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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. Who was the senator who recommended that the Republican party back Mike Pence for president instead of Donald Trump?
2. In what year did the Afghanistan War begin?
3. What is the longest war in United States history?
4. How did many people describe the Trump White House?
5. What did WikiLeaks release that caused problems for the Clinton campaign?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Donald Trump decide never to go to Dover again?
2. What WikiLeaks information dump happened the same day as the Donald Trump Access Hollywood recording?
3. What was President Trump's reaction when he learned the U.S. paid for the weapons system for South Korea?
4. As of 2018, how many years has the U.S. been fighting in Afghanistan?
5. What were Gary Cohn's qualifications to make him a reliable source of economic information?
6. Why did Steve Bannon consider Rebekah Mercer a credible political adviser?
7. What was the purpose of the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
8. Who are the Gang of Eight?
9. What is the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system?
10. What country paid for the South Korean weapons system known as THAAD?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What behavior demonstrates Trump's lack of understanding of the differences between business strategy and the political process?
Essay Topic 2
How did Trump's position on NATO change after meeting with cabinet members and advisers? What comments or information influenced the change of his position?
Essay Topic 3
Explain what Steve Bannon meant when he said (referring to Donald Trump), "He never thought he would lose, but he didn't think he would win" (47).
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