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This compromise at the Constitutional Convention resolved how enslaved individuals would count for representation and taxation.

What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?

200

This Anti-Federalist paper argued that the Constitution would give the federal government unlimited power and destroy liberty.

What is Brutus 1?

200

This type of power is shared by both state and federal governments, like taxing and enforcing laws.

What are concurrent powers?

200

These polls are taken at the beginning of a campaign to establish baseline views of a candidate.

What are benchmark polls?

200

What New York Senator won reelection in 2024?

Who is Kirsten Gillibrand?

400

This clause allows Congress to pass laws deemed necessary to carry out its enumerated powers.

What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?

400

This Federalist paper discusses how the separation of powers and checks and balances guard against tyranny.

What is Federalist 51?

400

Powers not delegated to the federal government nor prohibited to the states are reserved for the states by this amendment.

What is the 10th Amendment?

400

These polls measure how public opinion shifts over time, often tracking a candidate’s popularity during an election cycle.

What are tracking polls?

400

This U.S. city hosted the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

What is Chicago?

400

This clause ensures that federal laws take precedence over conflicting state laws.

What is the Supremacy Clause?

400

This Federalist paper argues that a large republic can better guard against factions than a small one.

What is Federalist 10?

400

Declaring war, coining money, and regulating interstate commerce are examples of these powers.

What are enumerated powers?

400

These polls are conducted at voting locations to ask voters why they made their choices.

What are exit polls?

400

This state was the last to finalize its electoral vote count in the 2024 presidential election, solidifying the winner.

What is Nevada?

800

This clause gives Congress the power to regulate trade between states, foreign nations, and Indian tribes.

What is the Commerce Clause?

800

This Federalist paper makes the case for a single executive to ensure accountability and energy in government.

What is Federalist 70?

800

Issuing licenses and regulating education are examples of this type of state power.

What are reserved powers?

800

This aspect of polling methodology ensures that the sample group reflects the larger population.

What is accurate sampling?

800

Donald Trump announced that he would be nominating what Florida politician for the role of Secretary of State in his new administration?

Who is Marco Rubio?

1000

This compromise led to a bicameral legislature with one house based on population and the other on equal representation.

What is the Great Compromise?

1000

This pseudonym was used by the authors of the Federalist Papers.

Who is Publius?

1000

This type of power allows the federal government to create laws addressing issues like cybersecurity or climate change, though not explicitly listed in the Constitution.

What are implied powers?

1000

Public opinion polling is most reliable when questions are framed this way, to avoid influencing responses.

What is neutral framing?

1000

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have been tapped to head what new "governmental" organization?

What is the DOGE?