13 charged in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
Oct. 12, 2020
Q: Federal and state law enforcement officials arrested and accused 13 men of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, target police officers, set off bombs and “instigate civil war.� Where is Michigan?
Circle the area on this map
Q: The conspirators planned to take Whitmer to a secure location in a neighboring state, federal agents said last week. What state borders Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and shares a water border with the state’s Lower Peninsula?
A. Indiana
B. Ohio
C. Ontario
D. Wisconsin
Q: Authorities said two of the suspects were among those carrying rifles into the state capitol building during a protest against the governor’s orders to control the spread of covid-19. What is the capital city of Michigan?
A. Detroit
B. Grand Rapids
C. Lansing
D. Warren
Q: The kidnapping suspects were tied to right-wing militia groups. The two men convicted of killing 168 people in a 1995 bombing attended some of the earliest meetings of a group calling itself the Michigan Militia. Where did that bombing of a federal building take place?
A. New York City
B. Oklahoma City
C. Tuscon
D. Washington, D.C.
Q: Can private civilian militias act as law enforcement in Michigan?
A. Yes
B. No
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