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Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
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1. How many of the world’s immigrants does the U.S. have?
[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”]According to government data, the U.S. has one-in-five of the world’s immigrants, which is more than any country in the world. It is projected that the U.S. will have 78 million immigrants by 2065.[/toggle]
2. Which candidates have been invited to the CNN Democratic presidential debate on October 13.
[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”]Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, former Virginia Senator Jim Webb, and Vice President Joe Biden. Biden is not yet in the race, but he will have two weeks to decide if he is going to run and the CNN debate may serve as a de facto deadline for him.[/toggle]
3. Who are the current candidates for Speaker of the House?
[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”]House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and Daniel Webster of Florida. Republicans will need to elect the new Speaker of the House by the end of October. It is believed that McCarthy is the frontrunner.[/toggle]
4. What is the House Freedom Caucus?
[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 House Freedom Caucus is the name given to the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives. The group was the primary driver behind Speaker of the House John Boehner’s resignation last week as it wanted to force a government shutdown over Planned Parenthood.[/toggle]
5. Summarize Donald Trump’s recent tax plan.
[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”]According to Trump, individuals making less than $25,000 ($50,000 for married couples) woudl pay no income taxes. The top rate of taxes would also be reduced for the highest earners (those making more than $150,000 ($300,001 for a couple) from 40% to 25%. Trump plans to pay for the deductions by closing loopholes in the tax code that benefit the rich and incentivizing companies to return to the U.S. by making them pay a one-time tax of 10% and prevent them from deferring taxes paid on income earned abroad.[/toggle]
6. Why did Hillary Clinton recently say that Chinese President Xi Jinping was “shameless”?
[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”]Clinton criticized Jinping’s offer of co-hosting a UN summit on women’s rights. Clinton noted that China is currently holding female activists in prison and America’s UN ambassador Samantha Power has drawn attention to this issue in the last month.[/toggle]
7. What position has Pope Francis taken on gay marriage?
[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”]While not taking a definitive stand on changing the Catholic Church’s position on the gay marriage issue, Pope Francis noted that people should have the right to refuse tasks they oppose on moral grounds. The remarks were made when Francis was returning home after a ten-day trip to Cuba and the United States.[/toggle]
8. Why is Australia telling R&B singer Chris Brown that his visa application to perform in their country will likely be denied?
[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”]Australian officials say that since Brown has a criminal conviction for domestic violence against his former girlfriend Rihanna that he will be denied entry. While feminist have championed the decision, some have said it exposes the racist nature of Australia’s immigration policies.[/toggle]
9. The British Labour Party’s finance spokesman John McDonnell recently caused controversy by saying that this is economic thinker was back in fashion.
[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”]Karl Marx. The comments were made to a radio station before McDonnell addressed the Labour Party’s Conference in Brighton, Britain earlier this week.[/toggle]
10. U.S. President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani recently gathered at UN headquarters to hold a meeting on this issue.
[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 Syrian Civil War. Both sides are supporting different sides in the conflict, with the U.S. pushing for the Assad regime to step down, while Iran and Russia are backing it.[/toggle]