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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After John F. Kennedy was assassinated, when did Democrats have majorities in both houses of Congress?

2. When did Kansas senator Roger Marshall declare that the main "impediment" (85) to his state's sagging labor market was unemployment insurance paying people not to work?

3. How many powerboats did Americans buy in 2020?

4. When was a cover feature run in a magazine featuring a gold-plated manhole cover?

5. How much did President Reagan reduce funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why did poverty rates fall during the COVID pandemic?

2. How much did Desmond think it would take to end poverty, and how did he believe we could get the money?

3. In what way were individuals considered to be above the poverty line dependent upon the government?

4. What were arguments about the negative effects of government support for the poor based upon?

5. What was the problem with private fortunes outpacing investments in public services?

6. What were some excuses for the rising housing costs, and what did Desmond believe caused the rising housing costs?

7. What did English doctor and clergyman Joseph Townsend have to say about getting poor people to work?

8. How would a mortgage have benefitted Lakia Higbee and why did she rent?

9. How did rent increase from 2000 to 2021?

10. How did corporations avoid paying the taxes they owed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choices individuals made to improve their wealth or financial situation, could negatively impact the poor. What was structural immorality, and how did the advantages of the rich often come at the expense of the poor either through bigotry and selfishness or good intentions?

Essay Topic 2

Desmond believed everyone should be a poverty abolitionist. What was a poverty abolitionist, and what role might they play in improving the lives of the poor?

Essay Topic 3

There were many ways the poor were exploited, especially when it came to the housing market. What were some different types of exploitation? How did exploitation affect the poor and their ability to get out of poverty?

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