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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 said a quarter century ago that America would be "the greatest and most powerful nation, but a nation with peers" (156)?
2. Who is attributed to the following quote that opens Chapter 4? "Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak, and that is doing God's service when it is violating all His laws" (117)?
3. What Washington Post columnist was murdered in Saudi Arabia in October of 2018?
4. What percentage of U.S. adults said that "political debate in the country has become more negative and less respectful" according to a Pew Research Center survey released in 2019 (191)?
5. What CNN correspondent did Trump get into it with in the fall of 2018, calling him a "rude, terrible person" (200)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Ukraine scandal demonstrate, according to the author in Chapter 5?
2. What is the Mueller Report?
3. What is the duty of the national security advisor, according to the author in Chapter 5?
4. What is NATO?
5. What was notable about Trump tweeting a photo of a failed Iranian missile launch in the summer of 2019?
6. What is referred to as the "New Mason-Dixon Line" in Chapter 6?
7. How did President Trump respond to the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi? Why?
8. What does the author note about Trump having been caught on camera examining sensitive documents using a cell phone in Chapter 4?
9. How does the author describe Trump's behavior toward the judicial system?
10. Who was Cleon and how is he compared with Trump?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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