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Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
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1. Why is the U.S. government refusing to provide the Nigerian government “lethal” weapons to fight Boko Haram?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]The U.S. has ruled out arming the Nigerian military because of its poor human rights record. U.S. law prohibits sending lethal weapons to countries whose militaries have been accussed of “gross” human rights violations. Nigeria has criticized the U.S. government’s decision, saying that reports of human rights abuses by its military are exaggerated.[/toggle]
2. This African nation is looking into passing a sweeping measure to criminalize homosexuality despite a similar law being overtured by its constitutional court in August.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Uganda. Uganda’s Constitutional Court voided an anti-gay law in August, but the country’s government is looking into a new bill that would imprison people for seven years if they were found guilty of “promoting homosexuality.” Uganda’s hostile attitude toward homosexuality has led to a withdrawal of American aid.[/toggle]
3. Why has the UN expressed concern over a Colombian tribal court convicting seven members of the FARC for killing two Nasa tribe leaders.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]The UN argues that the trial did not accord the accused individuals due process or the right of appeal and that they should have been tried in an independent court. Nasa tribesmen argue that the rebels were indigenous and Colombian law allows them jurisdiction within their territories.[/toggle]
4. Myanmar’s leaders argue that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi cannot become the country’s president for this reason.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Myanmar’s current constitution prohibits anyone who has a foreign spouse or children from becoming president or vice president. Suu Kyi’s late husband was British and her two sons are British citizens.[/toggle]
5. Last week, voters in these two states approved the legalization of marijuana.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Alaska and Oregon. Voters in Washington D.C. also voted in favor of legalization. Alaska and Oregon’s measures legalize recreational use of marijuana and thereby allow pot retailers to open for business in their states. Washington D.C.’s measure allows for marijuana possession, but does not allow for retail sales.[/toggle]
6. This U.S. news network recently announced that it would cease broadcasting in Russia.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]CNN. Citing the Russian government’s hostility to foreign media and a recent media law that limits foreign media ownership of the Russian market to 20%, CNN announced that it would soon cease its broadcasting efforts there.[/toggle]
7. How did the European Court of Justice recently rule on a German “benefit tourism” case?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]The Court held that German efforts to restrict the ability of unemployed migrant workers to some welfare programs was constitutional. British Prime Minister David Cameron hailed the ruling as “simple common sense.” However, the ruling does not speak to efforts to completely prohibit migrants from getting access to welfare benefits in host nations.[/toggle]
8. The Obama administration has a goal that this many Americans will enroll for health insurance onj federal and state exchanges.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]9 to 9.9 million. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that 13 million Americans would sign up for health insurance to comply with the mandates of the Affordable Care Act, but administration officials downgraded the number due to the difficulty of convincing uninsured Americans to enroll and the cost of some of the plans.[/toggle]
9. At the time of this quiz, Republicans have captured seven new Senate seats. Name the states that voted a Republican into the Senate to replace an incumbent or outgoing Democrat.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota, and West Virginia.[/toggle]
10. In which three states will Republicans replace Democratic governors following the results of the 2014 midterms?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Illinois, Massachusetts, and Maryland. These three states, all of which voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012, will revert to Republican control in January 2015.[/toggle]