quiz 1/21 Flashcards
In the New Delhi Court in India, what happened on 1/7/12?
awaiting for the arrival of 5 of the 6 suspects in the attack of a young physiotherapy student who died after 2 weeks after being beaten and raped last month.
Where is the 6th attacker going to be tried?
Juvenile court
What does India demand the government?
Justice and better security for women across the country.
What date were the victims in India, left for dead on the side of the road?
Dec 16
Why doesnt anyone help the victims?
Nobody wants to brush with the law, so they would often look the other way if someone is in distress.
What happened when Google interved with China?
In 2010, Google tried to bid to avoid the country’s censors. Google relocated its Chinese operations to Hong Kong.
What happened when Google interved with Iran?
The government reacted on Google’s actions of dropping the name “Persian Gulf”, from Google Maps. Now the name is back.
What happened when Google interved with UK?
Google was accused of using various haven to avoid paying taxes.
What did the Venzuelan declare? What was the date?
Jan 9, gov. confirmed that Chavez’s inauguration would be delayed to allow recovery from cancer surgery.
How many surgeries did Chavez have in 18 months?
Now recovering from the 4th.
Why did this Chinese newpaper co. protest? What was the name?
The staff of Southern Weekend, a liberal newspaper based in the southern city of Guangzhou, recently staged a protest strike after a propaganda official rewrote an editorial calling for stronger rule of law.
What was the name of French actor was planning to move? Where was he planning to move? Why?
Gerard Depardieu. He is considering to move to Russian to avoid a 75% income tax in France.
Where did Denis Rich go?
UK
Where did Sir John Templeton move?
UK/Bahamas
Where did Eduardo Saverin go?
Singapore
How old was Jeff Merkley first came to the Senate as an intern in 1976?
19 yrs old
What does Merkley say is the root of dysfunction?
widespread abuse of the filibuster.
Where was the word “filibuster” derived from?
the Dutch word for pirate.
Who and when did the idea of stalling legislation?
Vice President Aaron Burr in 1806
What is a cloture? Who created it?
Cloture can overcome filibusters. Woodrow Wilson brought this idea through Senate 22.
Since 2007, how many times did Democrats invoked cloture towards breaking Republican filibusters?
400 times. In Dec, Rep. Senate leader Mitch McConnell filibustered on of his own bills.
Who does the Senate say is a “graveyard for good ideas”?
Dem. Senator Tom Udall of NM.
What is the Senate permitted “silent filibuster”?
Enables members to stall proceeding from the comforts of their own offices and require Senators to hold forth on the floor when delayed.
How many votes does Democrats need to force reform?
51 votes.
