North Korea

1. North Korea has the fourth largest military in the world, with an active duty army numbering_______, and a total of _______ active, resource, and paramilitary personnel. a.    525,000; 2.49 million b.    900,000; 5.49 million c.    1.2 million; 9.49 million   2. _____ is North Korea’s official state ideology of national self-reliance. a.    Chondoism b.    Juche c.    Songun   3. North Korea officially describes itself as a ______ nation; however, most countries regard North Korea as a totalitarian dictatorship. a.     Socialist b.    Democratic c.    Communist   4. What is the name of the capital city of North Korea? a.    Seoul b.    Daegu c.    Pyongyang   5. North Korea bases its calendar on Kim Il Sung’s  date of birth, which was April 15, 1912. a.    True b.    False

  Paris Climate Agreement

1. The term “climate change” refers to statistical changes in a climate system over a period of time. a.    True b.    False   2. Lawmakers and others who disagree that human activity is the main cause of global climate change argue: a. Earth’s climate has always warmed and cooled, and the rise in global temperature is within the bounds of natural temperature fluctuations. b. Some scientists disagree that human activity is primarily responsible for global climate change. c. Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide do not necessarily cause global warming. d. All of the above.   3. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, in 2014, the top carbon dioxide emitters were roughly China at __% , the U.S. at __% and the European Union at ___%. a.     25%, 12%, 10 % b.     30%,15%, 10% c.     35%, 25%, 15%   4. The chief goal of the Paris Climate Agreement is to: a. Limit global warming to less than two degrees Celsius. b. Verify that human activity is the cause of climate change. c. Reduce the amount of greenhouse gases, particularly methane.

War in Afghanistan

1. Since 2002, Congress has appropriated more than ____ for Afghanistan’s reconstruction, representing the largest expenditure to rebuild a country in the United States’ history. a.    $30 billion b.    $117 billion c.    $1.4 trillion 2. According to the CIA’s World Factbook, the population of Afghanistan is around ____ as of 2016 and the country is slightly smaller in size than which U.S. state? a.    33 million, Texas b.    24 million, Kansas c.    49 million, Oregon 3. What is the name of the largest city and capital of Afghanistan? a.    Damascus b.    Islamabad c.    Kabul 4. Which ethnic group is the largest in Afghanistan? a.    Uzbek b.    Pashtun c.     Shia d.    Sunni

Surveillance Law

1. Which of the following was not cited among the constitutional rights concerns in the 2014 Report on Section 702 Surveillance by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board? a. Number of U.S. citizens whose communications have been collected by the NSA is unknown and likely vast b. NSA’s practice of sharing any evidence of U.S. citizens’ criminal behaviorwith the FBI c. NSA’s use of “about” collection of U.S. persons’ communications that aren’t to or from a foreign target d. NSA’s querying of the information collected to search the communications of specific U.S. persons 2. Which U.S. service providers participate in the NSA’s PRISM program, which collects users’ emails and other personal data directly from their servers? a. Google and YouTube b. Apple and Microsoft c. Facebook, Yahoo and Skype d. All of the above 3.  Data collected under PRISM is an example of “upstream” collection. a.     True b.     False 4. What is the name of the intelligence-sharing agreement the United States has with other nations, including the United Kingdom and Canada? a.     Boundless Informant b.     Five Eyes c.     Optic Nerve

Dreamer Immigrants

1. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently released data that showed more than ____ Dreamer immigrants have received work permits and deportation relief since the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was created. a. 2 million b. 750,000 c. 450,000 2. To qualify for DACA, applicants must meet all the following criteria except: a. Must have arrived in the U.S. prior to age 16 b. Must be currently enrolled in school, have graduated high school or obtained a GED c. Must qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (food stamps) d. Must not have been convicted of a felony or multiple serious misdemeanors 3. Although DACA offers Dreamers a way to apply for a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and eligibility for a work permit, it does not provide a path to U.S. citizenship. a. True b. False

Civil Asset Forfeiture

1. Which state’s civil forfeiture law requires that people be criminally convicted before their property is seized and that forfeiture proceeds go to a general fund vs. directly to the agency that seized the assets? a. California b. Florida c. New Mexico 2. On March 29, the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General released a report on the DOJ’s cash seizure and forfeiture activities, which concluded: a. During the past 10 years, law enforcement agencies under the DOJ (such as the FBI) have seized more than $28 billion in forfeiture assets. b. Between 2007 and 2016, the DEA seized approximately $3.2 billion in cash forfeitures. c. The vast majority of asset seizures were forfeited without a criminal proceeding. d. The DEA conducts cash seizures that may pose risks to citizens’ civil liberties. e. All of the above. 3. Although asset forfeitures happen often, most people do not try to get their property back because they can’t afford to file a lawsuit against the agency that seized it. a. True b. False

Bill of Rights Matching Game

H___ First Amendment C____Second Amendment G____Third Amendment F____Fourth Amendment B____Fifth Amendment I____Sixth Amendment J ___ Seventh Amendment D___ Eighth Amendment E___ Ninth Amendment A___ Tenth Amendment   A. Powers reserved to the states. B. Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy. C. Right to keep and bear arms. D. Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments. E. Other rights of the people. F. Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. G. No quartering of soldiers. H. Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. I. Right to a speedy and public trial J. Right of trial by jury.