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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Kennedy's third pressure that he feels is the most damaging?
(a) Making decisions when to satisfy a constituancy will not be what is best for the nation.
(b) Making decisions that will satisfy everyone in one way or another.
(c) Making decisions when a fellow Senator or Congressman needs to get a pet project going.
(d) Making decisions when you do not have enough information to make good ones.

2. How did Taft's candor cause him to lose his party's nomination for President?
(a) His candor caused him to be overly tactful.
(b) People thought you could not trust a man like that.
(c) His answers were always truthful and very often blunt.
(d) He did not always say exactly what he meant.

3. What was Lamar's involvement in the controversial Hayes-Tilden presidential election?
(a) He refused to fight the election results.
(b) He voted against the Democrats and supported Hayes.
(c) He made stump speeches for Hayes.
(d) He supported an election commission that eventually gave Hayes the Presidency.

4. What unwanted praise did Norris and his group receive after the filibuster?
(a) Praise from the French who also opposed the war.
(b) Praise from the German press.
(c) Praise from Lenin in Russia.
(d) Praise from the Mexican government.

5. What method did Sen. Norris use to prevent the passage of the Armed Ship Bill?
(a) Collecting enough votes to defveat it.
(b) Buried in committee.
(c) A Petition.
(d) Filibuster.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Benton's reputation for being crazy become problematic to his opponents?

2. How did Lamar view the free silver movement of 1877?

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

4. What Webster speech in the Senate became known by the date it was given?

5. What was the result of Webster's courageous stand in giving the Seventh of March speech?

(see the answer key)

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