Elected Positions
Name an elected federal position
President, Vice President, US Senator, Member of the US House of Reps, etc
Can you be a convicted felon and still be President?
Yes
Which political party is “conservative?” What does “conservative” mean?
Republicans are often "conservative," which means traditional.
What is a common critique of the Electoral College?
It's possible to become the President without winning the popular vote. For example, Trump and Bush.
Is Fox News liberal or conservative?
Conservative Republican
Name an elected local position
sheriff, member of the school committee, Brookline town selectman, mayor, city councilor, etc
What is gerrymandering?
manipulating the boundaries of a district in order to benefit a political party
Which political party supports government-sponsored healthcare?
The Democratic Party
How many electoral votes does it take to win the presidency?
270
What are the most trustworthy URLs?
.gov, .edu, .org
Is the governor a local, state, or federal position?
State
Name a “swing state” and also name a solidly republican state
Swing: Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Michigan, and a few others
Solidly Republican: Wyoming, West Virginia, North Dakota, Alabama, Tennessee
Who is the republican candidate for Vice President?
JD Vance
Which state has the most electors? Why?
California because it has the most people
What is satire?
Fake news meant to jokingly criticize someone or something
Name a famous congressman from Georgia
John Lewis
Who got the right to vote first- white women or black men?
black men (15th amendment)
What does G.O.P. stand for?
Grand Old Party
How many electoral votes are there in total?
538
Which billionaire bought Twitter and renamed it "X"? Who does he support for President?
Elon Musk owns X and supports Trump
Name two elected officials who represent you (Biden and Harris are too obvious so choose someone else)
Tommy Vitolo (local), Maura Healey (state), Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey (US Senate), Jake Auchincloss, Ayanna Pressley, Katherine Clark, and others (House of Reps)
Which state was the first to give women the right to vote?
Wyoming in 1869
Aside from Trump, who is another President who won the electoral college but lost the popular vote?
President Bush (Jr.)
Also, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, and Benjamin Harrison
A vote in Wyoming counts __x as much as in California
One vote in Wyoming counts (more than) 3x as much as a vote in California
What does NPR stand for? Does it lean liberal or conservative?
It stands for "National Public Radio." It leans left (liberal democratic).