NEWS QUIZ 

updated 02/03/2010

NEWS QUIZ 

1. The Supreme Court recently _________ restrictions on the ability of corporations and trade unions to buy political campaign ads.

a) abolished     b) enacted       c) strengthened     



2. Critics of the ruling said it would:

a) give big corporations the power to buy elections

b) give special interest lobbying groups greater influence over candidates

c) limit freedom of speech as guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution

d) both A and B

 

3. Top Pentagon officials said this week they wanted to_______ the so-called "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays in the military:

a) end         b) continue        c) strengthen
 

4. A group of missionaries from the U.S. were being detained in Haiti this week on allegations they:

a) stole money meant for the earthquake relief effort

b) were plotting an attack on Haiti's president

c) tried to leave the country with a group of Haitian children without permission

5. Former Senator John Edwards last month admitted he had:

a) cheated on his wife

b) fathered a child with his mistress

c) used drugs