praj-17/QA-MCQ-Open-ended huggingface dataset:
Title: Florida
Context: The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Florida was 20,271,272 on July 1, 2015, a 7.82% increase since the 2010 United States Census. The population of Florida in the 2010 census was 18,801,310. Florida was the seventh fastest-growing state in the U.S. in the 12-month period ending July 1, 2012. In 2010, the center of population of Florida was located between Fort Meade and Frostproof. The center of population has moved less than 5 miles (8 km) to the east and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north between 1980 and 2010 and has been located in Polk County since the 1960 census. The population exceeded 19.7 million by December 2014, surpassing the population of the state of New York for the first time.

question: What is the population of Florida  

answer: The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Florida was 20,271,272 on July 1, 2015

question: Where did florida rank in population growth  

answer: Florida was the seventh fastest-growing state

question: What is the center of the Florida population 

answer: Polk County since the 1960 census

question: What state did Florida pass in population recently  

answer: surpassing the population of the state of New York
Title: Florida
Context: Florida is among the three states with the most severe felony disenfranchisement laws. Florida requires felons to have completed sentencing, parole and/or probation, and then seven years later, to apply individually for restoration of voting privileges. As in other aspects of the criminal justice system, this law has disproportionate effects for minorities. As a result, according to Brent Staples, based on data from The Sentencing Project, the effect of Florida's law is such that in 2014 "[m]ore than one in ten Floridians – and nearly one in four African-American Floridians – are shut out of the polls because of felony convictions."

question: How severe are Florida disenfranchisement laws  

answer: Florida is among the three states with the most severe felony disenfranchisement laws.

question: What doe s the law require for criminals  

answer: felons to have completed sentencing, parole and/or probation, and then seven years later, to apply individually for restoration of voting privileges

question: Who does this law effect most  

answer: this law has disproportionate effects for minorities

question: How does it effect elections  

answer: one in ten Floridians – and nearly one in four African-American Floridians – are shut out of the polls because of felony convictions
Title: Florida
Context: In 2010, 6.9% of the population (1,269,765) considered themselves to be of only American ancestry (regardless of race or ethnicity). Many of these were of English or Scotch-Irish descent; however, their families have lived in the state for so long, that they choose to identify as having "American" ancestry or do not know their ancestry. In the 1980 United States census the largest ancestry group reported in Florida was English with 2,232,514 Floridians claiming that they were of English or mostly English American ancestry. Some of their ancestry went back to the original thirteen colonies.

question: What percentage of the population considers themselves American  

answer: 6.9% of the population (1,269,765) considered themselves to be of only American ancestry

question: In the 1980 census the largest ancestry group in Florida was  

answer: largest ancestry group reported in Florida was English with 2,232,514 Floridians claiming that they were of English or mostly English American ancestry

question: How far back did some of the Ancestry go  

answer: back to the original thirteen colonies.
Title: Florida
Context: As of 2010, those of (non-Hispanic white) European ancestry accounted for 57.9% of Florida's population. Out of the 57.9%, the largest groups were 12.0% German (2,212,391), 10.7% Irish (1,979,058), 8.8% English (1,629,832), 6.6% Italian (1,215,242), 2.8% Polish (511,229), and 2.7% French (504,641). White Americans of all European backgrounds are present in all areas of the state. In 1970, non-Hispanic whites were nearly 80% of Florida's population. Those of English and Irish ancestry are present in large numbers in all the urban/suburban areas across the state. Some native white Floridians, especially those who have descended from long-time Florida families, may refer to themselves as "Florida crackers"; others see the term as a derogatory one. Like whites in most of the other Southern states, they descend mainly from English and Scots-Irish settlers, as well as some other British American settlers.

question: As of 2010 what percentage of Florida was white / non Hispanic  

answer: those of (non-Hispanic white) European ancestry accounted for 57.9% of Florida's population

question: What percentage of florida was white Non Hispanic in 1970  

answer: In 1970, non-Hispanic whites were nearly 80% of Florida's population

question: What do many white long term floridian families identify with  

answer: long-time Florida families, may refer to themselves as "Florida crackers

question: Most  white  Florida Immigrants descend from  

answer: mainly from English and Scots-Irish settlers, as well as some other British American settlers
Title: Florida
Context: As of 2010, those of Hispanic or Latino ancestry ancestry accounted for 22.5% (4,223,806) of Florida's population. Out of the 22.5%, the largest groups were 6.5% (1,213,438) Cuban, 4.5% (847,550) Puerto Rican, 3.3% (629,718) Mexican, and 1.6% (300,414) Colombian. Florida's Hispanic population includes large communities of Cuban Americans in Miami and Tampa, Puerto Ricans in Orlando and Tampa, and Mexican/Central American migrant workers. The Hispanic community continues to grow more affluent and mobile. As of 2011, 57.0% of Florida's children under the age of 1 belonged to minority groups. Florida has a large and diverse Hispanic population, with Cubans and Puerto Ricans being the largest groups in the state. Nearly 80% of Cuban Americans live in Florida, especially South Florida where there is a long-standing and affluent Cuban community. Florida has the second largest Puerto Rican population after New York, as well as the fastest-growing in the nation. Puerto Ricans are more widespread throughout the state, though the heaviest concentrations are in the Orlando area of Central Florida.

question: What percentage of the Florida population in 2010 was Hispanic  

answer: Hispanic or Latino ancestry ancestry accounted for 22.5% (4,223,806) of Florida's population

question: What Origin makes up most of the Hispanics in Florida  

answer: Out of the 22.5%, the largest groups were 6.5% (1,213,438) Cuban

question: What percentage of Cuban Americans live in Florida  

answer: Nearly 80% of Cuban Americans live in Florida, especially South Florida

question: What is percentage of Puerto Ricans in Florida  

answer: the second largest Puerto Rican population after New York, as well as the fastest-growing in the nation
Title: Florida
Context: As of 2010, those of African ancestry accounted for 16.0% of Florida's population, which includes African Americans. Out of the 16.0%, 4.0% (741,879) were West Indian or Afro-Caribbean American. During the early 1900s, black people made up nearly half of the state's population. In response to segregation, disfranchisement and agricultural depression, many African Americans migrated from Florida to northern cities in the Great Migration, in waves from 1910 to 1940, and again starting in the later 1940s. They moved for jobs, better education for their children and the chance to vote and participate in society. By 1960 the proportion of African Americans in the state had declined to 18%. Conversely large numbers of northern whites moved to the state.[citation needed] Today, large concentrations of black residents can be found in northern and central Florida. Aside from blacks descended from African slaves brought to the US south, there are also large numbers of blacks of West Indian, recent African, and Afro-Latino immigrant origins, especially in the Miami/South Florida area. In 2010, Florida had the highest percentage of West Indians in the United States, with 2.0% (378,926) from Haitian ancestry, and 1.3% (236,950) Jamaican. All other (non-Hispanic) Caribbean nations were well below 0.1% of Florida residents.

question: What percentage of Florida was African american in 2010  

answer: As of 2010, those of African ancestry accounted for 16.0% of Florida's population

question: what percentage of florida was black in the early 1900's  

answer: During the early 1900s, black people made up nearly half of the state's population

question: What did many black migrate from florida  

answer: response to segregation, disfranchisement and agricultural depression, many African Americans migrated from Florida to northern cities

question: Where does the African population in florida have ancestry roots  

answer: African slaves brought to the US south, there are also large numbers of blacks of West Indian, recent African, and Afro-Latino immigrant origins
Title: Florida
Context: From 1952 to 1964, most voters were registered Democrats, but the state voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election except for 1964. The following year, Congress passed and President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, providing for oversight of state practices and enforcement of constitutional voting rights for African Americans and other minorities in order to prevent the discrimination and disenfranchisement that had excluded most of them for decades from the political process.

question: Voter demographics of florida in the 1950's  

answer: 1952 to 1964, most voters were registered Democrats, but the state voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election except for 1964

question: what did the voting rights act provide for  

answer: Voting Rights Act of 1965, providing for oversight of state practices and enforcement of constitutional voting rights for African Americans and other minorities

question: what president signed the voting right act  

answer: President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Title: Florida
Context: From the 1930s through much of the 1960s, Florida was essentially a one-party state dominated by white conservative Democrats, who together with other Democrats of the Solid South, exercised considerable control in Congress. They gained federal money from national programs; like other southern states, Florida residents have received more federal monies than they pay in taxes: the state is a net beneficiary. Since the 1970s, the conservative white majority of voters in the state has largely shifted from the Democratic to the Republican Party. It has continued to support Republican presidential candidates through the 20th century, except in 1976 and 1996, when the Democratic nominee was from the South. They have had "the luxury of voting for presidential candidates who pledge to cut taxes and halt the expansion of government while knowing that their congressional delegations will continue to protect federal spending."

question: What party dominated florida politics from 1930 to 1960  

answer: 1930s through much of the 1960s, Florida was essentially a one-party state dominated by white conservative Democrats

question: Does Florida benefit from taxes 

answer: Florida residents have received more federal monies than they pay in taxes: the state is a net beneficiary

question: What party political party dominates Florida now  

answer: Since the 1970s, the conservative white majority of voters in the state has largely shifted from the Democratic to the Republican Party

question: How does Florida vote in presidential elections  

answer: continued to support Republican presidential candidates through the 20th century, except in 1976 and 1996, when the Democratic nominee was from the South

question: What do these candidates that Florida supports pledge   

answer: the luxury of voting for presidential candidates who pledge to cut taxes and halt the expansion of government
Title: Florida
Context: The first post-Reconstruction era Republican elected to Congress from Florida was William C. Cramer in 1954 from Pinellas County on the Gulf Coast, where demographic changes were underway. In this period, African Americans were still disenfranchised by the state's constitution and discriminatory practices; in the 19th century they had made up most of the Republican Party. Cramer built a different Republican Party in Florida, attracting local white conservatives and transplants from northern and midwestern states. In 1966 Claude R. Kirk, Jr. was elected as the first post-Reconstruction Republican governor, in an upset election. In 1968 Edward J. Gurney, also a white conservative, was elected as the state's first post-reconstruction Republican US Senator. In 1970 Democrats took the governorship and the open US Senate seat, and maintained dominance for years.

question: The first post- reconstruction era republican elected to florida  

answer: William C. Cramer in 1954 from Pinellas County

question: What is Cramer credited for  

answer: Cramer built a different Republican Party in Florida, attracting local white conservatives and transplants from northern and midwestern states

question: Who was Claude R Kirk  

answer: 966 Claude R. Kirk, Jr. was elected as the first post-Reconstruction Republican governor, in an upset election

question: Who was Edward j Gurney  

answer: 968 Edward J. Gurney, also a white conservative, was elected as the state's first post-reconstruction Republican US Senator

question: What did the Democrat party do in the 1970 

answer: 1970 Democrats took the governorship and the open US Senate seat, and maintained dominance for years
Title: Florida
Context: In 1998, Democratic voters dominated areas of the state with a high percentage of racial minorities and transplanted white liberals from the northeastern United States, known colloquially as "snowbirds". South Florida and the Miami metropolitan area are dominated by both racial minorities and white liberals. Because of this, the area has consistently voted as one of the most Democratic areas of the state. The Daytona Beach area is similar demographically and the city of Orlando has a large Hispanic population, which has often favored Democrats. Republicans, made up mostly of white conservatives, have dominated throughout much of the rest of Florida, particularly in the more rural and suburban areas. This is characteristic of its voter base throughout the Deep South.

question: What did democrat voters do in 1998  

answer: In 1998, Democratic voters dominated areas of the state with a high percentage of racial minorities and transplanted white liberals

question: What are snowbirds  

answer: white liberals from the northeastern United States, known colloquially as "snowbirds

question: What party dominates South Florida and Miami  

answer: racial minorities and white liberals. Because of this, the area has consistently voted as one of the most Democratic areas of the state

question: which party dominates most of the rest of florida  

answer: Republicans, made up mostly of white conservatives, have dominated throughout much of the rest of Florida
Title: Florida
Context: The fast-growing I-4 corridor area, which runs through Central Florida and connects the cities of Daytona Beach, Orlando, and Tampa/St. Petersburg, has had a fairly even breakdown of Republican and Democratic voters. The area is often seen as a merging point of the conservative northern portion of the state and the liberal southern portion, making it the biggest swing area in the state. Since the late 20th century, the voting results in this area, containing 40% of Florida voters, has often determined who will win the state of Florida in presidential elections.

question: What is the make up politically of florida's fastest growing area  

answer: Daytona Beach, Orlando, and Tampa/St. Petersburg, has had a fairly even breakdown of Republican and Democratic voters

question: The area is viewed as what politically 

answer: The area is often seen as a merging point of the conservative northern portion of the state and the liberal southern portion

question: The vote in this area since the late 20th century decides what  

answer: the voting results in this area, containing 40% of Florida voters, has often determined who will win the state of Florida in presidential elections
Title: Florida
Context: Reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census gave the state two more seats in the House of Representatives. The legislature's redistricting, announced in 2012, was quickly challenged in court, on the grounds that it had unfairly benefited Republican interests. In 2015, the Florida Supreme Court ruled on appeal that the congressional districts had to be redrawn because of the legislature's violation of the Fair District Amendments to the state constitution passed in 2010; it accepted a new map in early December 2015.

question: What has reappointment done to florida  

answer: Reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census gave the state two more seats in the House of Representatives

question: What was challenged in 2012  

answer: The legislature's redistricting, announced in 2012, was quickly challenged in court, on the grounds that it had unfairly benefited Republican interests

question: How did the Florida supreme court rule on the challenge  

answer: Florida Supreme Court ruled on appeal that the congressional districts had to be redrawn because of the legislature's violation of the Fair District Amendments

question: What hapend to the Florida congressional map in 2015  

answer: it accepted a new map in early December 2015.
Title: Florida
Context: In the closely contested 2000 election, the state played a pivotal role. Out of more than 5.8 million votes for the two main contenders Bush and Al Gore, around 500 votes separated the two candidates for the all-decisive Florida electoral votes that landed Bush the election win. Florida's felony disenfranchisement law is more severe than most European nations or other American states. A 2002 study in the American Sociological Review concluded that "if the state’s 827,000 disenfranchised felons had voted at the same rate as other Floridians, Democratic candidate Al Gore would have won Florida—and the presidency—by more than 80,000 votes."

question: What hapend in the 2000 election  

answer: Out of more than 5.8 million votes for the two main contenders Bush and Al Gore, around 500 votes separated the two candidates

question: How severe is Florida's Disenfranchisement law  

answer: Florida's felony disenfranchisement law is more severe than most European nations or other American states

question: What did this mean in the 2000 election  

answer: if the state’s 827,000 disenfranchised felons had voted at the same rate as other Floridians, Democratic candidate Al Gore would have won Florida
Title: Florida
Context: The court ruled in 2014, after lengthy testimony, that at least two districts had to be redrawn because of gerrymandering. After this was appealed, in July 2015 the Florida Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers had followed an illegal and unconstitutional process overly influenced by party operatives, and ruled that at least eight districts had to be redrawn. On December 2, 2015, a 5-2 majority of the Court accepted a new map of congressional districts, some of which was drawn by challengers. Their ruling affirmed the map previously approved by Leon County Judge Terry Lewis, who had overseen the original trial. It particularly makes changes in South Florida. There are likely to be additional challenges to the map and districts.

question: Why did the 2 districts have to be redrawn in 2014  

answer: that at least two districts had to be redrawn because of gerrymandering

question: How many were ruled to be redrawn in 2015  

answer: lawmakers had followed an illegal and unconstitutional process overly influenced by party operatives, and ruled that at least eight districts had to be redrawn

question: What was the court vote on the new congressional map in 2015 

answer: a 5-2 majority of the Court accepted a new map of congressional districts

question: Are there any more changes coming to the map  

answer: There are likely to be additional challenges to the map and districts.
Title: Florida
Context: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Florida in 2010 was $748 billion. Its GDP is the fourth largest economy in the United States. In 2010, it became the fourth largest exporter of trade goods. The major contributors to the state's gross output in 2007 were general services, financial services, trade, transportation and public utilities, manufacturing and construction respectively. In 2010–11, the state budget was $70.5 billion, having reached a high of $73.8 billion in 2006–07. Chief Executive Magazine name Florida the third "Best State for Business" in 2011.

question: What was Florida's GDP in 2010 

answer: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Florida in 2010 was $748 billion

question: Where does Florida's GDP rank  

answer: Its GDP is the fourth largest economy in the United States

question: What are some major contributors to states output  

answer: were general services, financial services, trade, transportation and public utilities, manufacturing and construction respectively

question: What was Florida named in 2011 

answer: Chief Executive Magazine name Florida the third "Best State for Business" in 2011
Title: Florida
Context: At the end of the third quarter in 2008, Florida had the highest mortgage delinquency rate in the country, with 7.8% of mortgages delinquent at least 60 days. A 2009 list of national housing markets that were hard hit in the real estate crash included a disproportionate number in Florida. The early 21st-century building boom left Florida with 300,000 vacant homes in 2009, according to state figures. In 2009, the US Census Bureau estimated that Floridians spent an average 49.1% of personal income on housing-related costs, the third highest percentage in the country.

question: What was the mortgage delinquency rate in 2008  

answer: Florida had the highest mortgage delinquency rate in the country, with 7.8% of mortgages delinquent at least 60 days

question: How many vacant homes in Florida in 2009  

answer: 300,000 vacant homes in 2009

question: What percentage of  personal income was spent of Housing in florida   

answer: Floridians spent an average 49.1% of personal income on housing-related costs

question: Where did housing spending ranking nationally  

answer: the third highest percentage in the country
Title: Florida
Context: After the watershed events of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the state of Florida began investing in economic development through the Office of Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development. Governor Jeb Bush realized that watershed events such as Andrew negatively impacted Florida's backbone industry of tourism severely. The office was directed to target Medical/Bio-Sciences among others. Three years later, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced it had chosen Florida for its newest expansion. In 2003, TSRI announced plans to establish a major science center in Palm Beach, a 364,000 square feet (33,800 m2) facility on 100 acres (40 ha), which TSRI planned to occupy in 2006.

question: What did Hurricane Andrew cause Florida to do  

answer: the state of Florida began investing in economic development through the Office of Trade

question: What did Govenor Bush Realize 

answer: that watershed events such as Andrew negatively impacted Florida's backbone industry of tourism severely

question: What industry was targeted  

answer: Medical/Bio-Sciences

question: Who chose to expand their corporation in Florida  

answer: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced it had chosen Florida for its newest expansion