Columbia Journalism School – Writing Test – Flashcards
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Panama Papers
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Leaked documents that reveal offshore financial dealings of many political and business leaders, and suggest possible corruption.
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Kumamoto Earthquake
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A series of earthquakes in Japan.
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Steven Avery
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Subject of Netflix's documentary series "Making a Murderer." Exonerated by DNA evidence after serving 18 years in prison
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Tom Hiddleston
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British actor from "The Night Manager," Taylor Swift's ex-boyfriend.
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El Chapo
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Mexican drug lord.
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Hurricane Matthew
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Category 5 Hurricane that hit in Fall 2016.
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Aleppo
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The most affected city in the Syrian Civil War and the epicenter of the refugee crisis.
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Supreme Court Justices
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg/Anthony Kennedy/Samuel Alito/John Roberts/Clarence Thomas/Sonia Sotomayor/Elena Kagan/Stephen Breyer
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Kevin McCarthy
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House of Representatives Majority Leader
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Steve Scalise
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House of Representatives Majority Whip
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Nancy Pelosi
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House of Representatives Minority Leader
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Steny Hoyer
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House of Representatives Minority Whip
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Kevin Brady
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Ways and Means chairman
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Standing Rock
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North/South Dakota Indian reservation, site of protests against Dakota Access Pipeline that threaten the reservation's clean water and burial grounds
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UN Security Council
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China, France, Russia, UK, US, Bolivia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Senegal, Sweden, Ukraine, Uruguay
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Fuad Masum
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President of Iraq
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Ashraf Ghani
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President of Afghanistan
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Mitch McConnell
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Senate Majority Leader
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John Cornyn
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Senate Majority Whip
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Chuck Schumer
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Senate Minority Leader
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Dick Durbin
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Senate Minority Whip
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1st Ammendment
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Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, No Established Religion, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Peaceful Assembly, Right to Petition Government
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2nd Ammendment
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Right to keep and bear arms
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3rd Ammendment
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Restricts quartering of soldiers
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4th Ammendment
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Protection against unfair searches and seizures, requirement of judicially-sanctioned warrant with probable cause
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5th Ammendment
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Protection against double jeopardy and self-incrimination, due process, grand jury, compensation for eminent domain
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6th Ammendment
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right to a speedy and public trial
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7th Ammendment
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guarantees jury trials when more than $20 is in question
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8th Ammendment
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protection against cruel and unusual bails, fines, punishment
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9th Ammendment
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there are rights that exist outside the Constitution
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10th Ammendment
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enforces separation of power: powers neither granted to the federal government nor prohibited to the states are left to the states
