% of the votes in the most recent election.

Who is Vladimir Putin?

200

Nancy Pelosi, who recently announced her upcoming retirement, represents this city in congress.

What is San Francisco?

200

It’s the name of the bill that will likely aid democrats  overwhelmingly supported by Californians in the recent state election.

What is Prop 50?

200

Like both the treasurer and president of Democracy Matters, she has a hyphenated last name. Unlike them, she is currently one of the most influential Democrats in congress.

Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

200

The 7th president of the United States, “Old Hickory” was elected 197 years ago.

Who is Andrew Jackson?

200
He has ordered strikes on dozens of Venezuelan ships over the last few months, alleging that they carry drugs.

Who is Pete Hegseth?

300

She was recently transferred to a minimum security after being “interrogated“ by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche for over 9 hours.

Who is Ghislaine Maxwell?

300

It was used notably for the first time in 1837. Since then, its existence has greatly reduced legislative power.

What is the filibuster?

300

The name of the band that sung “Roxanne,“ they are also what progressives loudly called to defund in 2020.

What are the police?

300

In just 33 days from today, she will resign from office after having a public spat with the president last month.

Who is Marjorie Taylor Greene?

300

A prime-minister, he asked the president of his country earlier this week to pardon him from an ongoing corruption trial.

Who is Benjamin Netanyahu?

400

Once an esteemed professor at Harvard, he stepped down from his teaching position weeks ago after his connection to Jeffrey Epstein was scrutinized.

Who is Larry Summers?

400

It’s the landmark legal case decided in 2010 which abolished laws restricitng the amount corporations could spend on political advertising.

What is Citizen‘s United?

400

Sophia is both the name of our vice-president, and an advisor to this woman who ran for president in 2020 as a progressive democrat.

Who is Elizabeth Warren?

400

The president of the United States at the time, he announced on this day in 1989 that the Cold War had just come to an end.

Who is George H.W. Bush?

400
It’s the country where recent mayor-elect of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, was born.
What is Uganda?
500

The first Somali-American in United States congress, Trump referred to her and other Somalians as ”garbage” yesterday.

Who is Ilhan Omar?

500

Is the number of electoral votes required to win.

What is 270?

500

A congressman from Texas, he made national news when he yelled during Trump’s address to congress in June. 

Who is Al Green?

500

It became the 21st state on this day 107 years ago. Currently awarding 19 electoral votes, it has voted blue for the democratic presidential candidate in the past eight elections.

What is Illinois?

500

A country in Central America, its presidential election was on Sunday. Trump issued a loud endorsement for the MAGA-adjacent candidate, turning what was anticipated to be a blowout into a tight election.

What is Honduras?