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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Our Government: What the Fuck Do They Do All Day and Why Does it Cost So Goddamned Much Money? pp. 154-184.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Jesse Jackson propose to freeze military spending?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

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

3. What is the USS Mobile Bay?
(a) A helicoptor.
(b) A submarine.
(c) A missile platform.
(d) A tank.

4. What amendment is in question as to whether or not it allows flag burning in protest?
(a) 9th.
(b) 11th.
(c) 1st.
(d) 23rd.

5. Hoping to see poverty first hand, O'Rourke took a trip where?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Queens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the attorney for the plaintiffs during a flag desecration case?

2. What king did O'Rourke compare the U.S. government to?

3. George H. W. Bush ran his presidential campaign on the idea that he would be a second helping of whom?

4. What does O'Rourke describe as an organism whose sole purpose is to aggrandize those in power?

5. Who was the solicitor general during a flag desecration case?

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