Quiz: How Well Do You Remember 2023?

From Supreme Court decisions to voting rights legislation, 2023 was a busy year for our democracy. But how closely were you paying attention? 

See how you do on our quiz! 

1. Which state settled a lawsuit around voter intimidation at drop boxes?

a. North Dakota

b. Arizona

c. Georgia

D. Florida
 

2. Which legislation did Congress reintroduce? 

a. John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act; 

b. The DISCLOSE Act; 

c. The Electoral Count Reform Act; 

d. Bicameral legislation supporting the Equal Rights Amendment; 

e. The Freedom to Vote Act; 

f. All of the above; 

g. A, B, D, and E.

Which of the following was NOT a Supreme Court ruling in 2023? 

a. The First Amendment prevents Colorado from “forcing” a website designer not to discriminate against same-sex couples; 

b. State legislatures do not have exclusive and independent authority over federal elections; 

c. Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s consideration of race in admissions policies violate the 14th Amendment; 

d. South Carolina’s first congressional district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander; 

e. The Alabama legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by denying Black voters an opportunity to elect a candidate of choice in a second congressional district in the state. 

We bid farewell and reflected on the legacies of the following iconic women in democracy: 

a. Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter; 

b. Madeline Albright; 

c. Senator Dianne Feinstein; 

d. Sandra Day O’Connor; 

e. All of the above; 

f. A, C, and D. 

5. Voting rights advocates in this state prevailed against attempts to purge voters from the rolls unjustly: 

a. Illinois; 

b. Pennsylvania; 

c. Louisiana; 

d. Montana. 

6. In the year after SCOTUS’s ruling ending the federal constitutional right to abortion, how many states have banned abortions completely as of November 2023? 

a. 5; 

b. 3; 

c. 14; 

d. 10. 

7. How many years of existence did the Equal Rights Amendment celebrate in 2023? 

a. 100; 

b. 50; 

c. 200; 

d. 150. 
 

8. VOTE411.org launched the following new election tool: 

a. A way to check your voter registration; 

b. Easy, online voter registration; 

c. Updated voter guides with candidate and ballot information; 

d. A first-time voter checklist. 

Find Your Voting Info at VOTE411

9. Leagues in these states filed lawsuits in 2023 challenging laws that criminalize voter assistance, including assisting voters with disabilities: 

a. Mississippi 

b. Ohio 

c. Kansas 

d. A and B 

e. All of the above 
 

10. Leagues reached how many people with voting information using the digital organizing tool League In Action? 

a. 10,000 

b. 1 million 

c. 500,000 

d. 50,000 

Answers: 1 - B, 2 - G, 3 - D, 4 - F, 5 - B, 6 -C, 7 - A, 8 - C, 9 - D, 10 - B.