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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 nickname did Donald lTrump conceive of for Senator Dick Blumenthal?

2. Who rescued the portrait of George Washington's before the British set fire to the White House?

3. Who did Donald Trump appoint as the Chair of the Federal Reserve?

4. What does the author associate a person's moral code as in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Trump compare with recent presidents concerning executive orders?

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

3. What is confirmation bias?

4. Who does the author claim are the "real" chiefs of staff in the Trump administration?

5. How does Trump use fear as a tactic within his administration?

6. What do the "cardinal virtues" refer to?

7. In Chapter 1, the author describes the president's orders broken down into thirds. What comprise these three types of orders?

8. How are "character" and "ethics" defined?

9. Why does Trump claim to like "acting" officials?

10. What does Trump's response to the author's op-ed in the New York Time say about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of the Republican Party in the United States. What is the central principle that unifies the Republican Party? How has the party changed since its inception? How does Donald Trump reflect upon the party's tenets and virtues?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss President Trump's relationship to the press. When did the term "fake news" emerge as a part of Trump's dialogue concerning the press? How has Trump threatened the press in retaliation for criticism against him? Has Trump violated any laws or ethics in doing so?

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