 - 1. What percentage of respondents in a 2019 poll expressed a lack of confidence in the honesty of U.S. elections?
A) 47%
B) 75%
C) 59%
D) 49%
- 2. In August 2020, what percentage of respondents expected voting to be difficult?
A) 81%
B) 59%
C) 15%
D) 49%
- 3. What was the percentage of respondents who expected voting to be difficult in 2018?
A) 15%
B) 59%
C) 75%
D) 49%
- 4. According to an August 2020 survey, what percentage of Republicans were confident the election would be conducted fairly and accurately?
A) 75%
B) 56%
C) 47%
D) 51%
- 5. In an October 2020 survey, what percentage of respondents disagreed that the election was likely to be fair and honest?
A) 47%
B) 49%
C) 51%
D) 56%
- 6. According to the October 2020 survey, what percentage of respondents would not generally agree on who is the legitimately elected president?
A) 81%
B) 47%
C) 56%
D) 51%
- 7. What percentage of respondents in October 2020 expected an increase in violence due to the election?
A) 49%
B) 47%
C) 51%
D) 56%
- 8. According to college students polled in September 2020, what percentage believed the election would not be administered well?
A) 49%
B) 81%
C) 55%
D) 59%
- 9. What percentage of college students polled in September 2020 believed special interest groups have more influence than voters?
A) 81%
B) 49%
C) 55%
D) 47%
- 10. According to an October 2020 poll, how many out of ten Americans consider misinformation a major problem?
A) Nine
B) Eight
C) Seven
D) Five
- 11. Which group was more likely to trust the news media and their candidate's messaging?
A) Trump supporters
B) Biden supporters
C) Republicans
D) College students
- 12. Who described the 2020 election as being surrounded by the authoritarian language of a coup d'etat?
A) Gary C. Jacobson
B) Joe Biden
C) Timothy Snyder
D) Donald J. Trump
- 13. According to Timothy Snyder, what does the opposition have to do to overcome an authoritarian's instinct?
A) Win the election and the aftermath
B) Increase campaign spending
C) Change local voting laws
D) Trust the news media
- 14. Who noted that the 2020 elections extended long-term trends driven by the presidency of Donald J. Trump?
A) Gary C. Jacobson
B) Timothy Snyder
C) The college students
D) The poll respondents
- 15. According to Gary C. Jacobson, what factors barely registered in the 2020 congressional results?
A) Local factors such as incumbency and candidate quality
B) Nationalization and party loyalty
C) Polarization
D) Presidential influence
- 16. Which U.S. territories do not take part in presidential elections?
A) Only Washington, D.C.
B) Only American Samoa
C) None of the territories
D) All five territories
- 17. In which state are the governorship and legislature elected on a non-partisan basis?
A) Washington, D.C.
B) American Samoa
C) Nebraska
D) All states
- 18. How many members of the House do U.S. territories elect?
A) Zero members
B) One voting member
C) One non-voting member
D) Two voting members
- 19. What is unique about Nebraska's legislature mentioned in the text?
A) It does not elect a governor
B) It is unicameral and non-partisan
C) It elects members to the U.S. Senate
D) It is bicameral and partisan
- 20. What process follows the 2020 United States census regarding state delegations to the House of Representatives?
A) Impeachment
B) Redistricting
C) Census repeal
D) Reapportionment
- 21. When will the new congressional and state legislative districts drawn after the 2020 census first take effect?
A) 2022 elections
B) 2030 elections
C) 2020 elections
D) 2024 elections
- 22. Which entities can have a significant effect on redistricting, as shown in Pennsylvania and Virginia?
A) State supreme courts
B) The federal senate
C) Local city councils
D) The electoral college
- 23. Barring court orders, how long will the districts drawn in the current redistricting cycle remain in place?
A) Until 2024
B) Until 2026
C) Until 2028
D) Until 2030
- 24. Which party flipped control of the New Hampshire legislature in 2020?
A) Green Party
B) Democratic Party
C) Republican Party
D) Libertarian Party
- 25. In which state did the Republican Party gain a super-majority in both legislative chambers in 2020?
A) Pennsylvania
B) New Hampshire
C) New York
D) Kansas
- 26. What happened to redistricting control in Virginia following a 2020 referendum?
A) Moved to an independent commission
B) Moved to the state supreme court
C) Remained with the legislature
D) Moved to the governor
- 27. Which party gained a two-thirds super-majority in the New York State Senate in 2020?
A) Democratic Party
B) Constitution Party
C) Republican Party
D) Independent Party
- 28. What is the term length for the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico?
A) Six years
B) Lifetime
C) Two years
D) Four years
- 29. What is the term length for the non-voting delegates of most U.S. territories in the House of Representatives?
A) Two years
B) Four years
C) Five years
D) Six years
- 30. What did the Republican Party defend in Missouri during the 2020 elections?
A) The governorship
B) The non-voting delegate seat
C) The shadow senate seat
D) The state supreme court
- 31. How many U.S. states held gubernatorial elections in 2020?
A) 50
B) 13
C) 11
D) 10
- 32. Which state's gubernatorial election resulted in a party change in 2020?
A) Vermont
B) Alabama
C) New Hampshire
D) Montana
- 33. In which state did Republicans gain control of both legislative chambers in 2020?
A) Michigan
B) Nebraska
C) Montana
D) New Hampshire
- 34. How many states held regularly scheduled elections for attorneys general in 2020?
A) 10
B) 43
C) 35
D) 7
- 35. Which party picked up the office of Secretary of State in Oregon?
A) Republicans
B) Democrats
C) Green Party
D) Libertarians
- 36. Which state became the first to decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs?
A) California
B) Montana
C) Oregon
D) New Jersey
- 37. What measure did California voters reject regarding affirmative action?
A) Proposition 207
B) Proposition 16
C) Proposition 22
D) Proposition 25
- 38. Which state voted to remove 'and Providence Plantations' from its official name?
A) Alabama
B) Maryland
C) Rhode Island
D) Mississippi
- 39. Which state expanded Medicaid via a constitutional amendment in 2020?
A) Missouri
B) Michigan
C) Maryland
D) Montana
- 40. Which state approved an initiative to replace partisan primaries with top-four open primaries and ranked-choice voting?
A) Florida
B) Maine
C) Alaska
D) Massachusetts
- 41. Which of the following was a prominent issue during the 2020 election?
A) COVID-19 pandemic
B) Internet censorship
C) Space exploration
D) Nationalization of banks
- 42. How did Democrats propose to handle the COVID-19 pandemic?
A) Downplaying the virus
B) Ignoring social distancing
C) Public health measures like contact tracing
D) Rejecting economic relief
- 43. What was the Republican stance on COVID-19 economic relief negotiations?
A) They scuttled the negotiations
B) They aggressively pushed for more relief
C) They made it a centerpiece of their platform
D) They remained neutral
- 44. How did Donald Trump treat face masks during his campaign events?
A) He encouraged their use by everyone
B) He sold masks as campaign merchandise
C) He mandated them for all attendees
D) He mocked those who wore them
- 45. What kind of platform did the Republican Party provide for the 2020 election?
A) A one-page resolution
B) A platform focused entirely on foreign policy
C) They provided no official platform at all
D) A comprehensive fifty-page policy book
- 46. What did the Republican 2020 platform state regarding their policy positions?
A) A plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act
B) Detailed proposals for criminal justice reform
C) Enthusiastic support for the president's America-first agenda
D) Strict adherence to traditional fiscal conservatism
- 47. What was the Democratic plan to combat climate change?
A) Investments in renewable energy
B) Total ban on all fossil fuel use
C) Increased oil production
D) Increased coal mining
- 48. What was a defining characteristic of Donald Trump's rhetoric during the campaign?
A) Support for political compromise
B) Strict adherence to scientific data
C) Promotion of bipartisan unity
D) Frequent use of falsehoods
- 49. What did Republicans attack in the lead-up to the election?
A) Voting rights
B) The electoral college system
C) Campaign finance regulations
D) Their own party leaders
- 50. What did Trump refuse to commit to in case he lost the election?
A) Publicly congratulating his opponent
B) Leaving the White House immediately
C) Acknowledging the vote count
D) A peaceful transition of power
- 51. On what date were the 2020 United States elections held?
A) November 3, 2020
B) October 3, 2020
C) November 5, 2020
D) November 2, 2020
- 52. What political outcome was achieved by the Democrats as a result of the 2020 elections?
A) A unified control of state governorships only
B) A veto-proof majority in the Supreme Court
C) A government trifecta
D) A loss of all control
- 53. When was the last time before 2020 that the Democratic Party gained a government trifecta?
A) 1992
B) 2012
C) 2008
D) 2016
- 54. Which former president also saw his party lose the presidency and control of both houses of Congress in a single term, like Donald Trump?
A) Ronald Reagan
B) Jimmy Carter
C) Herbert Hoover
D) George W. Bush
- 55. How many seats did the Democrats make a net gain of in the Senate?
A) Five
B) Ten
C) Two
D) Three
- 56. Who could cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate to help Democrats take control?
A) Joe Biden
B) Chuck Schumer
C) Kamala Harris
D) Nancy Pelosi
- 57. Why were there unprecedented levels of postal and early voting in 2020?
A) A change in federal law
B) A computer error
C) Social distancing guidelines
D) Lack of polling stations
- 58. What cycle will the 2020 elections impact regarding the 2020 census?
A) The electoral college cycle
B) Tax reform cycle
C) Redistricting cycle
D) Military spending cycle
- 59. Which number quadrennial U.S. presidential election was held in 2020?
A) 58th
B) 59th
C) 60th
D) 57th
- 60. When did the presidential term resulting from the 2020 election officially begin?
A) November 7, 2020
B) December 14, 2020
C) January 20, 2021
D) January 6, 2021
- 61. How many electoral votes did Joe Biden receive in the 2020 election?
A) 312
B) 306
C) 232
D) 270
- 62. When did Congress formally declare Joe Biden the winner of the election?
A) January 20, 2021
B) November 7, 2020
C) December 14, 2020
D) January 6, 2021
- 63. Which candidate represented the Libertarian Party in the 2020 election?
A) Howie Hawkins
B) Tulsi Gabbard
C) Jo Jorgensen
D) Bernie Sanders
- 64. What was the tipping-point state won by Biden?
A) Arizona
B) Wisconsin
C) Georgia
D) Pennsylvania
- 65. Who was the last incumbent president to lose re-election before Donald Trump?
A) Bill Clinton
B) George H. W. Bush
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Barack Obama
- 66. How many total votes did Joe Biden receive, making him the first candidate to surpass this amount?
A) Over 90 million
B) Over 70 million
C) Over 60 million
D) Over 80 million
- 67. Which state was one of the states Biden won that Hillary Clinton did not win in 2016?
A) Arizona
B) New York
C) California
D) Washington
- 68. What significance does Kamala Harris hold following the 2020 election?
A) First vice president from California
B) First former senator to be vice president
C) First minority vice president
D) First woman elected vice president
- 69. How many seats in the United States Senate were up for election in 2020?
A) 33
B) 45
C) 35
D) 100
- 70. Prior to the 2020 election, how many Senate seats did Republicans hold?
A) 50
B) 53
C) 35
D) 45
- 71. How many seats are necessary for a majority in the House of Representatives?
A) 218
B) 435
C) 235
D) 222
- 72. How many seats did Republicans need to gain in the 2020 House elections to secure a majority?
A) 13
B) 21
C) 35
D) 14
- 73. How many seats did Republicans pick up in the House elections?
A) 13
B) 14
C) 5
D) 21
- 74. Who defeated Christy Smith in the special election for California's 25th congressional district?
A) Katie Hill
B) Chris Jacobs
C) Mike Garcia
D) Tom Tiffany
- 75. Which Democrat succeeded John Lewis in Georgia's 5th congressional district?
A) Robert Michael Franklin Jr.
B) Elijah Cummings
C) Kwanza Hall
D) Kweisi Mfume
- 76. Who defeated Kimberly Klacik in the special election for Maryland's 7th congressional district?
A) Kweisi Mfume
B) Chris Jacobs
C) Elijah Cummings
D) Mike Garcia
- 77. Who defeated Tricia Zunker in the special election for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district?
A) Tom Tiffany
B) Sean Duffy
C) Chris Jacobs
D) Mike Garcia
- 78. Who was re-elected as the mayor of Sacramento, California in 2020?
A) Lily Mei
B) John Giles
C) Darrell Steinberg
D) Karen Goh
- 79. Which mayor was re-elected in Phoenix, Arizona?
A) Kate Gallego
B) Jerry Weiers
C) Rick Stopfer
D) John Giles
- 80. Who won the mayoral election in Norfolk, Virginia, while running unopposed?
A) Donnie Tuck
B) Levar Stoney
C) Kenny Alexander
D) Bobby Dyer
- 81. Who won the open mayoral seat in Miami-Dade County, Florida?
A) Daniella Levine Cava
B) Todd Gloria
C) Jerry Dyer
D) Frank Hibbard
- 82. Who was elected mayor of Baltimore to replace Jack Young?
A) Anthony Silva
B) Michael Tubbs
C) Kevin Lincoln
D) Brandon Scott
- 83. Who defeated one-term incumbent Michael Tubbs in Stockton, California?
A) Brandon Scott
B) Jack Young
C) Kevin Lincoln
D) Anthony Silva
- 84. Who defeated incumbent Joe McComb in the Corpus Christi mayoral runoff?
A) Dee Margo
B) Oscar Leeser
C) Eric Urbas
D) Paulette Guajardo
- 85. Who unseated incumbent Dee Margo in El Paso, Texas?
A) Eric Urbas
B) Paulette Guajardo
C) Oscar Leeser
D) Joe McComb
- 86. Who defeated three-term incumbent Chuck Novack in Ely, Minnesota?
A) Kevin Lincoln
B) Brandon Scott
C) Eric Urbas
D) Oscar Leeser
- 87. What is the species of the mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, Wilbur Beast?
A) French Bulldog
B) German Shepherd
C) Pit bull terrier
D) Golden Retriever
- 88. Who was the previous incumbent mayor of Rabbit Hash before Wilbur Beast?
A) Michael Tubbs
B) Brynneth Pawltro
C) Chuck Novack
D) Anthony Silva
- 89. Who was re-elected as the mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana?
A) Darrell Steinberg
B) Karen Goh
C) Lily Mei
D) Sharon Weston Broome
- 90. Which candidate won the open mayoral seat in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi?
A) Rick Blangiardi
B) Todd Gloria
C) David Ortega
D) Brigette Peterson
- 91. Which city retained its mayor in a 2020 recall election?
A) Broken Bow, Nebraska
B) Westminster, California
C) Diamond City, Arkansas
D) Heyburn, Idaho
- 92. What percentage of the vote did D.C. Initiative 81 receive?
A) 65%
B) 50%
C) 76%
D) 81%
- 93. Which candidate was elected as the shadow representative for Washington, D.C.?
A) Joe Bunch
B) Oye Owolewa
C) Paul Strauss
D) James Whiteshirt
- 94. Who was reelected as President of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation?
A) Cathy Chavers
B) Stephanie Bryan
C) Bernadine Burnette
D) Terri Parton
- 95. What historic milestone occurred in the Northern Cheyenne tribal council election?
A) The first male president was elected
B) No incumbents were reelected
C) Women made up the majority on the council
D) The council was abolished
- 96. Which Minnesota Chippewa Tribe band saw challenger Bobby Deschampe defeat the incumbent?
A) Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
B) Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
C) White Earth Nation
D) Grand Portage Indian Reservation
- 97. What did D.C. Initiative 81 designate as low law enforcement priorities?
A) Subpoena powers
B) Entheogens
C) Tribal government lobbying
D) Police body-camera footage
- 98. Which city is mentioned as having a mayoral recall where the mayor was removed from office?
A) Stevensville, Montana
B) Humboldt, Nebraska
C) Broken Bow, Nebraska
D) Elizabeth, Colorado
- 99. Who became the new tribal council chairman of the Squaxin Island Tribe?
A) Arnold Cooper
B) Kristopher Peters
C) Keith Anderson
D) Charlie Vig
- 100. What did the Oglala Lakota Tribe reject in their March referendum?
A) Alcohol sales at the Prairie Wind Casino
B) Medical marijuana
C) Recreational marijuana
D) Tribal government restructuring
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