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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. When did the Iraq War begin?
2. Who tried to imagine what it would have been like if there had been a 24/7 cable news cycle when the Constitution was being written in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?
3. Who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States under George W. Bush?
4. When was the Ayatollah Khomeini born?
5. To what political party does Michelle Bachmann belong?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the principle motivation of politicians in politics today?
2. How do the authors compare the proficiency and productivity of America and China?
3. What do the authors assert as the reason Paul O'Neill was fired?
4. When was the gold standard scrapped? What do the authors say regarding this in Chapter 9?
5. Who are examples used by the authors to demonstrate great success in Chapter 14?
6. How do the authors describe the impact of the Tea Party in 2010?
7. What is the role of lobbyists in American Politics? How are they described in Chapter 12?
8. How do the authors describe Americans' growing sense of entitlement?
9. How did the Republican Party change in the 1960s?
10. How do the authors describe the loss of moral values in America in Chapter 13: "Devaluation"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the importance of critical thinking in today's job market. How do the authors believe jobs will evolve in the future? Why is critical thinking so important in jobs like at DuPont and other companies? How is critical thinking needed more in the military than before?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the restructuring of the job market and the disparity between Wall Street and Main Street. How is Wall Street affected differently in a recession? What structural challenges are faced in the labor market today? What do the authors assert needs to be done to repair this disparity?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Association for Computing Collegiate Programming contest described in Chapter 6. What did the results of the contest indicate for the authors? How has education in former Soviet countries changed?
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