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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Three Branches of Government: Money, Television and Bullshit, pp. 49-65.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the solicitor general during a flag desecration case?
(a) Thurgood Marshall.
(b) Charles Fried.
(c) Kenneth Starr.
(d) Rex E. Lee.

2. According to a study by a foundation, what percent of Americans did not know what party Llotd Bentsen was affiliated with during an election?
(a) 16.
(b) 28.
(c) 70.
(d) 49.

3. Who was the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic convention?
(a) Ann Richards.
(b) Jim Hightower.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Ted Kennedy.

4. What exists in a state of perpetual failure because motion is valued above direction and achievement?
(a) Government.
(b) The Republican party.
(c) The Democratic party.
(d) Social security.

5. How did O'Rourke describe Reagan's social programs?
(a) Heartless.
(b) Genius.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Luke warm.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke jokingly compared the political conventions to a special-occasion event, with whom in the broadcast booth?

2. What political party did Lloyd Bentsen belong to?

3. Who did O'Rourke credit with George H. W. Bush's meteoric rise to popularity?

4. O' Rourke compares the president's decision-making ability to that of a child of what age?

5. O'Rourke began the sub-section "Attack of the Midget Vote-suckers" by comparing conventions to what?

(see the answer key)

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