Upfront Magazine Quiz - 2/10/17

A) It has been unable to meet and hear cases

B) It has had only eight justices

C) It has skewed strongly to the conservative side

D) All of the above are true

A) Star Athletica vs. Varsity Brands and Gloucester County School Boards v. G. G.

B) Gloucester County School Boards v. G. G. and Lee v. Tam

C) Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands and Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley

D) Lee v. Tam and Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley

A) copyright law

B) controversial trademarks

C) transgender rights

D) religion and government

A) the church playground is safe enough

B) the church can make its own playground rules

C) the church can be forced to resurface its playground

D) Missouri should have given the church money for its playground

A) to summarize some of the key cases of the Supreme Court decided in the past year

B) to preview some of the key cases the Supreme Court is considering in the current term

C) to explain how the Supreme Court decides which case it will hear

D) None of the above statements are correct

A) could go to either the liberal or conservative side

B) is unexpected or surprising

C) changes the way a federal law is interpreted

D) is made by a newly appointed justice

A) areas where sea levels are rising because of climate change

B) areas of the ocean that are more than 230 miles from shore

C) global marine protected areas

D) the specific routes that cargo ships follow

A) It provides oxygen

B) It releases carbon dioxide

C) It is a source of energy

D) It helps regulate Earth's climate

A) require groups to report on the potential damaging consequences of planned ocean activities

B) allow for the creation of new marine protected areas

C) create new rules for ocean-based industries

D) all of the above

A) saltier

B) rougher

C) more acidic

D) shallower

A) It gave too much authority to the International Maritime Organization

B) It set no rules for the shipping industry

C) It said little about parts of the ocean that do not belong to any one country

D) It favored North America

A) It officially remained independent

B) Its government was based in Paris

C) It was occupied by the German army

D) Its government firmly refused to cooperate with the Nazis

A) a low-level French government official and counterspy

B) a photographer whose photos documented conditions in Paris under the Nazi occupation

C) part of the French resistance movement against the Nazis

D) all of the above are correct

A) the camp was closed by the Nazis

B) Kaminsky made fake American passports for each family member

C) Russia's government protested their detention

D) Argentina's government protested their detention

A) as an attorney

B) as a railway conductor

C) in a clothes-dyeing and dry-cleaning shop

D) in an international spy ring

A) Kaminsky worked as a forger, was arrested, then was detained at a camp before being released

B) Kaminsky worked as a forger, was arrested, then was detained at a camp, where he was killed

C) Kaminsky was arrested, began working as a forger while in a detention camp, then escaped

D) Kaminsky was arrested, was detained at a camp, then began working as a forger after his release

A) a need for self-preservation

B) strong feelings of guilt

C) a belief in human equality

D) his deep-seated political views

A) if colleges have to make up for their past connections to slavery

B) if colleges have to make up for their past connections to World War II

C) if colleges should continue to extend their programs to students overseas

D) if colleges should create more programs to help refugee students adjust to life in America