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irenespring · 2 months ago

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The West Wing actually helped me ace an AP Government test. We had a question on the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. The question included that it made candidates do the "I'm [name], and I approve this message" bit in campaign ads. We were asked to name the year it passed.

I remembered that Matt Santos in TWW talked about helping to pass that act. He was a three term Congressman in the House of Representatives. That season of the show was set in 2006. Meaning that the act had to have been passed between 2001 and 2006. Only one date fit that time period---2002. And that's how I got that question right and got an A on the test.

So thank you TWW for helping me get into college. Much appreciated.

#On a more serious note the show also helped me get into politics #And helped me not go totally cynical in the wake of 2016 #And now I'm *this* close to a degree in a related field #and none of that is mentioning how my crush on CJ helped me figure out I'm a lesbian #so there is an earnest way in which this TV show probably changed my life #but the test story is more fun #though I absolute relate to prevs--I drove my family BATSHIT INSANE with “Oh! That reminds of The West Wing...” autism ramblings #My hyperfixation knowledge of The West Wing was also later cited as an example in my autism diagnosis #TWW literally helped me get my diagnosis #Writing these tags and realizing I owe Allison Janney a blood debt #television #2000s television #the west wing #matt santos #ap gov #high school #student life

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