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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advantage do minority special interest groups have to influence elected officials?
(a) Being watchdogs on everything the official does.
(b) Not needing money to get their message across.
(c) Being able to get medial coverage without a budget.
(d) Being articulate and able to sway the public.

2. What occurred during a duel that gave Benton a reputation as something of a thug?
(a) He threw down his gun and beat the man with his fists.
(b) He had a sniper actually shoot the opponent.
(c) He killed a U. S. District Attorney.
(d) He rigged the other pistol so it wouldn't fire.

3. What was Webster's justification for accepting political gifts and money?
(a) He published his gifts in the newspaper.
(b) He shared the gifts with other Senators and Congressmen.
(c) He considered them gifts from God and from voters or constituents who Webster believed were created in God's image.
(d) He used everything he collected for his favorite charities.

4. Where did Houston say he wanted it written that he loved his country, he was a patriot, and he was devoted to the Union.
(a) On his tombstone.
(b) In the Dallas Herald.
(c) In the latest history books.
(d) On the face of the Texas capitol building.

5. What were Norris' opening words at the public meeting in Nebraska after the filibuster?
(a) Thank you for not hissing.
(b) Four score and twenty years ago.
(c) I am not a traitor.
(d) I have come home to tell you the truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first son of a former president to become president of the U.S.?

2. Whom did the Adams family say that the magistrate must serve?

3. Although thought of as a crazy politician, what did John F. Kennedy see as a mark of courage in the man?

4. According to Kennedy, what makes it difficult to recognize courageous acts when they do occur?

5. How had President Johnson come to power?

(see the answer key)

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