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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 one-word tweet did President Trump post in response after the New York Times article by the author was published?
2. What did the essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of the Constitution become known as?
3. What does the author associate a person's moral code as in Chapter 2?
4. What position did Jim Mattis step down from the day after Trump's Syria tweets?
5. What was Dan Coats's position in the Trump administration?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the author turn to Cicero in Chapter 2?
2. 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?
3. How are "character" and "ethics" defined?
4. What do the "cardinal virtues" refer to?
5. What are some of the issues described in Chapter 3 that Trump has flip-flopped on?
6. What did Trump say regarding torture during his presidential campaign?
7. How does Trump relate to big government, according to the author in Chapter 3?
8. What are the Federalist Papers? Why are they discussed in the Introduction?
9. How does Trump's character demonstrate justice or lack thereof, according to the author's assessment in Chapter 2?
10. Why does the author present a number of crude statements by Donald Trump in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the solutions provided by the author for how the United States should address the issues of the Trump presidency. What does the author remark about the 25th Amendment and the potential for removing the president from office due to incompetency? How does he/she address the issue of impeachment? What is the ultimate solution, according to the author, for today's political circumstances?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the topics of bigotry, racism, and misogyny as they apply to Donald Trump, his administration, and his base. What are examples of comments, actions, and behavior that display bigotry by Trump? How have critics responded to this behavior? How has Trump's behavior influenced the masses?
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