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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose portrait hangs over the fireplace in the State Dining Room of the White House?
2. What term in Chapter 3 refers to a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle?
3. What president delayed the nation from plunging into civil war but at the cost that he protected the slave-holding interests of the South, according to the author in Chapter 2?
4. In the opening of Chapter 2, George Washington is quoted with, "A good moral character is the first essential in a man ... It is therefore highly important that you should endeavor not only to be learned but" also what (53)?
5. With what does the author associate an individual's body and its actions?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the author assert he/she has chosen to publish this book anonymously in the Introduction?
2. Describe Donald Trump's history of political affiliation. How many times has he changed party affiliation?
3. What does the author remark regarding his/her thesis in the New York Times op-ed "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration" in the Introduction?
4. What are some of the most extreme ideas Trump came up with for dealing with the issue of immigration according to the author in Chapter 1?
5. Why does the author present a number of crude statements by Donald Trump in Chapter 2?
6. What is confirmation bias?
7. What were the circumstances surrounding Trump's disclosure that the U.S. was pulling out of Syria?
8. What does Trump's response to the author's op-ed in the New York Time say about him?
9. How does Trump compare with recent presidents concerning executive orders?
10. What do the "cardinal virtues" refer to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is meant by the "Steady State" and the "Deep State"? How does the author define each of these terms? How are these terms applied by President Donald Trump? What are the differences between the Steady State and the Deep State?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Donald Trump's relationship with the intelligence community in the United States. How has Trump depicted the intelligence agencies in public speeches and interviews? What hirings and firings have occurred within the intelligence agencies under Trump's presidency? How have these changes affected how the agencies operate?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss President Donald Trump's attempts to influence and manipulate the judicial branch of the government. What actions has Trump taken that put into question the system of checks and balances? Has Trump taken any actions against the judicial branch that could be considered abuse of power? How does Trump's interference with this branch compare with others?
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