Current Affairs
California's strong winds and extremely dry conditions still present challenges for firefighters.
What are south California wildfires?
The part of the body responsible for heart and lung function is called the:
What is the cardio-respiratory system?
The branch of government that advocates for jury trials in criminal cases demonstrates its commitment to the separation of powers.
What is the Judicial branch of government?
The most commonly abused substance among 12th graders in the United States is alcohol, according to experts.
What is alcohol?
The total income of a working adult before taxes or other deductions is called.
What is the gross income an individual typically receives on their pay check?
On January 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify files related to long-held government secrets. This news is welcomed by many, as it means that the average American will finally learn the truth about three famous figures who were assassinated.
What are the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?
Drinking a large number of alcoholic beverages in a short period is referred to as:
What is binge drinking?
Congress and the President of the United States have shared powers. However, these branches frequently disagree, leading to the need to override a presidential veto.
What is the two-thirds majority vote?
Identify the class of drugs that includes heroin, codeine, and opium.
What are Narcotics?
Many adults set their objectives to help them achieve their financial goals.
What is a budget?
*A budget is a financial plan that estimates income and expenses over a specific period.
Please identify the most commonly used machine-based system to make predictions, recommendations, or decisions affecting real or virtual environments. These systems present privacy challenges, including ethical implications, data privacy concerns, and potential risks linked to an increased dependence on automated document drafting.
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
A system dedicated to protecting natural rights without interference is called.
What is Limited government?
The United States of America Constitution places the responsibilities and power of Article II to this branch of government only.
What is executive power?
*Allow the president the power to command the military and executive departments of his cabinet
Individuals who inject themselves with drugs have a higher risk of contracting the following diseases.
What is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Hepatitis?
Individuals or companies that can no longer maintain standard operations may choose to discharge their debts or plan to repay them by a specific law.
What is declaring bankruptcy?
*A legal process that helps people and businesses who can't pay their debt get relief
About 5.4 million people in Haiti are experiencing acute hunger despite humanitarian assistance from the United States.
What is food insecurity?
There are various forms of government in which power is divided among different branches.
What is a mixed constitution?
Since the seventeenth century, the United States Congress legislative bodies have conducted formal inquiries into public and business policy matters.
What are inherent powers?
*Powers are ingrained so deeply in an institution that they need not be stated. For example, Congress's power to investigate is such a power.
Experts suggest that teenagers should follow this daily routine for muscle and bone strengthening activities.
What is a 60-minute workout?
The allocation of capital among shareholders is called.
What is a dividend?
*A reward, cash or otherwise, that a company gives its shareholders.
In 2006, four nations united to increase their global economic influence and decrease their reliance on the U.S. dollar. They strategically broadened their collaboration into a larger platform for the "Global South." The original four countries that formed this group are:
What are the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)?
According to Cadet Command and the curriculum writers, the term "Cadet Challenge" is defined as follows.
What is a physical fitness test that consists of five exercises taken from the Cadet Challenge program?
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned "Separate But Equal" in Brown v. Board of Education for several reasons.
What was the 1954 ruling on racial segregation in public schools?
*The education facilities were unequal and unconstitutional.
Many people believe that the best way to continuously improve your fitness is by engaging in regular exercise.
What is setting new goals once you reach your current goals?
These are the costs you can plan for and have likely already included in your regular budget.
What is a fixed expense?
For example, fixed expenses include mortgage or rent payments, phone bills, insurance, and loan repayments. These costs are typically the same on a routine basis.
President Trump's administration suspended all foreign aid and grants for all Americans. This action has received mixed reviews across all spectrums. What power did the president believe he was exercising?
What is executive power?
A constitutional government is a system of governance that operates according to a constitution, which outlines the powers and limitations of government institutions and protects the rights of individuals.
What is a government in which the powers of the government are limited in practice by a written or unwritten constitution that they must obey?
From December 1860 to June 1861, eleven states established the Confederate States of America.
What is a session or seceded?
*President Abraham Lincoln's commitment to abolish slavery was the driving force behind the States formally leaving the union in 1861.
The negative stress you may experience at times is also referred to as.
What is Distress?
The annual percentage rate (APR) credit card companies charge represents the cost of borrowing on a credit card.
What is the yearly interest rate or fees associated with borrowing on a credit card?