⭐️How Much Do You Know About America?⭐️

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A 2022 midterm election quiz

1) WTF are the midterms?? Who is up for election in them? *

2 points

a. All 435 Members of The House of Representatives

b. 34 of the 100 Members of The United States Senate

c. 36 Governors, many Secretaries of State, Attorney Generals and State Legislatures.

d. All of the above.

2) How many additional Democratic Senators need to be elected to pass "The Women's Health Protection Act", "overrule" The Supreme Court, codify Roe v. Wade and restore reproductive rights for all Americans. *

2 points

a. 100

b. 51

c. 2

d. Irrelevant. The Supreme Court has spoken!

3) How many additional seats in The House of Representatives must Republicans win for Donald Trump to potentially become the next Speaker of The House of Representatives? *

2 points

a. 25

b. 12

c. 5

d. Irrelevant, only a Congressperson like Kevin McCarthy can become Speaker

4) Republicans are saying that if they take over the majority in The House and/or Senate they will block everything that President Biden wants, try to impeach him and conduct significant investigations into Hunter Biden. Can they do these things? *

2 points

a. Yes

b. No

5) How many additional seats in The US Senate do Republicans have to win in these Midterms for Mitch McConnell to once again become Majority Leader and control the Senate? *

2 points

a. 25

b. 12

c. 5

d. 1

6) Additional Justices can be added to The Supreme Court . . . *

2 points

a. By Presidential Executive Order

b. By the decision of a majority of current Supreme Court Justices

c. By a regular piece of legislation passed by Congress and signed by the President

d. Never. It will always stay at 9 Justices.

7) A future Supreme Court, either with additional Justices or a different composition of 9, can once again grant abortion rights as it did in Roe v. Wade, re-restrict concealed carry of guns across America and re-authorize the EPA to fight climate change. *

2 points

a. No. The Dobbs case which overruled Roe, the Bruen case that allows concealed carry of guns across the country and the West Virginia case that restricted the EPA's ability to fight climate change are all now the law of the land and can not be changed.

b. Yes. Even though there is a strong preference to "follow precedent", the Supreme Court can, at any time, do whatever it wants and can not be challenged.

8) Can a Supreme Court Justice be impeached? *

2 points

a. Yes, but it is extremely unlikely that 67 Senators would vote to convict, even if The House did vote to impeach

b. No. A Supreme Court Justice serves for life.

9) How many additional Members of Congress need to be elected for a bill to be passed to expand the number of Supreme Court Justices or otherwise reform The Court? *

2 points

a. Irrelevant. It is not possible to expand the number of Justices or give them term limits or reform them in any way.

b. It is totally possible if there are 218 Members of The House of Representatives, 51 Members of The Senate and a President who is willing to sign the bill.

10) If a party filibusters a piece of legislation it takes 60 Members of the Senate to "override" the filibuster. How many Members of the Senate does it take to end the filibuster entirely, or to create a "carve-out" for a particular piece of legislation? *

2 points

a. 51 or 50 plus The Vice President

b. 60

c. 2/3rds (67)

d. Can't be done

(★Bonus Question★) 21% of 18 - 24 year olds voted in The 2014 Midterms, 31% of 18 - 24 year olds voted in The 2018 Midterms. 25% of 18 - 34 year olds are expected to vote in 2022 yet Americans over 65 vote at about 2x the percentage of young people. If young Americans voted at even Presidential Election levels (close to 50%) what would happen in America? *

3 points

a. Nothing. The systems is rigged. Nothing ever changes

b. Pretty much anything young people want. A significant majority of The House of Representatives, a Filibuster-Proof majority in The Senate and a ton of more Progressive Governors, Secretaries of State, Attorney Generals and State Legislatures would be elected on November 8!

Optional Question 1) "The Women's Health Protection Act," the Enhanced Background Checks Act, "Build Back Better" (with provisions to reduce climate change, help every American to afford an EV, subsidize child care, cap Insulin at $35, reduce child care and education costs), the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Enhancement Act, the Freedom To Vote Act, the DARK Act, the DREAM Act, (to allow a path to Citizenship for "Dreamers") . . . have ALL passed in the House of Representatives. If in these Midterms Democrats held "The House" - so they could pass all of these again - how many additional US Senators would they need to pass these bills in The Senate?

1 point

a) Forget about it. There is no way to pass these bills with a Republican Senate Filibuster

b) 10

c) 2

d) Either 10 or 2

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Optional Question 2) The House of Representatives passed "The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act"to decriminalize cannabis Federally, invest in communities affected by "The War on Drugs" and expunge most marijuana related arrests and convictions. If in these Midterms Democrats held the House - so they could pass all of these again - how many additional US Senators would they need to pass this or another Marijuana decriminalization and justice bill in The Senate?

1 point

a) Forget about it. There is no way to pass this bills with a Republican Senate Filibuster

b) Probably 10

c) Probably 5

d) Either 10 or 5

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Optional Question 3) Democrats in 15 states and The District of Columbia have passed "The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact" to end "The Electoral College" as we know it and elect even our very next President by a "National Popular Vote". The bill needs states with a total number of 270 Electoral Votes to become activated. How many more Electoral Votes are needed . . . that CAN be achieved by voting in The 2022 Midterms?

1 point

a) Can't be done. "The Electoral College" is in the original Constitution and can only be changed by Amendment

b) 150

c) 100

d) 75

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