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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: The Trillion-dollar Band-Aid - Health Care Refor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was John McCain born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1942.

2. What is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level or type of support which exceeds a simple majority (over 50%)?
(a) Superpower.
(b) Upper majority.
(c) Supermajority.
(d) Great majority.

3. Nancy Pelosi has represented the 8th Congressional District of what state?
(a) California.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Arizona.
(d) New York.

4. Alan Greenspan recommended the Reagan era increase in Social Security tax, and the rate went from 9.35% to ___________.
(a) 20.1%.
(b) 13.9%.
(c) 12.5%.
(d) 15.3%.

5. What candidate did Scott Brown face in the 2010 special election?
(a) Hillary Clinton.
(b) Sarah Paulson.
(c) Martha Coakley.
(d) James Alexander.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was John McCain born?

2. Alan Greenspan was born in what area of New York City?

3. Where was Robert Lukens being hit with gas expenses that were suddenly doubling, as described in Chapter 4?

4. The Commodity Exchange Act was established under whose administration?

5. What refers to the part of the economy which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the state?

(see the answer key)

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