How well do you know the candidates?

How well do you know the candidates?

Test your political knowledge of the 2016 presidential candidates to find out how well you recognize their tweets and debate responses.

1) Who tweeted this? “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

2) Who said this? “I hope that people will see that we don’t have to sit by the sidelines and watch as the two major parties limit their choices to slightly different flavors of the status quo. It is, in fact, possible to join the fray, stand up for principles and offer a real alternative.”

3) Who tweeted this? “Our progress is on the ballot. Tolerance is on the ballot. Democracy is on the ballot. Make a plan to vote.”

4) Who tweeted this? “Getting called every slur imaginable is a good sign that our movement for peace, justice and freedom for all is scaring the right people.”

5) Who said this? “Nobody has more respect for women than I do.”

6) Who tweeted this? “Donald Trump cannot win this election.”

7) Who tweeted this? “We make our country greater when we widen the circle of opportunity and invite more people in.”

8) Who tweeted this? “If Hillary gets elected, there goes Social Security as we know it.”

9) Who said this? “We have some bad hombres here and we’re going to get’em out.”

10) Who tweeted this? “Our campaign has raised $10M, the vast majority from small donors. We’re the campaign that’s not for sale.”

11) Who tweeted this? “This is a race to the bottom if we’re choosing between the greater evil and the lesser evil.”

12) Who said this? “The government has no business in the decisions that women make with their families, in accordance with their faith with medical advice.”

13) Who tweeted this? “If you’re tired of this now, imagine what four years of this would be like. America can do better.”

14) Who said this? “We need strong borders.”

15) Who tweeted this? “The deportation of 11 million undocumented immigrants is WRONG. Issue work visas.”

16) Who said this? “I want to make sure the wealthy pay their fair share, which they have not been doing. I want the Buffet Rule to be in effect, where millionaires have to pay 30 percent tax rates instead of 10 percent to nothing in some cases. I want to make sure we rein the excessive use of political power to feather the nest and support the super wealthy.”

17) Who said this? “Middle-income Americans and businesses will experience profound relief, and taxes will be greatly simplified for everyone. I mean everyone. […] Reducing taxes will cause new companies and new jobs to come roaring back into our country.”

18) Who tweeted this? “Money is not speech. Corporations are not people. We the people should make the decisions about our society.”

19) Who tweeted this? “In this election, we’re not deciding what kind of a world we want to live in, but whether we will have a world at all.”

How did you score?

 

The number by the star on the bottom right-hand corner indicates the number you answered correctly.

 

15-20 Correct: You know your candidates! The ballots are calling you.

 

10-15 Correct: There’s room for improvement; spend some time fact checking.

 

5-10 Correct: Your knowledge is below the average Joe.

 

Below 5 Correct: My goodness, you call yourself an American?