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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. Who wrote, "The more we try to return to the heroic age of tribalism, the more surely do we arrive at the Inquisition, at the Secret Police, and at a romanticized gangsterism" (206)?

2. What does the author say happened at the moment Trump began his inaugural address?

3. What is the title of Chapter 6?

4. What does the author assert is "the second-worst trait any president can have when he's trying to make deals on behalf of the American people" (192)?

5. According to a Washington Post analysis, after nearly 900 days in the White House, how many false claims had the president made (194)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did President Trump respond to the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi? Why?

2. What does the author note about Trump having been caught on camera examining sensitive documents using a cell phone in Chapter 4?

3. What threats are presented through Donald Trump's affinity for autocrats, according to the author?

4. The author presents a number of books written recently about the Deep State. What points are made in these books?

5. The author states that the legislative branch is the first enumerated in the Constitution in Article I for a reason. Why?

6. What is the Mueller Report?

7. What does the Ukraine scandal demonstrate, according to the author in Chapter 5?

8. What is referred to as the "New Mason-Dixon Line" in Chapter 6?

9. Who was Cleon and how is he compared with Trump?

10. What is NATO?

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

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 3

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?

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