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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. 85-108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did a flag desecration case take place?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1990.

2. Who said Dan Quayle was "well-informed, intelligent, candid and engaging"?
(a) Piers Morgan.
(b) Morton Kondracke.
(c) Jim Bellows.
(d) Joseph Pulitzer.

3. Who was George H. W. Bush's running mate in 1988?
(a) Dan Quayle.
(b) Dick Cheney.
(c) Bob Dole.
(d) Al Gore.

4. Who does O'Rourke believe increases bureaucracy by forcing the government to address people's frivolous complaints?
(a) Angry parents.
(b) Advertising agencies.
(c) Print media.
(d) Consumer advocates.

5. What was the name of the foundation that set up a commission to study the electorate?
(a) The John and Mary R. Markle Foundation.
(b) The Thomas and Ruth B. Martin Foundation.
(c) The Jeffrey and Michelle H. Wright Foundation.
(d) The Roy and Carol G. Bernath Foundation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party did Lloyd Bentsen belong to?

2. O'Rourke revealed that congressmen use what items that offer a summary of a proposed bill?

3. How many letters from citizens does O'Rourke imagine that congressmen receive each year?

4. What television program ran a story about "runaway car syndrome" in an Audi model?

5. At what time of day was George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget finally "hammered out"?

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