Questions
DIRECTIONS: For the bolded part of each statement, circle the correct answer.
1. SpaceX announced recently it has been granted approval to build two new launch pads at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 37 in Florida / Texas.
2. The new launch pads are to be built for launches from heavier rockets like SpaceX’s megarocket, Millennium Falcon / Starship.
3. The Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to President Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order ending automatic citizenship for children of illegal aliens – and non-citizens here on temporary visas. This type of citizenship is known as naturalized citizenship / birthright citizenship.
4. Thirty out of the world’s 194 countries automatically grant citizenship to children born to illegal immigrant parents. All European countries have / no European country has birthright citizenship.
5. An Australian law took effect this week that blocks young peoples’ access to 10 internationally popular social media sites including Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn / Snapchat.
6. In the world’s first such ban, Australian young people under the age of 6 / 16 were banned from their social media accounts when the law took effect this week.
7. Under a rule proposed by CBP, citizens of 42 Visa Waiver Program countries, including the UK, France, Germany and South Korea would be required to show 5 months / 5 years of social media history before traveling to the U.S.
8. CBP is following a 2025 executive order aimed at protecting our allies / the U.S. from foreign terrorists and other national security public safety threats. The social media disclosure requirement aims to identify national security and public safety threats before travelers ever board a U.S.-bound flight.
9. The U.S. this week seized the oil tanker Skipper because it has shown a “clear pattern” of AIS spoofing to hide where it actually was to enable it to sell sanctioned oil from Russia / Venezuela to other countries.
10. The AIS, or automatic identification system, provides real-time information about a ship’s location and includes the vessel’s name, course, speed, classification, call sign and registration number. Under a UN / UK treaty, all ships above a certain tonnage must have the AIS onboard tracker.
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