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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. How did the State Bar respond to Bill's petition?

2. What did Hussein's actions threaten, increasing the importance for war?

3. What does Bill think people should strive for in Chapter 10?

4. What did the media and other liberal outlets reject about the Iraq War?

5. According to Bill, when will the corruption in the legal system be taken care of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How can people be vilified when speaking about minorities? What situation did Bill experience to show the political correctness in society?

2. What is Bill's advice to minorities?

3. What did the investigation by the California State Bar find?

4. How does Bill describe Peter Jennings?

5. According to Bill, what aspects of America make it possible for anyone to rise up and achieve fame or success?

6. How is the legal system of the country growing?

7. What is the "law club" that Bill references in Chapter 7?

8. According to Bill, how do the media and politicians overlook the problems in the inner cities?

9. Why did Bill file a complaint with the California State Bar?

10. What are some of the reasons why Bill supports the Iraq war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the "law club" that Bill refers to in Chapter 7and the corruption that takes place within the legal system, and the damaging effects of it. Explain the details of the case that caused Bill to file a complaint with the California State Bar, and the results of their investigation.

Essay Topic 2

As Bill continues outspoken in exposing corruption, he encounters resistance from celebrities and the media.

- Describe the United Way fundraiser, Bill's concerns about it, and how the celebrities attacked him over his criticism.

- Explain the two unethical situations that Bill Moyers was involved in, why the corruption would be allowed to take place on a station such as PBS, and the larger issue of greed and the media.

Essay Topic 3

Based on Bill's views and the facts he presents in the book, analyze the problems surrounding illegal immigration, including why politicians are hesitant to secure the borders. describe in detail Bill's assessment of the sniper case in 2002 that should have been prevented, the reasons why it was not, and the danger that people were placed in as a result of the government's unwillingness to enforce laws that exist to protect the country.

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