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Quiz about Mike Gravel 2008s most suppressed candidate

Mike Gravel: 2008's most suppressed candidate Quiz

Mike Gravel was one of the people to announce his candidacy for the presidency in the 2008 election but he has gotten the least attention from the media. Here are some questions to see how much you know about Mike Gravel and his career.

A multiple-choice quiz by mulligas. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
mulligas

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
282,748

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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215

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Question 1 of 10

1. Mike Gravel has lived in what state for most of his life? Hint

Hawaii

Vermont

South Dakota

Alaska

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Question 2 of 10

2. In what year was Mike Gravel first elected as a U.S. Senator? Hint

1960

1980

1972

1968

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the title of the book Mike Gravel wrote while he was in the Senate? Hint

Profiles in Courage

The Upper Chamber

Master of the Senate

Citizen Power

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Question 4 of 10

4. What secret document did Gravel help get published? Hint

The Kefauver Report

The Warren Report

The Pentagon Papers

The Starr Report

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was Gravel's major domestic policy achievement in the Senate? Hint

Raising the Minimum Wage

The Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Raising Social Security Benefits

Passing the Equal Rights Amendment

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many terms did Gravel serve in the Senate? Hint

Four

One

Two

Three

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Question 7 of 10

7. Did Gravel try to get the 1972 Democratic nomination for Vice-President?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. Was Mike Gravel the first person to announce his candidacy for a major parties nomination for president in the year 2008?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is Gravel's most unique position out of all the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates? Hint

Social Security Reform

The National Initiative

Education Reform

Ending the War in Iraq

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these issues is not important to the Gravel Campaign? Hint

Social Security Privatization

A Carbon Tax

Withdrawing troops from Iraq

A Progressive National Sales Tax

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mike Gravel has lived in what state for most of his life?

Answer: Alaska

Mike Gravel was originally from Springfield, Massachusetts. His parents were French-Canadian immigrants and he served in the army in West Germany after graduating from Columbia. He moved to Alaska in the 1950's to work in real estate.

2. In what year was Mike Gravel first elected as a U.S. Senator?

Answer: 1968

Mike Gravel got to be the Democratic Senator from Alaska by beating Ernest Gruening in the Democratic Primary. Gruening was one of the two Senators who voted against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution which started the major U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

3. What is the title of the book Mike Gravel wrote while he was in the Senate?

Answer: Citizen Power

He wrote an updated version of this book for his 2008 Presidential run. The new version contains two new chapters on the National Initiative and the War on Drugs.

4. What secret document did Gravel help get published?

Answer: The Pentagon Papers

Daniel Ellsberg had offered to have George McGovern, William Fullbright, Charles Matthias, and Pete McCloskey have the report written in the Congressional Record where they would be protected by the Constitutions Congressional Debate clause from prosecution but they all refused Ellsbergs offer. Ellsberg then gave the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times who did publish them.

5. What was Gravel's major domestic policy achievement in the Senate?

Answer: The Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline

Gravel also supported including the U.S. in the Convention on the Law of the Sea. Gravel supported Communist China being admitted to the United Nations and China being diplomatically recognized by the United States.

6. How many terms did Gravel serve in the Senate?

Answer: Two

In the 1980 election, Gravel was defeated in the Democratic Primary by Clark Gruening, the grandson of Ernest Gruening, the man Gravel had defeated in the 1968 Democratic primary. Gruening was defeated in the general election by Republican Frank Murkowski.

7. Did Gravel try to get the 1972 Democratic nomination for Vice-President?

Answer: Yes

Gravel came in third in the ballots for the Vice Presidential nomination. Thomas Eagleston was George McGoverns first running mate but Eagleston was replaced by Sargent Shriver after it was discovered that Eagleston had received mental health treatments.

8. Was Mike Gravel the first person to announce his candidacy for a major parties nomination for president in the year 2008?

Answer: Yes

Gravel announced his candidacy on April 17, 2006, to the National Press Club becoming the first candidate for the Democratic Nomination. Despite Gravels early entry into the race, Gravel was excluded from many of the Democratic Presidential Debates.

9. What is Gravel's most unique position out of all the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates?

Answer: The National Initiative

The National Initiative is a proposed constitutional amendment voters to propose ballot initiatives at the Federal Level. Gravel founded the Democracy Foundation which promotes direct democracy.

10. Which of these issues is not important to the Gravel Campaign?

Answer: Social Security Privatization

Under Gravel's plan families under the poverty line would receive a prebate to compensate them for necessities such as food. Gravel calculates that an average family of three living under the poverty line would receive an additional $3,000 a year.

Source: Author mulligas

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