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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. What CNN correspondent did Trump get into it with in the fall of 2018, calling him a "rude, terrible person" (200)?

3. What position does Betsy DeVos hold in the Trump administration?

4. What does the author describe in Chapter 5 as "the most important responsibility of the commander in chief" (153)?

5. Who was the British Prime Minister that bristled at Trump's response to the 2017 terrorist attacks on London?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Trump's behavior toward the judicial system?

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

3. What is NATO?

4. Describe Trump's performance at the 2018 G7 summit.

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

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

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

8. What was notable about Trump tweeting a photo of a failed Iranian missile launch in the summer of 2019?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the struggles faced by Trump administration officials in briefing the president of the United States. What demands has Trump made of his advisors regarding their briefings? How have these demands intensified? What limitations does this place on the presidential advisors and how do these limitations affect governing?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Donald Trump's relationships with the United States's traditional enemies and/or rivals. How have Trump's policies toward these countries differed from previous administrations? What are the impacts of Trump's behavior toward these autocrats and dictators? How does this influence international opinions of the U.S.?

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