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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 does the author say happened at the moment Trump began his inaugural address?
2. What does the author say is "the fairest way to describe the president's attitude toward our enemies" in Chapter 5 (167)?
3. When did "The Greek experiment with democracy" reach "a memorable turning point" (183)?
4. In 1875, Ulysses S. Grant speculated that if the nation were divided again, it would not be split North versus South but by what, according to the author in Chapter 6?
5. What term refers to the human tendency "to interpret new information as evidence to support preexisting views" (196)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is referred to as the "New Mason-Dixon Line" in Chapter 6?
2. The author states that the legislative branch is the first enumerated in the Constitution in Article I for a reason. Why?
3. What does the Ukraine scandal demonstrate, according to the author in Chapter 5?
4. What does the author note about Trump having been caught on camera examining sensitive documents using a cell phone in Chapter 4?
5. How does the author describe Trump's behavior toward the judicial system?
6. How did President Trump respond to the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi? Why?
7. Describe Trump's performance at the 2018 G7 summit.
8. What is the duty of the national security advisor, according to the author in Chapter 5?
9. What was notable about Trump tweeting a photo of a failed Iranian missile launch in the summer of 2019?
10. What is NATO?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Trump's relationships with and behavior toward United States' allies since his inauguration. How has Trump regarded the G7 committee and other international organizations? How do our allies perceive the U.S. under the Trump administration? What are the dangers of Trump's behavior toward our allies?
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 the author of A Warning. What is this individual's relationship to the Trump administration? Why has the author of the book chosen to write it anonymously? What have the critics and proponents of the book said about this individual's choice to publish anonymously?
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