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  • This quiz has been taken 9 times
  • The average score is 7 of 16

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
Which number state would D.C. become if admitted?51
100%
To what state did the territory currently comprising D.C. originally belong?Maryland
75%
Which two states does D.C. have a larger population than?Wyoming
75%
Which two states does D.C. have a larger population than?Vermont
63%
Who argued that the national capital should not be under the control of a state government in The Federalist No. 43?James Madison
50%
What president had license plates bearing the slogan removed from the presidential limousines?George W. Bush
38%
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
38%
What slogan has been used to advocate for statehood and appears on D.C. license plates?Taxation Without Representation
38%
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
38%
Which Constitutional amendment gave residents of D.C. the ability to vote in presidential elections?23rd amendment
25%
What would D.C. stand for if it were admitted through the Washington, D.C. Admission Act of 2020?Douglass Commonwealth
25%
Who has been the District of Columbia's non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives since 1990?Eleanor Holmes Norton
25%
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
25%
Who is the mayor of D.C. and a major advocate for statehood?Muriel Bowser
25%
What previous name did D.C. seek statehood under?New Columbia
13%
What term describes proposals of returning D.C. to that state?Retrocession
0%

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