1) A new report issued by a bipartisan commission detailed the economic effects of what?
b) Climate change
The report, issued by a bipartisan group of top politicians and economists, claimed, for example, that climate change will destroy $370 million in property in Louisiana and Florida alone.
2) President Obama recently asked Congress for $2 billion to be spent on what?
c) Dealing with the recent wave of immigrants entering the country through Texas
More than 52,000 unaccompanied children, most of whom are from Central America, have been apprehended entering the U.S. illegally since October. Many of these children are currently being held at detention centers in Texas.
https://bigstory.ap.org/article/pelosi-holds-little-hope-immigration-reform
3) President Obama recently asked Congress for $500 million to be spent on what?
d) Aid to rebels fighting against the Syrian government
If approved by Congress, this was be the first time the US has provided direct military training to the rebels since hostilities broke out over two years ago.
https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-obama-syria-20140627-story.html
4) A military helicopter from this country recently fired shots at American citizens. What country?
a) Iraq
The shots were accidentally fired at two American border patrol agents during a Mexican drug interdiction operation.
https://www.kvoa.com/news/mexican-military-chopper-crosses-the-border-shoots-at-agents/
5) What group recently announced that they are going to file a lawsuit against President Obama?
b) House Republicans
House Republicans claim that President Obama has violated his constitutional duty to “faithfully execute the laws.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28029113
6) Long-time Republican Senator Thad Cochran barely survived a primary election challenge from a Tea-Party backed opponent in what state?
b) Mississippi
While Cochran finished second to Tea Party-backed candidate McDaniel in the initial election, he came out on top in a runoff election due in large part to African-American Democrats who crossed party lines to vote for him.
7) Which of the following decisions did the Supreme Court make last week?
e) All of the above
The Supreme Court finishes its term on Friday and will reconvene in October.
8) What country’s legislature recently voted to stop doing business with Verizon?
d) Germany
The German government believes that Verizon helped the American government spy on German citizens by handling over sensitive data and by assisting in the eavesdropping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone.
https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/27/us-germany-security-verizon-idUSKBN0F21E220140627
9) What denomination just excommunicated one of its members for promoting the ordination of female priests?
b) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
The advocate, Kate Kelly, is entitled to apply for readmission in a year if she meets certain criteria.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/23/mormon-church-woman-excommunicated/11280769/
10) Saturday was the 100th anniversary of what?
c) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that started World War I
Some historians see parallels between the state of the world in 1914 and the state of the world in 2014.
https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-world-war-one-20140628-story.html#page=1