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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. O'Rourke jokingly compared the political conventions to a special-occasion event, with whom in the broadcast booth?
(a) Kathy Lee Gifford.
(b) Bryant Gumbel.
(c) Katie Couric.
(d) Matt Lauer.

2. In what year did a national newspaper print a story about "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1978.

3. How many letters from citizens does O'Rourke imagine that congressmen receive each year?
(a) Tens of thousands.
(b) Hundreds of thousands.
(c) A few thousand.
(d) More than one million.

4. O'Rourke revealed that congressmen use what items that offer a summary of a proposed bill?
(a) An "info guide."
(b) A "cheat sheet."
(c) An "info sheet."
(d) A "cheat card."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does O'Rourke say has more respect for their electorates than the American parties?

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

3. Who was the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic convention?

4. For what state was Dukakis governor in 1988?

5. For how long has an agency had to deal with "runaway car syndrome"?

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