2. From what position did Donald Trump remove Rex Tillerson?
(a) Secretary of Defense.
(b) Director of National Intelligence.
(c) Treasury Secretary.
(d) Secretary of State.

3. What position did Jim Mattis step down from the day after Trump's Syria tweets?
(a) Homeland Security Chief.
(b) Secretary of Defense.
(c) Director of National Intelligence.
(d) Treasury Secretary.

4. Who wrote "God grant that men of principle be our principal men" (49)?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Jacqueline Kennedy.
(c) John Adams.
(d) John Bolton.

5. When did Donald Trump say publicly, "You know what we used to do in the old days when we were smart, right? The spies and treason, we used to handle it a little differently than we do now" (15)?
(a) September 2019.
(b) September 2018.
(c) July 2018.
(d) June 2019.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does the author use to refer to those in the Trump administration who, like him, have worked to maintain security and focus despite Trump's erratic actions?

2. How many of the 55 delegates backed the draft of the U.S. Constitution that was released to the public for consideration and ratification in 1787?

3. What state did John McCain serve as a United States senator?

4. What pen name did Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay use in writing anonymous essays rebutting the criticism of the Constitution?

5. Whom did President-Elect Trump replace his transition chief with after his election victory?

(see the answer key)

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