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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Ignoring Our History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the third pillar to prosperity?
(a) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.
(b) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.
(c) The doors to immigration must be kept open.
(d) Our infrastructure must be continually maintained and modernized.

2. The world-class high-speed train in China traveled how many miles per hour?
(a) 167.
(b) 72.
(c) 88.
(d) 105.

3. What is the fourth pillar to prosperity?
(a) Private economic activity must have necessary regulations.
(b) The doors to immigration must be kept open.
(c) Public education must be provided for more and more Americans.
(d) Basic research and development must be supported by the government.

4. The Tea Party movement is a political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and ________.
(a) Republican.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Athiest.
(d) Libertarian.

5. What was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to combat the spread of Soviet communism?
(a) Washington's Deal.
(b) The New Deal.
(c) The Marshall Plan.
(d) The Denali Plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What refers to an altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons?

3. When was Alexander Hamilton born?

4. What is the fifth pillar to prosperity?

5. The Cold War came to an end in what year?

(see the answer key)

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