Political Basics / History
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
What is the 19th amendment
In what year did Republicans regain control of the North Carolina General Assembly for the first time in more than a century?
What is 2010
How many Justices are on the US Supreme Court per the Constitution? (bonus 100 if you can name all sitting Justices)
What is nine (John G. Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, Samuel A. Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Associate Justice, Neil M. Gorsuch) yeah there are only 8 rn
Elizabeth Warren read a letter written by Coretta Scott King on the floor of the Senate. When asked why Warren was silenced, this politician responded, “She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted." Who said this?
Mitch McConnell
How many U.S. House seats are up for reelection this election cycle?
What is 435 (all of them)
How many times was FDR elected president? (bonus 100 points if you can name the years of all of those elections)
What is 4 times (1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944)
The name of the First Lady of NC
Who is Kristin Cooper
Who was the youngest person to ever be elected president? (bonus 100 points if you can also name the oldest)
Who is JFK (Trump is oldest)
On what date did the Women's March on Washington occur?
What is January 21, 2017
How many days until Election Day?
What is 70 days
Who were the three authors of the Federalist papers?
Who are Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
How many seats are in the NC House?
What is 120
Who is the current minority leader in the US Senate?
Chuck Schumer
How many US Presidents have been only-children?
What is zero
How many seats do Democrats need to win to take back the US House?
What is 23
How many representatives were there in the first Congress?
What is 65
Who is NC's Secretary of State?
Who is Elaine Marshall
How many women serve in the United States Senate in the current 115th Congress? (bonus 100 points if you know how many women of color)
What is 23 women
17 Dems, 6 Republicans. Four are women of color.
Hillary Clinton hit the road in a van to Iowa after she announced her candidacy. She stopped at a Chipotle in Maumee, Ohio, wearing sunglasses and was captured by surveillance cameras. What did she order?
What is a chicken burrito bowl
How many U.S. Senate seats are up for reelection this election cycle?
What is 35
How many states are needed to ratify a Constitutional Amendment?
What is 38 aka 3/4 of states
How many Justices sit on the NC Supreme Court? (bonus 100 point if you can name all of them)
What is 7
Name all of the Democrats representing North Carolina in the US House and Senate (bonus 100 points if you know which districts each of them represent)
Representatives GK Butterfield (NC-01), David Price (NC-04), and Alma Adams (NC-12).
Both of our US Senators are Republicans (sad..)
In the now-infamous story of former Republican primary presidental candidate Ben Carson's religious awakening, what part of his family member’s clothing did Carson hit with his knife during an attempted stabbing?
What is a belt buckle
How many state and territorial governorships will be contested this election?
What is 39