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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Three Branches of Government: Money, Television and Bullshit, pp. 85-108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Dukakis considering as a running mate before he picked Lloyd Bentsen?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Danny Ortega.
(c) Barrack Obama.
(d) Al Gore.

2. What year did the Seneca Falls Declaration take place?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1848.

3. What was the name of the prophet who warned against a king that would take a 10th of his people's sheep?
(a) Paul.
(b) Jonah.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Samuel.

4. A high school textbook refers to what document as "a living document"?
(a) The Magna Charta.
(b) The Monroe Doctrine.
(c) The Declaration of Independence.
(d) The U.S. Constitution.

5. Who was the director of the Office of Management and Budget at the time George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget was completed?
(a) Richard Darman.
(b) Alice M. Rivlin.
(c) Franklin D. Raines.
(d) Peter Orszag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Rourke say is the term for an interview where "you didn't come here and I didn't say this"?

2. What exists in a state of perpetual failure because motion is valued above direction and achievement?

3. What amendment is in question as to whether or not it allows flag burning in protest?

4. On what day was a government study released on "runaway car syndrome"?

5. Who was the solicitor general during a flag desecration case?

(see the answer key)

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