Global Issues 2020 Midterm

Two nations that the U.S. wants to prevent from acquiring nuclear weapons are 

Time magazine's latest cover honors who as Person of the Year?

With the new year, what new regulation went into effect regarding the sale of tobacco products?

The governor of ..?.. declared a state of emergency ahead of a planned gun rights rally around the state’s Capitol

Who is the current leader of France?

Critics of peacekeeping efforts of the United Nations in recent years raised doubts about 

American women’s rights organizations have focused on 

President Trump faced criticism when he pulled troops from Syria to allow what country’s military to attack the Kurds?

Lawyers for President Trump said that they would ________ in the House Judiciary Committee’s public impeachment hearings

One concern about stepped-up domestic security is that the government might

Does a President have to leave office of they are impeached?

Attorney General William Barr asked ________ to provide ______ used by the gunman of a mass shooting in Florida

How many votes are needed to remove the president from office?

President Trump pushed out John R. Bolton, his third ____, amid disputes over how to handle major foreign challenges

Human rights groups have criticized the USA Patriot Act of 2001 for 

Who is presiding over the impeachment trial?

The purpose of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is

Scientists claim advances in prevention and treatment for which type of cancer caused the death rate for cancer to fall?

The U.S. government determined that the terrorists who flew airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were

The 1995 bombings of a building in Oklahoma City led to the arrest of 

What is the economic system of trading and common currency in Europe called?

The actress Felicity Huffman became the first parent to be sentenced for her role in the nation’s largest _______

Which government body has the power to impeach the President?

Mark Zuckerberg defended his stance that Facebook will not fact-check political ads based on what reason?

After the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, occupation forces 

The tap water in Flint, Michigan, was unsafe because it contained too much…

Last week saw the assassination of one of Iran's most prominent leaders, Qassem Soleimani. What was his position?

Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib have attracted the attention of human rights groups because prisoners there have been 

A judge ordered President Trump to pay $2 million in damages after he admitted to what?

Which UK couple made headlines last week when they announced they would step down from the royal family?

The Supreme Court on Sept. 11 allowed the Trump administration to bar most Central American migrants from seeking ______

Methods that governments have adopted to fight terrorism include

Who is the current Speaker of the House of Representatives?

The country that has been the world’s largest supplier of illegal narcotics and the home of the Medellin drug cartel is

According to the World Health Organization, which is the greatest challenge of the next decade?

In the late 20^th and 21^st centuries, China’s economic policies stressed

The U.S. declared that its attack on terrorists was 

Why did Pacific Gas & Electric cut off power to hundreds of thousands of Californians in October?

What did the ER study of the increase in head, neck and eye injuries show was the culprit behind most of those injuries?

Which of the following countries has officially started the process of leaving the European Union? (Brexit)

Teachers in Chicago went on strike last fall to call for what changes in the school systems?

The nuclear age began in 1945 when

Which city faced catastrophic flooding last week, after an ironically timed vote against climate change measures?

Who led the Justice Department’s investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 election?

What was the most prominent issue covered in Uber's first safety report?

The mailing of anthrax spores to U.S. media and government offices was an example of 

China’s program of population control has 

After World War II, an arms race developed between the Soviet Union and 

Last week, police used lethal force in response to protests in more than one hundred cities of which country?

The largest ethnic group in the Middle East without a homeland is the

The countries that have given support to Hamas and Hezbollah are

In the 1999 election, Russian voters elected to the office of president

Four presidents have faced an impeachment inquiry; which of the following was NOT one of them?

Which Democratic presidential candidate suffered a heart attack last fall? (They survived.)

The  _____ opened the impeachment trial on Jan.16, swearing in chief justice of the Supreme Court, as presiding officer

Boris Johnson was re-elected as prime minister of what country?

The White House is considering diverting $7.2 billion in Pentagon funding to bolster what controversial project?

A result of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003 was

Iran attacked  _________ early Jan. 8, fulfilling Tehran’s promise to retaliate for the death of a top Iranian commander

What happens after the impeachment of the President?

Democratic candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders argued after Warren claimed Sanders made what comment?

After claiming for days that they weren't responsible, Iran’s military announced that it had accidentally shot down

A goal of militant Islamic fundamentalists has been 

During World War II, the Soviet Union was a military ally of 

 Who is the Trump administration’s Secretary of State?

During the 1990s, the START I and II treaties reduced the Russian and U.S.

On Oct. 27, a commando raid in Syria had targeted and resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder of ____

NATO was organized as a political and military alliance of 

In 2003, North Korea announced its intention to 

Women in Iran recently recovered the right to attend what kind of events?

Trump is the third president in history to have a Senate impeachment trial. The others were Bill Clinton and ..?...

________ launched a ground and air assault on Oct. 9 against a Kurdish-led militia in Syria after Trump allowed it.

Brutal wildfires in ___________ have so far consumed an area larger than Switzerland

A belief in the obligation of nations to guarantee human rights for their citizens began after WWII because

Two top Navy officials threatened to resign if President Trump did what?