CURRENT EVENTS WEEKLY QUIZ #2

BIPARTISAN most closely means:

• a legislative body having a single legislative chamber.

• of, relating to, or involving members of two parties

• having or relating to two poles or extremities

A bill is a/an:

(USE THE DEFINTION FOR OUR PURPOSES)

• law that has been signed by a president or governor

• idea for a law that has not been signed yet

• something you get in the mail that you don't want to pay

Which of the following statements are TRUE, according to the Detroit Free Press article on marriage?

• It is now law that both males and females can marry at age 16 with parental permission

• Gov. Whitmer signed a bill raising the minimum age to consent to marriage to 18

• There are no minimum or maximum age limits in Michigan now

A good synonym for the word legislation is:

• jail

• congress

• law

• cell phone

TRUE or FALSE?

Banning child marriage in Michigan was one of the goals of the recent legislation signed by Gov. Whitmer.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following is TRUE about the word penal?

• It's an adjective

  (word used to describe a noun)

• It refers to offenders in the legal system

• It is the root word for penalize

• they're all true

Which vocabulary word fits BEST in this sentence:

He survived the years of ___________hardship.

• bill

• bipartisan

• penal

• legislation

Which vocabulary word would fit best in the below sentence?

He won ________________ support for signing into law a large teacher pay raise.

• penal

• bipartisan

• bill

• legislation

What part of SPEECH is the word BILL?

• ADVERB

• NOUN

• ADJECTIVE

• ADVERB

TRUE or FALSE?

Michigan now has the youngest age for marriage in the entire country?

• TRUE

• FALSE