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