SEPTEMBER 11 QUIZ
1) President Obama’s approval ratings reached a new low in a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll. In that poll, what percentage of Americans approved of the job he is doing as president?
a) 15
b) 29
c) 43
d) 49
2) President Obama gave a speech to Congress Thursday night on what issue?
a) Progress made in the war in Afghanistan
b) His new plan for reducing unemployment
c) The possibility of new terror attacks on September 11, 2011
d) New environmental regulations that his administration has put in place
3) The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by Liberty University challenging the constitutionality of last year's health care bill. Why did the Court dismiss the lawsuit?
a) The Court held that the provision of the law which requires people to purchase health insurance (the individual mandate) is a valid exercise of Congress’ power under the Commerce Clause.
b) The Court held that the individual mandate is a valid exercise of Congress’ power under the Tax and Spend Clause.
c) The Court held that the lawsuit was filed too late and should have been filed before President Obama signed it.
d) The Court held that the lawsuit was filed too early and cannot be filed until after the law goes into effect in 2014.
4) What part of the federal government has recently declared itself on the “brink of default?”
a) The Air Force
b) The Post Office
c) The Social Security Administration
d) The Medicare Trust Fund
5) Protesters in Cairo, Egypt attacked the embassy of what country last week?
a) United States
b) Israel
c) France
d) Libya
6) What country expelled its Israeli ambassador last week?
a) Egypt
b) Jordan
c) Russia
d) Turkey
7) Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson traveled overseas last week to try and negotiate the release of American Alan Gross. Gross is currently serving time in a prison in what country?
a) Iran
b) Cuba
c) Libya
d) China
8) Wildfires have killed two and continue to rage in what state?
a) Wyoming
b) Texas
c) Montana
d) California
9) What state recently increased the speed limit on some of its roads to 85?
a) Wyoming
b) Texas
c) Montana
d) California
10) A group of investors from this country offered to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers for $1.2 billion last week. What country?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Mexico
c) Japan
d) China