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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the public officials do in the 1970 scandal that compounded the problems for Richard Daley?
2. Where did Daley choose to begin his urban renewal projects?
3. What event led to the biggest scandal of Richard Daley's second term as mayor?
4. What were the results of the election leading to Richard Daley's fourth term?
5. To what did Richard Daley credit his large majorities in African-American precincts?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A burglary scandal in the police department brought Richard Daley to his lowest point emotionally and politically in early 1960, but his appointment of Orlando Wilson to Chief of Police and his electoral victories in the 1960 election (under very suspicious circumstances) brought many to consider Daley the second most powerful man in the country. How might Daley's administration and the influence of the Machine been affected if the 1960 election had not been so convincing?
Essay Topic 2
Consider how Richard Daley used his position as Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee to unseat his predecessor, Democratic Mayor Martin Kennelly. How do you think Daley's tactics motivated him to hold onto the chairmanship of the party after he won election as Mayor? How do you think that Daley's action against Kennelly shaped his attitudes toward Democrats who challenged his authority? Apply Joe McDonough's rule, ". . . help your friends, punish your enemies . . ." to develop your response. Use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Based upon what you know of how criminals had infiltrated Chicago City Hall in the 1920's and 1930's, why do you think that it was important for Richard Daley to develop a relationship with Abraham Marovitz, a prosecutor who had associations with gangsters. How could that relationship make Daley valuable to the Cook County Democrat Party?
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