D.C. Statehood Quiz

Can you answer these questions relating to potential statehood for the District of Columbia?

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Which number state would D.C. become if admitted?	51
Which two states does D.C. have a larger population than?	Wyoming
Which two states does D.C. have a larger population than?	Vermont
What would D.C. stand for if it were admitted through the Washington, D.C. Admission Act of 2020?	Douglass Commonwealth
What previous name did D.C. seek statehood under?	New Columbia
Who argued that the national capital should not be under the control of a state government in The Federalist No. 43?	James Madison
To what state did the territory currently comprising D.C. originally belong?	Maryland
What term describes proposals of returning D.C. to that state?	Retrocession
Which Constitutional amendment gave residents of D.C. the ability to vote in presidential elections?	23rd amendment
Who is the mayor of D.C. and a major advocate for statehood?	Muriel Bowser
Who has been the District of Columbia's non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives since 1990?	Eleanor Holmes Norton
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
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
What slogan has been used to advocate for statehood and appears on D.C. license plates?	Taxation Without Representation
What president had license plates bearing the slogan removed from the presidential limousines?	George W. Bush
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

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Level 45

Jul 3, 2020

The District of Colombia was created so that no state would have more power than the other states. Making D.C. a state would make it more powerful than the other states.

Level 85

Jul 6, 2020

Terrible idea.

Level 57

Sep 14, 2020

Why?