Statistics/examples

Question 1

% in congress vs % total population

Answer 1

24% vs 50.8% - Women
11% vs 13.4% - Black
9% vs 18.2% - Hispanic
3% vs 5% - API
<1% vs 1% - Native American

Question 2

What congress is it currently?

Answer 2

The 117th

Question 3

The USA as an export market

Answer 3

In 2017, 17% of Scotland’s exports were to the USA

£5.5bn

Question 4

USA tourism

Answer 4

In 2018, American tourists spent £555 million in

Scotland

Question 5

when was the Iranian waters altercation?

Answer 5

April 2021

Question 6

Germany increase in nato spending

Answer 6

Germany announced 113bn USD on Nato

Question 7

when were chemical weapons removed from syria

Answer 7

2014

Question 8

Biden rejoined WHO

Answer 8

In 2021, Biden rejoined and promised to spend $4bn

Question 9

Black unemployment vs white (USA)

Answer 9

In 2022, the white unemployment rate was 3.6%

the black unemployment rate was 6.8%

Question 10

language barriers in schools

Answer 10

In 2018, 60.4% of Hispanic school children spoke a

language other than english at home

Question 11

Black poverty rate

Answer 11

19.5% of Black americans are in poverty (2020)

Question 12

Black crime rate

Answer 12

2018 - Estimated that black americans were

responsible for 33% of non-fatal violent crime

Question 13

Hispanic single parent families

Answer 13

In 2020, about 3.4 million Hispanic families with a single mother were living in the United States
↳ 28.6% of these were in poverty

Question 14

Hispanic involvement in gangs

Answer 14

In 2011, it was estimated that 46.2% of gang

members in the US were Hispanic

Question 15

Percentage without health insurance by race

Answer 15

% without insurance (2021)
white - 7.5
black - 11.8
hispanic - almost a quarter

Question 16

Improving education

Answer 16

2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
↳ $98 billion for education-related grant programs
↳ 2010: $10 billion for education related jobs

Question 17

Dealing with poverty

Answer 17

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
↳ $20bn for the supplemental nutrition assistance
programme (SNAP)
↳ Unemployment benefits increased by $25 a week
↳ $250 social security payment

Question 18

Income taxation england vs scotland

Answer 18

In England there are 4 tax brackets whereas

Scotland has 6 brackets

Question 19

Changes to devolved powers under the….

Answer 19

Scotland Act 2016

Question 20

2021 SNP results

Answer 20

SNP won 64 seats 
Mairi gougeon MSP for Angus North and Mearns
SNP one seat off majority
Green and SNP power sharing agreement
Gives them a 14 seat majority (71-57)

Question 21

INDYREF turnout

Answer 21

84%

Question 22

SNP twitter

Answer 22

326.8K followers

Question 23

Recent debate

Answer 23

Katy Clark of Labour recently introduced a debate

over the P&O ferries mass dismissal

Question 24

recent bill

Answer 24

May 2020: Amendment to the Dogs
(protection of livestock) bill
↳ Emma Harper - SNP

Question 25

female representation from 'zipped lists'

Answer 25

10 out of 22 labour MSPs female | ↳ 49% of greens female

Question 26

BAME representation

Answer 26

In 2018 4% of Scotland's population were ethnic minorities ↳ The 2021 election has 4.5% BAME MSPs (6 MSPs)

Question 27

committee inquiries

Answer 27

↳ 2021: Inquiry into Nicola sturgeon handling of Alex Salmond allegations ↳ Found to have unknowingly misled parliament

Question 28

history of coalitions

Answer 28

Since 1999: 2 coalitions, 1 power sharing

Question 29

UK vs scottish voter turnout

Answer 29

2021 scot: 63%, 2019 UK: 67%

Question 30

SNP votes vs seats

Answer 30

SNP 2021: 40.3% vote share, 49.6% seat share

Question 31

UK vs scottish: vote vs seats

Answer 31

2021: conservatives 23.5% vs 24% | ↳ 2019 UK: conservatives 43.6% vs 56.2%

Question 32

Alcohol and drugs

Answer 32

17% of violent crime occurs near a pub or club 54% of violent crime is committed by someone under the influence of alcohol

Question 33

ACEs of prisoners

Answer 33

45% of adult prisoners in scotland said they were physically abused at home as a child

Question 34

gangs

Answer 34

In glasgow there are 3500 young people aged 11-23 in gangs

Question 35

Prisoners unemployment

Answer 35

On average 2/3 of prisoners are unemployed at the point of imprisonment

Question 36

ADHD

Answer 36

1/3 of England's prison population have ADHD | ↳ Only 5% of England's general population have ADHD

Question 37

violent crime

Answer 37

In 2019/20, 1% of Scotland's population experienced 2 or more violent crimes, these equated for 2/3 of Scotland's violent crime

Question 38

prison sentence example

Answer 38

For example, Aaron Thomas Campbell was sentenced for life with a minimum 27 year punishment part, for the murder, abduction and rape of a 6 year old girl

Question 39

family member in prison

Answer 39

children with a parent in prison are 3x more likely to develop mental health problems/illness ↳ Around 20,000 children in scotland have a parent in prison on any given day ↳ More children experience having a parent in prison than parental divorce

Question 40

cost of a case

Answer 40

By the time a case has come to a verdict it has cost on average £95,000

Question 41

justice of the peace

Answer 41

Max. 60 day prison sentence | ↳ Max. £2500 fine

Question 42

sheriff court

Answer 42

↳ Max. 12 months prison sentence (summary) ↳ Max. £5000 fine (summary) ↳ Max 5 years prison sentence (solemn) ↳ Unlimited fine (solemn)

Question 43

high court

Answer 43

Unlimited sentencing powers

Question 44

minimum price per unit

Answer 44

Minimum Price of 50p Per unit

Question 45

lowered drink drive limit

Answer 45

Down to 50mg per 100ml (0.05%) | ↳ Road deaths fell by 17% in the first year

Question 46

fewer short term prison sentences

Answer 46

Short term sentences use fallen by 15% | ↳ Community sentences risen by 19%

Question 47

homicide rate change

Answer 47

2010-2020: 35% reduction in homicides | ↳ Glasgow accounted for 41% of the fall

Question 48

police verification checks

Answer 48

"Your police" 2020/21 Survey: 84% Said they felt safe

Question 49

dont tolerate hate

Answer 49

Reporting of hate crimes increased between 2016/17 & 2020/21

Question 50

sexual crimes

Answer 50

Sexual crimes in Scotland increased by 13% in the last year.

Question 51

crime during weekends

Answer 51

In England & wales 44% of violent crime occurs at the weekend.

Question 52

change in reported crime

Answer 52

Over the last 10 years the total recorded crime has decreased by 22%

Question 53

escaping prison

Answer 53

Less than 1% of prisoners escape prison

Question 54

addiction in prisons

Answer 54

Steven Telford a prisoner in Barlinnie prison said that "about 90% of the guys in my hall are on drugs"

Question 55

castle huntly

Answer 55

Since 2015, 7 prisoners have absconded from castle huntly

Question 56

Change in prison population in past decade

Answer 56

only decreased by 500 | from 8,000 to 7,500

Question 57

reconviction rate for CPOs vs short term sentences

Answer 57

64% short term sentences | 34% CPOs