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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Politicians.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What theory of Sellers's is expounded in Chapter 8, Ethos vs. Eros?
(a) That capitalism liberates sexual energy.
(b) That capitalism thrives in repressive cultures.
(c) That capitalism leads to social repression.
(d) That capitalism is driven by repressed sexual energy.

2. How does Sellers say the Supreme Court used its power?
(a) Protecting corporations.
(b) Striking down state laws.
(c) Protecting individuals.
(d) Reducing the power of the legislature.

3. What did David Ricardo theorize?
(a) The economics of poverty.
(b) Dialectic of class warfare.
(c) Labor theory of value.
(d) The Master/Slave dialectic.

4. What does Sellers attribute Jackson's rise to?
(a) Militarism.
(b) Economic disaffection.
(c) Expansionism.
(d) Utopianism.

5. How does Sellers describe the composition of the democratic field when Andrew Jackson was running for the democratic nomination?
(a) Moderate.
(b) Xenophobic.
(c) Nationalist.
(d) Radical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did DeWitt Clinton come from?

2. What policy did Monroe continue, according to Sellers?

3. How long did the order that came out of the Jacksonian era last, according to Sellers?

4. How did the Republicans plan to stay in power, according to Sellers?

5. In what case was expansionism restrained?

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