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Which U.S. President signed a law banning the United States from participating in the international slave trade?

In the U.S., which of the following family types of differing races has the lowest poverty rate?

What did James Madison, the father of the Constitution and primary author of the Bill of Rights, consider to be the worst form of oppression?

Among full-time, Ph.D.-holding professors at top-ranked liberal arts colleges, what is the ratio of registered Democrats to registered Republicans?

Who controls the Federal Reserve?

If Congress extends the extra $600 per week in unemployment benefits that it previously enacted for six more months, what portion of people who collect those benefits will receive more income by not working than by working?

On average, do whites and minorities with similar credit histories pay different overall mortgage costs?

Do more people in the U.S. die from drug overdoses, motor vehicle accidents, or firearm accidents, homicides, and suicides?

What portion of all federal spending is for social programs, such as healthcare, income security, education, housing, and recreation?

What portion of all U.S. asylum seekers who claim they have a “credible fear of persecution or torture” in their homelands receives a grant of asylum?