comparisons BOTH

Question 1

what percentage did labour win of the popular vote compared to seats won in parliament

Answer 1

• 34% of popular vote
• 63% of seats

Question 2

what percentage did reform UK win of the popular vote compared to seats won in parliament

Answer 2

• 14% of popular vote
• 0.7% of seats

Question 3

what percentage of MPs do not represent either labour or conservative

Answer 3

18%

Question 4

what are the two forms of direct democracy in the US

Answer 4

• propositions/initiatives
• recall elections

Question 5

how many times has direct democracy been used in the US

Answer 5

NONE

Question 6

how many states allow propositions/initiatives

Answer 6

26

Question 7

how many states allow recall elections

Answer 7

19

Question 8

since 1999, how much money does the US give on average to israel

Answer 8

$2.5 billion

Question 9

how many people were protesting with BLM

Answer 9

15 million

Question 10

how many amicus curiae briefs were sent to SC during Dobbs vs Jackson

Answer 10

140

Question 11

how many BLM protesters were arrested

Answer 11

10000 (hundreds for looting and burgluary)

Question 12

how many gun related deaths were there in 2023

Answer 12

over 40,000

Question 13

how many women marched in protest of trump’s presidency

Answer 13

3-4 million (2017)

Question 14

how many people marched in protest of brexit

Answer 14

1 million

Question 15

how much money was david cameron paid for labbying with greenshill on their behalf

Answer 15

estimated $10 million (during covid [not even MP])

Question 16

how much was donated to the general election of 2019, and how many of those were donated from individuals

Answer 16

• £30 million
• 62 %

Question 17

how mnay lobbysits are there in 2023 compared to 2018

Answer 17

2018 = under 500
2023 = over 1300

Question 18

how much did biden spend on green energy transmission in Biden’s Infastructure Law 2021

Answer 18

$65 billion

Question 19

what did the blue dogs vote against in biden’s presidency

Answer 19

law of federal abortion

Question 20

what percenatge of black voters voted for biden in 2020

Answer 20

92%

Question 21

what percenatge of black voters voted for harris in 2020

Answer 21

85%

Question 22

who were the largest age groups of voters who voted for democrats in 2024

Answer 22

under 30s

Question 23

what was the Tax Cuts and Jobs act 2017

Answer 23

• reduced income tax for most brackets
• corporation tax from 39% to 21% = majority of congresspeople are fiscally conservative

Question 24

what happened to trump’s big wall in 2023

Answer 24

representatives voted to keep building it

Question 25

what percentage of white voters without a college degree voted for trump

Answer 25

66%

Question 26

how much money did labour pledge on spending on green investments

Answer 26

£17.5 billion

Question 27

how many teachers did labour pledge on implementing in schools

Answer 27

6500

Question 28

what did AOC and Blue dog democrats say about the tax rate for billionaires

Answer 28

AOC - 70% BDD - 37%

Question 29

who did karmer try to silence because they were too left wing

Answer 29

diane abbott

Question 30

how many labour MPs voted against party lines for an immediate ceasefire

Answer 30

56

Question 31

how many house republicans voted against giving aid to ukraine, israel and taiwan

Answer 31

112

Question 32

how many MPs voted against Johnson's decision to reduce foreign aid spending from 10.7% of GDP to 0.5%

Answer 32

24 conservatives

Question 33

how many third party members are there in state legislatures in 2024

Answer 33

106 out of 7575