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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13: Devaluation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a term describing philosophies which emphasize freedom, individual liberty, voluntary association and respect of property rights?
(a) Communism.
(b) Capitolism.
(c) Libertarianism.
(d) Socialism.

2. Senator James Inhofe serves what state?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Oklahoma.

3. Approximately when did the Cold War begin?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1945.

4. What U.S. President scrapped the monetary system so that the U.S. would not have to go through a recession due to the funding for the war in Vietnam?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Harry Truman.

5. What position does Arne Duncan currently hold?
(a) United States Secretary of Education.
(b) United States Secretary of Labor.
(c) United States Secretary of The Treasury.
(d) United States Secretary of Energy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Tea Party movement is a political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and ________.

2. What is the third cause, according to the authors, for America's decline?

3. In the context of United States constitutional interpretation, what is a principle of interpretation that tries to discover the original meaning or intent of the constitution?

4. In a report entitled, "Rising Above the Gathering Storm," which was requested by Congress in 2005, statistics showed that funding of R&D as a percentage of GDP had declined by what percentage over forty years?

5. What is the trademark of a range of durable, high-performance, polyimide-based plastics manufactured by DuPont?

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