Name one of the two things Obama has done to help students afford college.
Increase Pell Grants (financial aid for low-income students)
Create a $10,000 tax credit for families w/ kids in college
100
What are the 3 branches of government?
Judicial, legislative, executive.
100
When a change is made to the Constitution, it's called ________________.
An amendment.
100
Name two organizations that responded to Hurricane Sandy.
FEMA, GSS, Red Hook Initiative, etc.
100
What are 3 issues you care about?
Various acceptable answers.
200
What situations would Mitt Romney allow abortion?
Rape, incest, life of the mother at risk.
200
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
Name one of the Executive Branch's powers.
The President
Commander in chief of army (among others)
200
The United States uses a system where the federal government shares power with the states.
This is an example of ____________.
Federalism
200
Name two things that happened on election night other than President Obama getting re-elected.
Senate remained Democratic,
House of Representatives stayed Republican
Gay marriage passed in several states
Marijuana legalized in 2 states
Etc.
200
What is an issue that was not debated during the presidential campaign that you would've liked to see discussed more?
Poss. answers include drone strikes, drug war, prison system, poverty...
300
"Obamacare" (the Affordable Healthcare Act) provided insurance for:
A) 5 million of the 70 million uninsured Americans.
B) 100% of Americans.
C) 1/2 of the roughly 60 million uninsured Americans.
C
300
What entity is at the top of the judicial branch?
How do its members get selected?
The Supreme Court
President appoints them
300
Unlike direct democracy, the US is a democratic "republic."
What does this mean?
We elect representatives.
300
What is the electoral college used for? How is it different than a popular vote?
1) Electing president. 2) State-by-state winner-take-all
300
Name an issue where the presidential election presented a clear choice.
Abortion, gay marriage, taxes...
400
Mitt Romney claimed that President Obama undermined "workfare." Who was president when workfare was passed, and what does Romney say that Obama did to it?
Clinton
Remove work requirements.
400
The legislative branch is made up of two entities- what are they? What does the legislative branch do?
House & Senate
Make laws
400
What are the first ten amendments to the constitution called, collectively? Name 2 of them.
The Bill of Rights. / (10 acceptable answers)
400
Name two issues that Obama & Romney did not discuss at length during the campaign.
Gun control, mass incarceration, war on drugs, NDAA/Indefinite Detention, income inequality, etc. (climate change is iffy but we'll give it to you)
400
Name one way to get involved in politics other than voting.
Community organizing, community service, strikes/boycotts, protest, etc.
500
The Dream Act would provide a path to citizenship for who? Under what two circumstances?
1) Children of illegal immigrants. 2) Enrolled in college or in the military.
500
The 3 branches of government have the ability to over-rule each other in certain ways. This is an example of our system of _________s and ___________s.
Fill in the blanks, and give one example.
Checks and balances.
President vetoing law, Supreme Court declaring law unconstitutional.
500
How many senators are there in the US senate?
Are there more or less members than that in the House of Representatives?
How many terms can someone serve as President?
While you "pass" a bill, you "_________" an amendment to the Constitution.
100
More (435)
2
"ratify"
500
What effect does the election have on the Judicial branch?
President Obama will likely get to appoint a Supreme Court justice during his 2nd term.
500
Name two levels of government other than president (example- senators) who represent you.