1.) True or False: Although President Bush states that we are a 'peaceful nation', between 1995 and 1997 the United States exported $77.8 billion in arms, nearly two-thirds the global total, and nearly half of those exports went to non-democratic regimes.

Answer: True; Source - U.S Dept. of State, Bureau of Arms Control

2.) Although Congress considers the mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods an 'unjustified trade restriction', what percentage of Americans support mandatory labeling?

(a) 90 percent
(b) 70 percent
(c) 50 percent

Answer: (a) 90 percent; According to the US Public Interest Research Group, this is an astonishing show of support rarely seen on policy matters. Currently, 70 percent of all processed foods contain genetically modified ingredients.

3.) In the last 70 years human population has tripled, within the next 25 years it is estimated that most wars will be fought over which of the following?

(a) Land
(b) Water
(c) Religious Beliefs

Answer: (b) Water; Currently, over 15 percent of the world population does not have access to clean water and it is estimated that the state of Florida will run out of clean water within five years. Source- United Nations Population Fund and The Environmental News Network

4.) Media power is political power. In 1982, 50 corporations controlled what experts called 'The Media Monopoly'. By 2001 the number had shrunk to:

(a) 30
(b) 20
(c) 6

Answer: (c) 6; Only six major corporations currently control over 90 percent of the dissemination of information in the world. Six corporations now control opinion. Source - Project Censored

5.) True or False: In 1996, Yavapai County ranked among the best 20% of all U.S. counties for emissions of carbon monoxide.

Answer: False; Yavapai County is in the worst 20% of U.S. counties. The population in Yavapai County now face a cancer risk more than 100 times the goal set by the Clean Air Act. Source- ForMyWorld.com (Environmental Defense, Nat'l Wildlife Federation...et al).

6.) In 1980, corporate CEOs made 42 times the pay of average factory workers. By 1999, CEOs made ____ times as much as workers.

(a) 92
(b) 153
(c) 475

Answer: (c) 475; Although, when adjusted for inflation, wages for the average worker have not increased in the last 30 years, pay for CEOs has risen nearly 600%. The average American is then required to subsidize this compensation through company deductions from taxes. Source; Common Dreams Center

7.) True or False: Since 1989, the number of non-violent drug law offenders has exceeded the number of violent offenders committed each year to state prisons.

Answer: True; The U.S. Prison System costs taxpayers $6 billion dollars annually. Nearly one third of all prison inmates are non-violent drug law offenders. Source- The Lindesmith Center

8.) Which of the following is a true statement?

1. During the last thirty years, an average of three people each year have been released from death row with evidence of their innocence.
2. Death penalty cases cost an average of nearly 2.5 million dollars to try and prosecute, over three times the cost of imprisonment at the highest security level for forty years.
3. Police and prosecutorial misconduct was part of the reason Gov. Ryan has imposed a moratorium on executions in Illinois.

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) none of the above
(d) all of the above

Answer: (d) all of the above; Source - ACLU Death Penalty Campaign