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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. From what university did Henry Kissinger earn his A.M. and Ph.D. degrees?

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

3. The author was astonished to learn that a port in what state was on the block for sale?

4. For what state was Scott Brown elected Senator?

5. According to the author, the correlation between decreasing taxes and rising prices from ________ should not go unnoticed.

Short Essay Questions

1. What administration was responsible for easing regulations on the stock market in Chapter 4?

2. How are SFWs defined in Chapter 5: The Outsourced Highway - Wealth Funds?

3. Why did Obama support giveaways to pharmaceutical companies, as discussed in Chapter 6?

4. What did the news media and politicians attempt to blame the surge in oil prices on in Chapter 4?

5. What changed the regulation for trust funds and pension funds, as described in Chapter 4?

6. How did the power structure of Congress change with Scott Brown's election in Chapter 6: The Trillion-dollar Band-Aid - Health Care Reform?

7. How did the SWFs present a danger to the economy, as discussed in Chapter 5: The Outsourced Highway - Wealth Funds? When was Congress warned about the issue?

8. What was the author shocked to discover from a friend working for a SWF in Chapter 5?

9. What led to the end of the Yom Kippur War, as discussed in Chapter 5?

10. How does Taibbi describe the design of Obamacare?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the growth and philosophies of the Tea Party movement. What fundamental problems does the author see in the approach and methods of the Tea Party?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the political career of Richard Nixon and the 1968 Presidential election. What strategies were in place for Nixon?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the Federal Reserve in American finance and the approach that Alan Greenspan had in controlling the American economy. What are the different ways in which the Fed can monitor the economy?

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