Eric Adams Wins NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary

Eric Adams Wins NYC Democratic Mayoral Primary

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Social Studies

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Eric Adams, a former NYC Police captain, won the Democratic mayoral primary, becoming the leading candidate in a race that used ranked choice voting. If elected, he would be the second black mayor in NYC's history.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was declared the winner of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary?

Kathryn Garcia

Bill de Blasio

Eric Adams

Andrew Yang

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Eric Adams' profession before entering politics?

Police Captain

Teacher

Firefighter

Doctor

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What voting method was used in the New York City mayoral primary?

Ranked choice voting

Proportional representation

Single transferable vote

First-past-the-post

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What challenge did the ranked choice voting system present in the primary?

It was too expensive

It led to a messy process

It was confusing for voters

It was not secure

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If elected, what milestone would Eric Adams achieve as mayor of New York City?

First Hispanic mayor

First female mayor

First Asian mayor

Second black mayor