US Parties

Question 1

What % of American live in rural areas

Answer 1

17%

Question 2

What % of people were anti Biden in the southern border issue

Answer 2

71%

Question 3

What is the DNC and RNC

Answer 3

Democratic national committee, republican national committee

Question 4

What is a party platform

Answer 4

Like a manifesto

Question 5

Give examples of some caucuses

Answer 5

Women’s caucus, black caucus, steel caucus

Question 6

Give an example of a progressive democrat

Answer 6

Bernie sanders - Vermont

Question 7

What % of Americans are evangelical Christian’s

Answer 7

24%

Question 8

In 1992, billion Clinton secured what % of the black vote

Answer 8

88%

Question 9

Give an example of democrat policies alienating some of their voters

Answer 9

Green policies and working class / mining communities

Question 10

Since 1934, how many seats are lost on average in the midterms by the presidents party

Answer 10

3.6 seats

Question 11

What is the whip like in the US

Answer 11

Weak - particularly in house if reps as elected every 2 years

Question 12

What happened to democrats in 2010 midterms

Answer 12

Worst result since 1938

Question 13

Give an example of protest votes in 2024

Answer 13

In may, in Indianna, just under 200k votes were for Nikki haley despite trump already being confirmed as candidate

Question 14

Tell me about he progressive faction in the democrat party. How many people? Co founder? Issues they supported?

Answer 14

97 ish, 2nd largest, Nancy pelosi, with holding arms from Israel, Obamacare

Question 15

Tell me about the centrist / mainstream democratic faction. Members? Founder? Other name? Issue?

Answer 15

Largest faction, 103 ish, Hilary Clinton, wanted to move party to the right, DLC

Question 16

Name another faction in the democrats.

Answer 16

Blue dogs

Question 17

Joe manchin was a moderate democrat. What did he do? Who did he represent

Answer 17

Challenged bidens policies on social welfare spending, voting rights, abortion

West Virginia

Question 18

Name and briefly describe 3 factions in the Republican Party

Answer 18

Main Street partnership (was but it now, never trumpers)
Republican study committee- largest group, fiscal, centrist, traditional, Reagan republicans
Freedom caucus - MAGA

Question 19

What was Obama before president

Answer 19

Senator for Illinois for 2 years

Question 20

What was the T-Party movement

Answer 20

2000-2010 - highly critical of big state and government, reps became more conservative in reaction to

Question 21

As of when , what % of republicans are more conservative than the median democrat

Answer 21

2014, 92%

Question 22

As of 2014, what % of democrats are more liberal than the average republican

Answer 22

94%

Question 23

What percentage of the democrat party are white compared to republicans

Answer 23

D - 59%,
R- 89%

Question 24

When was nixons watergate scandal, what did he do in reaction

Answer 24

2014, resigned

Question 25

Give an example of a bipartisan law

Answer 25

Safer communities act 2022, required registered guns salesmen to do a background check

Question 26

Give an example of pro choice legislation

Answer 26

Feb 2022, lisa murkowski Susan Collins, bill to codify in law right to an abortion

Question 27

What were the top 3 issues for Hispanic voters in 2020 election

Answer 27

Economy, healthcare and coronavirus

Question 28

Name 3 things on the democrat party platform

Answer 28

• minimum wage $15 an hour
• social services
• access to abortion
• education , raising standards and less student loan debt

Question 29

Name 3 things in the republicans party platform

Answer 29

Tax cuts
Oppose unicpveral healthcare
Gun rights