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Back To School 2008
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In August 2008, the Summer Olympic Games will be held in Beijing, China. The city plans to combine traditional Chinese cultural activities and performances with long-established Olympic sporting events.
Even the winning medals for these games will feature an important symbol of Chinese culture and history.
The winning Olympic medal features what unique element associated with China?
Answer Pathfinder
Subject Heading(s):
Beijing (China); Medals; Olympics (all by date)
Keyword(s):
"2008 Olympic Games"; Beijing AND Olympics; "winning medals" (all by date)
Topic Browse Path:
SPORTS: Olympics: Summer Olympics
Article(s) | Site(s):
"Going for the Gold--And Jade," Time for Kids, March 28, 2007
Answer:
The winning medal of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games features jade, a stone linked to China.
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The tenets of the U.S. Constitution are challenged during wartime. During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, an individual right granted by the Constitution that prevents unlawful restraint.
During World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order leading to the formation of Japanese-American interment camps.
Under the current George W. Bush administration, the Patriot Act was drafted and passed, allowing the secret investigation, detainment and punishment of any U.S. citizen suspected of terrorism.
In September 2007, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken struck down key elements of the Patriot Act, citing them as unconstitutional. According to Judge Aiken, what constitutional right was violated?
A. Prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment
B. Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
C. Right to civil trial by jury
D. Right to due process
Article(s) | Site(s):
"[Two] Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unlawful,"
MARIETTA TIMES, Sept. 27, 2007
Answer:
B. Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
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