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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. Paul O'Neill was fired in what year for his public disagreement with the administration?

2. Who do the authors assert is a political icon for the Republican Party?

3. When did Ronald Reagan's presidency end?

4. Arne Duncan stated that America was ranked what in the world in the number of college graduates per capita?

5. Thomas Friedman met with what Singaporean academic and retired diplomat in Chapter 11: "The Terrible Twos"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to the housing bubble in America, according to the authors in Chapter 11: "The Terrible Twos"?

2. What do the authors assert about America's challenge with climate change in Chapter 8: "This Is Our Due"?

3. When did the crisis take place on Three Mile Island as described in Chapter 10?

4. How do the authors use Dick Cheney as reasoning to fight climate change in Chapter 10?

5. How do the authors describe partisan politics in Chapter 12: "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"?

6. When did America begin the process of deficit spending?

7. What is the principle motivation of politicians in politics today?

8. What was the impact of the Iranian Revolution?

9. How do the authors describe the beginning of the twenty-first century?

10. What do the authors say regarding America's borrowing power?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and other past U.S. Presidents discussed in Chapter 3. How are these leaders different from our leaders today? What do the authors assert is lacking in our current leaders? Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact of outsourcing on the American economy and job market. When did outsourcing begin to impact the American economy? How has it evolved? How are American jobs impacted by companies moving to India, China, or elsewhere?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the impact of the Tea Party and analyze the five pillars to prosperity discussed in Chapter 3. Where did the authors derive this list? How do the authors surmise the Tea Party disagrees with this theory? What major policies have been enacted by prominent politicians within the movement? How have the American people been affected by those policies?

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