Questions

1. The U.S. Supreme Court resumed arguments for the 2026–2027 term this week. Which state is involved in the Supreme Court case "Republican National Committee vs. Mi Familia Vota"?
a) Arizona
b) Texas
c) Florida
d) California

2. The two questions the justices will decide in "Republican National Committee vs. Mi Familia Vota" are: (CHOOSE TWO)
a) Does the National Voter Registration Act prohibit the state from requiring applicants for voter registration to show proof-of-citizenship?
b) Does the National Voter Registration Act prohibit the state from canceling the registrations of voters who are not U.S. citizens within 90 days of a federal election?
c) Is the National Voter Registration Act unconstitutional?
d) Does the National Voter Registration Act prohibit states from requiring citizens from having to show identification when voting?

3. How do the views of the advocacy group Mi Familia Vota compare to the opinions of the majority of Hispanic Americans on voter ID?
a) Both Mi Familia Vota and the majority of Hispanic Americans agree that voter ID should be banned.
b) Mi Familia Vota opposes voter ID requirements, while polling shows that a large majority of Hispanic Americans support requiring photo ID to vote.
c) Naturalized Hispanic immigrants oppose voter ID because they have never had to show identification anywhere.
d) Mi Familia Vota opposes identification and proof-of-citizenship requirements because these laws would prevent voter fraud.

4. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a foreign policy speech this week in front of the Parthenon in Greece. According to Secretary Rubio, the ancient Greek idea of thumos (passion, strength, courage, and pride) is considered necessary for a civilization to survive and succeed. Rubio made all but which one of the following points about how our attitudes changed with our loss of thumos?
a) "We in the West came to feel ashamed of the very things that made us exceptional"
b) "We felt embarrassed that our achievements set us apart from the rest of the world"
c) "Our prosperity somehow became a source of guilt"
d) "We felt proud of our country and Western values"

5. Secretary Rubio also said that "the word “nationalism” became a dirty word" and with that loss: CHOOSE THREE
a) we outsourced our industry
b) we allowed our militaries to wither and to decay
c) we sealed our borders
d) we tore down our monuments and condemned our own history

6. Secretary Rubio said under President Trump, the U.S. chose "the unapologetic pursuit of national power" by doing all but which one?
a) fighting for dominance of the technologies and industries of the future
b) rebuilding our defense
c) ceding our authority as the world's superpower to the world body at the United Nations
d) taking back control of our critical supply chains and reindustrializing our economy

7. Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October. It commemorates the landing of Columbus in the “New World”on October 12, 1492. In his Book of Prophesies, Christopher Columbus credits _________________ for enabling him to make his historic trip.
a) his father
b) his skill as a sailor and a navigator
c) God
d) King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

8. Columbus wrote a letter in 1493 to King Ferdinand’s treasurer reporting on his voyage. In it, he describes the natives they encounter as:
a) savages
b) trustworthy and generous
c) knowledgeable
d) unteachable

9. Traditionally observed on the second Monday in October, Columbus Day was proclaimed a national holiday in the United States by:
a) President Jimmy Carter in 1977
b) President Harry S. Truman in 1947
c) President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937
d) President Bill Clinton in 1997

10. Christopher Columbus studied academic subjects including all but:
a) seafaring
b) mapmaking
c) geometry
d) gender studies