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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. What position did Jim Mattis step down from the day after Trump's Syria tweets?

2. When did the Space Shuttle Challenger explode?

3. What was the U.S. federal budget deficit when Obama took office in 2009?

4. When was John McCain released by his Vietnamese captors?

5. Who is cited with the opening quote of the book: "Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike" (1)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Trump say regarding torture during his presidential campaign?

2. Who headed Trump's transition team surrounding his inauguration? What difficulties were faced?

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. Upon what ideals was the Republican Party founded?

5. How does Trump relate to big government, according to the author in Chapter 3?

6. How does the author define "Steady State" and "Deep State" in the book?

7. How does Trump's character demonstrate temperance or lack thereof, according to the author's assessment in Chapter 2?

8. To what does the author attribute Trump's fickleness of political party?

9. What are the Federalist Papers? Why are they discussed in the Introduction?

10. What is the "truth" about Trump's border wall presented by the author in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the process of transition for any presidential administration in comparison with the Trump administration. How does the outgoing White House help to prepare a new administration for taking office? What preparations are made by the incoming administration? How did Trump's transition differ from others?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that social media and the internet play in the Trump presidency. How does Donald Trump's use of social media as a means of executive communication compare with methods used by previous presidents? How does our social media culture impact the political climate? How does the author suggest we reconnect in the age of social media?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Donald Trump's policies on immigration and foreign trade. What issues does the author of A Warning take with Trump's policies and actions regarding these issues? How do you feel about Trump's positions on these issues? Why?

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