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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Three Branches of Government: Money, Television and Bullshit, pp. 49-65.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the textbook that O'Rourke criticized for being boring?
(a) "American Government."
(b) "The United States and You."
(c) "American Civics."
(d) "The House and the Whip."

2. What party game does O'Rourke liken the American political system to?
(a) Spin the bottle.
(b) Texas hold 'em.
(c) Pin the tail on the donkey.
(d) Pinata.

3. Who was the attorney for the plaintiffs during a flag desecration case?
(a) Kunstler.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Walker.
(d) Brennan.

4. Who does O'Rourke say is the only Democrat who came to the convention with real ideas?
(a) Michael Dukakis.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Jesse Jackson.
(d) Lloyd Bentsen.

5. Who is the author of "The Power Game: How Washington Works"?
(a) Hedrick Smith.
(b) Jason Watson.
(c) Jeffrey Simpson.
(d) Christopher Cav.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did O'Rourke blame for the poor state of the nation?

2. What political party did Lloyd Bentsen belong to?

3. O'Rourke says that the 1988 presidential candidates were less well chosen than whom?

4. What was Dukakis' wife named?

5. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?

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