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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: Homework x 2 = The American Dream.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the first?
(a) Politicians who support education.
(b) Involved parents.
(c) Better teachers and principals.
(d) Students who are ready to learn while sitting in the classroom.

2. What refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people, and economic activity?
(a) Communism.
(b) Organization.
(c) Globalization.
(d) Capitolism.

3. Who stabilized the country's economy by supporting legislation that saved capitalism and created social safety-nets like Social Security?
(a) George W. Bush.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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

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

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. According to the authors, there are six crucial elements to improving the country's educational system. What is the fifth?

3. What word means to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area?

4. What position has Martin Dempsey held since October, 2011?

5. According to the authors, what is the first cause for the decline of America?

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