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

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

3. "Runaway car syndrome" is a situation where a vehicle spontaneously does what?
(a) Fails to register as having a valid VIN number.
(b) Accelerates independently of the driver's will.
(c) Fluctuates in speed independently of the driver's will.
(d) Stops independently of the driver's will.

4. What is the name of the agency that dealt with an outbreak of "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) Federal Highway Traffic Safety Agency.
(b) National Interstate Traffic Safety Administration.
(c) Federal Interstate Traffic Safety Agency.
(d) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

5. On what day was George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget finally "hammered out"?
(a) January 2, 1991.
(b) October 27, 1990.
(c) July 3, 1990.
(d) August 15, 1990.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to a study by a foundation, what percent of Americans did not know what party Llotd Bentsen was affiliated with during an election?

2. O'Rourke began the sub-section "Attack of the Midget Vote-suckers" by comparing conventions to what?

3. What are the speeches called that O'Rourke heard when he visited the House of Representatives?

4. Seeing the strange collection of tourists, journalists, and protesters, O'Rourke contemplated that Washington really needs what?

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

(see the answer key)

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