From: sackman@sendit.nodak.edu (Gleason Sackmann)
Subject: newsweek special election issue quiz
Organization: SENDIT BBS Fargo, North Dakota
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 23:07:55 GMT



     NEWSWEEK THISWEEK WEEKLY QUIZ
     Written by Robert Florida
     Based on NEWSWEEK's Special Election Issue of
     November/December 1992
 
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     THE TORCH PASSES
     ____1. Bill Clinton won the presidency by capturing
     __________ electoral votes and __________ % of the popular
     vote.
     a. 257; 53
     b. 457; 63
     c. 357; 43
     d. 168; 38
 
     ____2. The recent election results will alter the
     relationship between the executive and legislative branches
     of government in which of the following ways?
     a. The Congress will be an even mix of Democrats and
     Republicans.
     b. A Republican president will contend with a Democratic
     Congress.
     c. A Democratic president will contend with a Republican
     Congress.
     d. For the first time in 12 years, Democrats will control
     both branches.
 
     ____3. Paradoxically, Ross Perot's unsuccessful bid for the
     presidency can be viewed as a stunning political victory
     inasmuch as it __________.
     a. was the most expensive candidacy ever
     b. was the most successful independent presidential
     candidacy since 1912
     c. garnered him a myriad of free publicity for his business
     d. launched the political career of Admiral James Stockdale
 
     ____4. Bush repeatedly attacked his opponent's
     trustworthiness only to discover his own credibility
     impaired by charges that he lied about his __________.
     a. involvement in the Iran-contra case
     b. war record in World War II
     c. involvement in a CIA mission in China
     d. pledge to hire a new domestic team
 
     ____5. According to his supporters, Ross Perot's bid for the
     presidency was not about winning but about __________.
     a. sabotaging Bush's re-election bid
     b. further promoting his own celebrity
     c. sending a message of anger about the dysfunction in
     Washington
     d. forcing the race into the House of Representatives
 
     ____6. Carol Moseley Braun's successful bid for an Illinois
     Senate seat is historic in that she is the first __________.
     a. woman to serve in the Senate
     b. woman candidate to represent Illinois
     c. Socialist to serve in the Senate
     d. black woman to serve in the Senate
 
     ____7. California distinguished itself historically in the
     recent elections by becoming the first state ever to send
     __________ to the Senate.
     a. a black woman
     b. a gay male
     c. two Democratic women
     d. a former Black Panther
 
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     THE INSIDE STORY
     ____8. According to NEWSWEEK, President Bush lost the
     election as a result of his inability to ___________.
     a. get negative about Bill Clinton's accomplishments
     b. put forth an agenda differentiating his second term from
     his first
     c. fire John Sununu
     d. launch an early offensive against Ross Perot
 
     ____9. Bush's handling of the Persian Gulf War earned him an
     immense popularity that was soon nibbled away by __________.
     a. a souring economy coupled with a perception that Bush did
     not care
     b. rumors of a longtime affair with a former secretary
     c. Dan Quayle's misspelling of the word potato
     d. John Sununu's abuse of power
 
     ____10. To a large extent, Clinton won the election because
     he was able to present himself persuasively to the American
     electorate as __________.
     a. a tax-and-spend liberal
     b. a staunch believer in the status quo
     c. an honest husband and father
     d. an agent of both change and hope
 
     ____11. The Clinton campaign team acted quickly and
     judiciously to counter allegations of __________.
     a. drinking and gambling
     b. homosexuality and tax evasion
     c. womanizing and draft dodging
     d. being a poor father and husband
 
     ____12. Bill Clinton's win of __________ in the Democratic
     primary salvaged his candidacy by convincing voters that
     economic redemption was the key campaign issue.
     a. New Hampshire
     b. Georgia
     c. New York
     d. Kentucky

     ____13. "__________" emphasized Clinton's hardscrabble
     background and his overall plan to radically reform
     government.
     a. The Carville Affair
     b. The Manhattan Project
     c. The Carville-Matalin Affair
     d. Friends of Bill
 
     ____14. After long consultation with his advisers, Clinton
     decided to portray himself as a political outsider whose
     main message was that __________.
     a. trickle-down had failed and the middle class had shrunk
     b. the economy was not as bad as people thought
     c. the deficit must be curbed immediately
     d. foreign lobbyists must be curbed immediately
 
     ____15. Clinton successfully adopted a strategy called
     "__________," saying unpopular things to certain interest
     groups to prove his independence.
     a. counterscheduling
     b. Sister Souljah
     c. the Rainbow routine
     d. Rap and Rage
 
     ____16. Clinton's victory speech ended with a line that sums
     up his political battle: __________.
     a. Ask what you can do for your country.
     b. I still believe in a place called Hope
     c. I have a dream
     d. The torch of generations has been passed
 
     ____17. Bush was slow to __________; he always preferred
     holding office to the nasty business of seeking it.
     a. mention domestic affairs
     b. agree to debates
     c. respond to the dismal economy
     d. launch his political campaign
 
     ____18. The defeat of Richard Thornburgh in the Pennsylvania
     Senate race set a political precedent by illustrating that
     the electorate __________.
     a. was pro status quo
     b. hated liberal democrats
     c. hungered for change
     d. rebelled against attorney generals
 
     ____19. Bush's domestic economic team, consisting of
     __________, is credited with giving him overly optimistic,
     do-nothing advice about the economy.
     a. Boskin, Darman and Brady
     b. Sununu, Teeter and Black
     c. Carville, Stephanoupolous and Greenberg
     d. Baker, Moshbacher and Rollins
 
     ____20. Pat Buchanan challenged and hurt Bush in the GOP
     primary, accusing him of __________.
     a. being soft on Saddam Hussein
     b. moving too far to the political right
     c. betraying the Reagan Revolution
     d. becoming a pawn of the PACs
 
     ____21. Many observers have noted that Bush's single largest
     fault, in terms of his public image, is that he appears to
     be completely without __________.
     a. speaking skills
     b. campaigning skills
     c. political convictions
     d. ethical standards
 
     ____22. Buchanan harmed Bush's campaign by focusing on
     __________at the Republican convention.
     a. domestic issues and not foreign affairs
     b. divisive social issues
     c. foreign affairs and not domestic issues
     d. the deficit
 
     ____23. Dan Quayle tried to jumpstart the Bush campaign by
     emphasizing __________, yet the electorate, focused on the
     economy, didn't warm to the idea.
     a. foreign affairs
     b. the Persian Gulf War
     c. drug abuse
     d. family values
 
     ____24. Ross Perot changed the nature of political
     campaigning by shunning on-the-road campaigning in favor of
     __________.
     a. infomercials and cable ads
     b. mass rallys and bus tours
     c. train trips and helicopter flights
     d. talk radio and TV, especially call-in shows
 
     ____25. Clinton's campaign strategist, James Carville, hung
     a sign in the "War Room" to remind everyone that nothing
     else was more important in their daily fight against the
     Bush team. What did the sign read?
     a. We the People
     b. Trust and Taxes
     c. The Economy, Stupid
     d. One Day at a Time
 
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     ESSAY
 
     Respond to one of the following, using information from the
     Special Election Issue to support your answer.
 
     1. In his concession speech, Bush encouraged the youth of
     America to involve themselves in politics. The president
     stressed they should keep the faith and not be deterred by
     the "ugliness of politics." Describe your reaction to the
     president's plea. Do you the agree with his high conception
     of public service or are you put off by the "ugliness of
     politics"? Draw upon the articles in this issue that
     directly discuss "The Inside (and ugly?) Story" of politics.
 
     2. According to the article beginning on page 20, Bush began
     to lose the election when pessimism supplanted hope and the
     electorate lost faith in "that hardy vision of progress
     called the American Dream." Describe your vision of the
     American Dream. Many have defined the American Dream as the
     process whereby America's young inherit a better world than
     that of their parents. Do you agree? What type of world do
     you hope to inherit? Be specific.
 
     3. A recent survey, cited on page 23, found that Americans
     are so revulsed by contemporary politics that they no longer
     feel they live in a democracy. They believe the country has
     been captured by an oligarchy of politicians, PACs,
     lobbyists, the mass media and special interest groups.
     Defend or oppose this belief.  Have regular citizens, like
     you and your parents, been disenfranchised by special
     interest groups and charade-like elections? In what ways?
 
     4. Did you view any of the debates? If so, what were your
     immediate impressions of the candidates? What, specifically,
     in their words or manners helped you form these impressions?
     Who do you feel won each debate? Contrast your "review" of
     the debates with NEWSWEEK's, presented on pages 88-91.
 
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