Electoral College

1. Four U.S. presidents lost the popular vote but won the presidency through the Electoral College voting results. Match each president with the opposing candidate and year. ___D___ 1. John Quincy Adams won over Andrew Jackson in 1824 ___B___ 2. Rutherford B Hayes won over Samuel J Tilden in 1876 ___C___ 3. Benjamin Harrison won over Grover Cleveland in 1888 ___A___ 4. George W. Bush won over Al Gore in 2000 a. Al Gore in 2000 b. Samuel J Tilden in 1876 c. Grover Cleveland in 1888 d. Andrew Jackson in 1824 2. How many electoral votes are necessary to elect the U.S. president? a. 140 b. 210 c. 270

Presidential Elections

1. Who was the only U.S. president to serve two non-consecutive terms? a. Grover Cleveland b. Franklin D. Roosevelt c. Woodrow Wilson d. John Adams   2. The first presidential election took place in _____. a. 1777 b. 1789 c. 1791   3. Every U.S. president since 1852 has been either a Republican or a Democrat. a. True b. False   4. There have been ___ presidential elections and ____ presidents in U.S. history. a. 57 presidential elections, 44 presidents b.52 presidential elections, 42 presidents c. 49 presidential elections, 53 presidents

Net Neutrality

1. Which U.S. Senator called net neutrality “the First Amendment issue of our time,” referring to the right to free speech guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution? a. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) b. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) c. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) d. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) 2. In 2005, the FCC issued a statement that American internet customers have rights. Which of the following was not on this list? a. Access lawful content of their choice. b. Run the lawful applications of their choice. c. Use the e-commerce retailer of their choice. d. Connect lawful devices of their choice. 3. Which companies are strong advocates of net neutrality? a. Amazon b. Google c. Microsoft d. Yahoo e. A, C and D 4. True or false? In early 2016, India banned Facebook’s Free Basics application to “support net neutrality.” a. True b. False

Welfare Reform

1. In 2014, there were 7 million U.S. families with children living below the federal poverty line of $23,850 per year. What percentage of those families received cash welfare benefits in 2014? a. 23 families in 100 b. 39 families in 100 c. 46 families in 100 2. As of 2015, the average monthly welfare check for a family of three in the U.S. ranged from ___ per month in Mississippi to ___ per month in New York. a. $98/$360 b. $112/$436 c. $170/$789 3. Under the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, which of the following rules were established? a. Welfare recipients must find jobs within two years of their first payment. b. Welfare recipients may receive payments for a maximum of five years.  c. States were given primary responsibility for administering welfare checks. d. All of the above.

Cuba Embargo

1. President ______ sent his press secretary to buy 1,200 Cuban cigars the night before he signed the embargo in Feb. _____. a) Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961 b) John F. Kennedy, 1962 c) Ronald Reagan, 1988 2. Which of the following countries in the United Nations has not denounced the Cuban embargo? a) France b) Brazil c) Israel 3. Cuba is the most populated country in the Caribbean, with more than ____ residents. a) 11 million b) 20 million c) 40 million 4. Referred to as “the island nation,” Cuba is about the size of which state in the U.S.? a) California b) Rhode Island c) Pennsylvania

Fracking Regulations

1.The main ingredient in natural gas, ________is also a greenhouse gas that is harmful to the ozone. a) Carbon dioxide b) Methane c) Chlorofluorocarbon 2. Typically, _____ gallons of water are used to frack a well although some wells consume much more. a) 500,000 to 1 million b) 1 to 2 million c) 2 to 8 million 3. Over the last decade, Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens, the Bush family and hedge fund manager Michael Burry (portrayed by Christian Bale in The Big Short) have all invested in what commodity, anticipating a future shortage? a) Water b) Oil c) Gas d) Coal

Apple v. FBI 1. Which of the following technology leaders have publicly supported Apple’s position? a. Sundar Pichai – Google CEO b. Bill Gates – Microsoft Co-Founder c. Mark Zuckerberg – Facebook CEO d. A and C e. All of the Above 2. Which founding document did the federal judge in California cite to justify ordering Apple to help the FBI unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino terrorist? a. Bill of Rights b. Declaration of Independence c. Fourth Amendment, U.S. Constitution d. All Writs Act of 1789 3. Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution do privacy advocates point to? a. First Amendment b. Second Amendment c. Eighth Amendment d. Ninth Amendment Guantanamo Bay 1. In what year did President Obama signed into law legislation that barred any spending on transferring detainees to the U.S.? a. 2009 b. 2010 c. 2011 d. 2013 2. Closure of the facility will save taxpayers $1.7 billion over ___ years. a. 8 years b. 10 years c. 20 years 3. In what year did the United States originally lease from Cuba the 45 square miles of land and water at Guantanamo Bay? a. 1903 b. 1952 c. 1988 d. 2002

Presidential Authority 1. Which president has issued the most executive orders during his time in office? a) Franklin D. Roosevelt b) Ronald Reagan c) Barack Obama 2. Which of the following large policy changes have been the result of presidential executive orders? a) Louisiana Purchase b) Desegregation of public schools c) Freeing of slaves during Civil War d) Internment of Japanese-Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor e) All of the above 3. The grant of “executive power” is found in _____of the U.S. Constitution a) Article I, Section 8 b) Article II, Section 1 c) Article II, Section 4 Campaign Finance 1. In 2010, The Supreme Court decided that limiting corporate spending on political campaigns is a violation of free speech rights in which court case? a. Buckley v. Valeo b. Citizens United v. FEC c. Brown v. Board of Education 2. In what year was the Federal Election Commission (FEC) launched? a) 1975 b) 1983 c) 1990 3. Which legislation required full reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures, limited spending on ads and began federal public financing of presidential elections? a) The Publicity Act b) The Tillman Act c) Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)