Author Question: How many senators represent the District of Columbia in the U.S. Senate? a. none b. one c. two ... (Read 124 times)

xroflmao · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

How many senators represent the District of Columbia in the U.S. Senate?

a. none
b. one
c. two
d. three
e. five

Question 2

The District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) does not lie within a state; therefore, in the U.S. Constitution its citizens did not originally have a vote for president, nor did they have any electoral votes. How was this changed in 1961 to allow residents of the District to cast votes for president?

a. The citizens of the District of Columbia held violent protests and government officials succumbed.
b. The District of Columbia became a state and then assumed the right to extend voting privileges to its citizens.
c. The U.S. Constitution was amended to include the District of Columbia in the Electoral College.
d. The District of Columbias representatives in the U.S. House and Senate introduced legislation to make the change.
e. A federal law was created that extended the right to vote.