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1. Which of the following pairs of first ladies are most similar in the way that they have interpreted their roles as public figures?

A. Eleanor Roosevelt and Laura Bush

B. Laura Bush and Michelle Obama

C. Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama

D. Dolly Madison and Laura Bush

2. Cabinet secretaries:

A. serve two-year terms that correspond to the House of Representatives.

B. serve at the pleasure of the president.

C. are confirmed by the Senate for up to six years.

D. participate in all facets of the government.

3. Which of the following had the most influence on Republican losses in the 2006 midterm congressional elections?

A. Rapidly rising unemployment

B. The 1,000 point drop in the Dow Industrial Average

C. Public doubts about the course of the war in Iraq

D. Debates concerning banning gay marriage

4. If a state's population grows by 1 million since the last census, it is likely to get:

A. one new congressional seat.

B. three new congressional seats.

C. a new congressional seat if there was a loss of population in another state.

D. a new Senate seat.

5. Congressional Republicans were opposed to the Waxman-Markey bill because:

A. they believed it would amount to a large consumer tax increase.

B. they thought it did not go far enough to address climate change.

C. Waxman was the Speaker of the House.

D. environmental lobby groups had helped them in recent elections.

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