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D.C. Statehood Quiz - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 16 times
- The average score is 7 of 16
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Which number state would D.C. become if admitted? | 51 | 100%
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| To what state did the territory currently comprising D.C. originally belong? | Maryland | 87%
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| Which two states does D.C. have a larger population than? | Wyoming | 87%
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| Which two states does D.C. have a larger population than? | Vermont | 80%
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| Who argued that the national capital should not be under the control of a state government in The Federalist No. 43? | James Madison | 67%
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| What president had license plates bearing the slogan removed from the presidential limousines? | George W. Bush | 47%
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| Which civil rights activist, who campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, was elected "shadow senator" for D.C. in 1990? | Jesse Jackson | 40%
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| Who has been the District of Columbia's non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives since 1990? | Eleanor Holmes Norton | 27%
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| In the same speech, what controversial long-time D.C. mayor did the Arkansas senator bring up to suggest that D.C. would be poorly governed? | Marion Barry | 27%
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| Who is the mayor of D.C. and a major advocate for statehood? | Muriel Bowser | 27%
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| What slogan has been used to advocate for statehood and appears on D.C. license plates? | Taxation Without Representation | 27%
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| Which Arkansas senator argued against D.C. statehood by saying that one of the above states is a "well-rounded working-class state", in apparent contrast to D.C.? | Tom Cotton | 27%
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| Which Constitutional amendment gave residents of D.C. the ability to vote in presidential elections? | 23rd amendment | 20%
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| What would D.C. stand for if it were admitted through the Washington, D.C. Admission Act of 2020? | Douglass Commonwealth | 20%
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| What previous name did D.C. seek statehood under? | New Columbia | 20%
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| What term describes proposals of returning D.C. to that state? | Retrocession | 7%
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