A Very Relevant July 4th, 2024 Civics Quiz
How much do you know about our government?! (Answers at the bottom)
Under the new Supreme Court immunity decision could Donald Trump, or Joe Biden shoot someone on 5th Avenue and get away with it?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
Can Democrats and Joe Biden really restore Reproductive Rights to all Americans
a) Yes
b) No
How many additional Democrats need to be elected in this election to codify “Roe v. Wade” and restore Reproductive Rights to all Americans
a) 25
b) 14
c) 6 - 4 more Democrats to pass “The Women’s Health Protection Act” in The House, 1 more Democrat to overcome the Republican Filibuster and pass it in The Senate and 1 Democrat in The White House to sign it.
How close was America to Restoring Reproductive Rights in the past?
a. We never have been close.
b) 2. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed “The Women’s Health Protection Act” in 2022 but it failed by 2 votes because of a Republican Filibuster in The US Senate.
How many additional Republicans need to be elected in this election to pass a National Abortion Ban?
a) 25
b) 6
c) 2 - 1 more Republican Senator and 1 Republican in The White House to sign it
Could Donald Trump appoint an Attorney General who could actually arrest and indict Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Merrick Garland, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Alvin Bragg, and others?
a) Yes, The Attorney General is the Chief Law Enforcement Officer in the country and controls The Justice Department
b) Yes and Donald Trump has already threatened to do so
c) Yes and if convicted at trial, all could be sent to jail
d) All of the above
If Joe Biden decides to step down now, Kamala Harris would become President. Who would become Vice-President for the rest of the term?
a) Someone Kamala Harris would select
b) Someone chosen by Congress
c) Someone appointed by Kamala Harris and confirmed by The Senate
Because of the rules of The Electoral College, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, a majority of the current Supreme Court, were appointed to The Court by Presidents who got less votes than their opponents.
a) True
b) False
Many Americans are unhappy with the current 2 major party candidates for President and planning to vote for Robert Kennedy, Jr. or Green Party candidate Jill Stein, or other 3rd Party candidates. When is the last time anyone, other than a Republican or Democrat, has won even one state or one Electoral Vote?
a) Jill Stein in 2016
b) Ralph Nader in 2000
c) Ross Perot in 1992
d) George Wallace in 1968
Many Americans believe that voting does not count. Which of the following are true?
a) George W. Bush won The 2000 Presidential Election by 537 votes
b) Donald Trump won The 2016 Presidential Election by 107,105 votes across 3 states
c) Joe Biden won The 2020 Presidential Election by 42,918 votes across 3 states
d) Democrats missed being able to elect enough additional Members of Congress to codify “Roe v. Wade” by a total of 35,888 votes across 5 elections in The House of Representatives and 1 Senate election in Wisconsin in 2022.
e) All of the above
BONUS QUESTION: What’s the most patriotic thing you could do today?
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ANSWERS
Under the new Supreme Court immunity decision could Donald Trump, or Joe Biden shoot someone on 5th Avenue and get away with it?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe. Depends on whether a judge or jury determines whether the shooting was part of their “official duties”
Can Democrats and Joe Biden really restore Reproductive Rights to all Americans
a) Yes. And it’s super easy to do (see Question 3)
b) No
How many additional Democrats need to be elected in this election to codify “Roe v. Wade” and restore Reproductive Rights to all Americans
a) 25
b) 14
c) 6 - 4 more Democrats to pass “The Women’s Health Protection Act” in The House, 1 more Democrat to overcome the Republican Filibuster and pass it in The Senate and 1 Democrat in The White House to sign it.
How close was America to Restoring Reproductive Rights in the past?
a. We never have been close.
b) 2. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed “The Women’s Health Protection Act” in 2022 but it failed by 2 votes because of a Republican Filibuster in The US Senate.
How many additional Republicans need to be elected in this election to pass a National Abortion Ban?
a) 25
b) 6
c) 2 - 1 more Republican Senator and 1 Republican in The White House to sign it
Could Donald Trump appoint an Attorney General who could actually arrest and indict Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Merrick Garland, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, Alvin Bragg, and others?
a) Yes, The Attorney General is the Chief Law Enforcement Officer in the country and controls The Justice Department
b) Yes and Donald Trump has already threatened to do so
c) Yes and if convicted at trial, all could be sent to jail
d) All of the above
If Joe Biden decides to step down now, Kamala Harris would become President. Who would become Vice-President for the rest of the term?
a) Someone Kamala Harris would select
b) Someone chosen by Congress
c) Someone appointed by Kamala Harris and confirmed by The Senate
Because of the rules of The Electoral College, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, a majority of the current Supreme Court, were appointed to The Court by Presidents who got less votes than their opponents.
a) True
b) False
Many Americans are unhappy with the current 2 major party candidates for President and planning to vote for Robert Kennedy, Jr. or Green Party candidate Jill Stein, or other 3rd Party candidates. When is the last time anyone, other than a Republican or Democrat, has won even one state or one Electoral Vote?
a) Jill Stein in 2016
b) Ralph Nader in 2000
c) Ross Perot in 1992
d) George Wallace in 1968
Many Americans believe that voting does not count. Which of the following are true?
a) George W. Bush won The 2000 Presidential Election by 537 votes
b) Donald Trump won The 2016 Presidential Election by 107,105 votes across 3 states
c) Joe Biden won The 2020 Presidential Election by 42,918 votes across 3 states
d) Democrats missed being able to elect enough additional Members of Congress to codify “Roe v. Wade” by a total of 35,888 votes across 5 elections in The House of Representatives and 1 Senate election in Wisconsin in 2022.
e) All of the above
Very good, and the ongoing question, how do we get this out to those who really need to see it?
And a specific question, on #5:
You say, “Yes and if convicted at trial, all could be sent to jail”
Would the trial be a fair trial, with a jury of their peers?