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WorksheetsPSI Week #17
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why did the state of Georgia have a "runoff" election?
None of the candidates had got a majority of votes in November
There were irregularities in the vote
The races were too tight
This state always elects senators in two rounds
Raphael Warnock is...
the first African-American to be elected to a Senate seat
a pastor from the same parish as Martin Luther King
the fourth US Senator serving a former Confederate state
from an underprivileged district of Atlanta
The GOP means:
(a)
Democrats now have the majority in the Senate.
TRUE
FALSE
Find a synonym for the verb "attack".
to riot
to break in
to storm
to invade
Where did Donald Trump organise a rally of his supporters on Wed. 6th?
on Capitol Hill
on Pennsylvania avenue
in front of the White House
on the Mall
How did D. Trump react to the scenes of violence in the Capitol?
he kept on egging his supporters forward
he held a press conference to denounce election fraud
he live-tweeted the whole time
he backtracked in a video denying his involvement
How did Trump's supporters react to his ban from Twitter?
They denounced it on the grounds of the First Amendment.
They flocked to Parler instead.
They launched a #boycotttwitter
They announced the creation of a new social platform.
The Parler social network is now...
banned from operating in the US
unavailable to download from any app-store
subject to an FBI investigation
offline due to cancellation of its Amazon hosting
What institutional options are available to remove Trump from office?
Censoring by the Congress
The 25th Amendment
Impeachment
Military takeover
The 25th amendment has to be invoked by...
The Vice-President and half of the Cabinet
The joint Chiefs of Staff
The VP and the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court and the Congress
An impeachment process may only be triggered by...
Congress
The House of Representatives
The Senate
The VP and the Cabinet
In order to succeed, impeachment must be voted by...
Half of the House and half of the Senate
Half of the House and all of the Senate
A 2/3 majority of the House and all of the Senate
Half of the House and a 2/3 majority of the Senate
An impeached president may never run for office again.
TRUE
FALSE
What is the English word for "maillot" ?
(de sport)
(a)
tell-tale means...
affabulateur
raconteur
révélateur
symbolique
Find the contrary of "discreet":
advertised
contentious
conspicuous
obvious
Find a synonym for the verb "collapse".
to disappear
to crumble
to clash
to blow up
Tick the correct sentence:
The more paid I get, the more happy I am.
The most I get paid, the happiest I am.
The more I get paid, the happier I am.
The more I get paid, the more I am happy.
Translate the following sentence in your best English:
"Le sport professionnel est désormais un domaine où les scandales financiers sont monnaie courante, où les joueurs peuvent être vendus au plus offrant et se transforment en véritables marques ou publicités vivantes."
