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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
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