In the News Quiz #5

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What is happening in New Jersey and Virginia?

State legislative elections

What must the consumers abide by?

The terms of agreement

What did the vote include?

10 R's

What other states is this also a particular headache for?

17 states that are likely to gain or lose a district

What vote is necessary to convict on the one impeachment charge?

2/3

What was the vote for the article of impeachment?

232-197

What is the split in the chamber?

50/50 between the two major parties

How did the divided Senate vote on Trump's impeachment?

56 to 44

What was the Senate vote on Blinken?

78-22

What does Trump now face?

A Senate trial after his term ends

What is insurrection defined as?

An act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government

Who did the Senate confirm?

Antony Blinken

What three things must the President seek Senate approval for?

Appointments to the Cabinet Heads of bureaucratic agencies Federal judges

What could the upper chamber vote on?

Barring him from future elective office if he is convicted

Why did the Senate decide to proceed with Trump's impeachment?

Because they rejected his lawyers' argument that it was unconstitutional

What was the December deadline for?

Delivering apportionment data

What happens if consumers don't abide by the terms of agreement?

Face termination of contract

When were Twitter's new rules of social media put in place?

Following the violent US Capitol Insurrection on Jan 6th

Why did Twitter suspend Greene's account?

For repeated violations of new rules of the social media platform

Who did Twitter suspend?

GOP lawmaker

What does the First Amendment apply to?

Government actions not private entities

How can consumers get out of a termination of contract?

If they are a specifically protected class

Why did Trump incite an insurrection?

In an attempt to disrupt the counting of electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election

What did the House impeach him for?

Inciting an insurrection at the Capitol on Jan 6th

What is the impeachment charge passed by the House in January?

Inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol

What does the Senate say about Trump's impeachment?

It is constitutional

What did the slowing of the mapmaking process cause?

It left both parties essentially immobilized at a crucial moment

What did the beleaguered Census Bureau miss?

Its December deadline

What will losing or gaining a district do for these 17 states?

Necessitate a significant reshuffle of their maps

Where is the lag the most disruptive?

New Jersey Virginia

What did the House pass?

One article of impeachment

What freezes the 2022 House races?

Redistricting delays

Whose account did Twitter temporarily suspend on Sunday?

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA 14th)

What did the Senate confirm Blinken as?

Secretary of State

What must the President seek?

Senate approval

What did the pandemic cause for redistricting?

Slowing of the mapmaking process to a crawl

What is the Senate confirmation an example of?

The checks and balances aspect of our system of government

What happens if a person is a protected class?

The federal law may cover their actions

What did Trump become after this impeachment?

The first president in history to be impeached a second time

Who is Blinken?

The nation's top foreign policy diplomat

What caused the Census Bureau to miss this deadline?

The pandemic

How many times has Trump been impeached?

Twice


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