Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What would happen to ward committeemen if they did not deliver votes on election day? (from Chapter IV)

He would end up, "sleeping with the fishes."

The Democratic Party poured more campaign funds in his area for the next election.

Their precinct lost funding for projects he requested.

They lost their position with the Cook County Democratic Central Committee.

2.

What were the campaign issues pressed by the Republican candidate in the 1955 Chicago mayoral election? (from Chapter V)

Equal rights and desegregation.

Inconsistent garbage removal and government waste.

School funding and violent crime.

Corruption in the Police Department and the Democratic Machine.

3.

Who were among the leaders for the 1972 Democrat nomination for president in 1971? (from Epilogue)

George McGovern, Ted Kennedy, Edmund Muskie.

Lydon Johnson, Adalai Stevenson III, Jimmy Carter.

Bill Clinton, John Foster Dulles, Richard Nixon.

Bobby Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Sargent Shriver.

4.

What was the result to Richard Daley from the unusual circumstance of Clarence Wagner dropping out of the contest for Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Central Committee? (from Chapter III)

Daley was seen as an uncouth opportunist who took advantage of the misfortunes of his political opponenets.

Richard Daley was suspected of being corrupt and unworthy of trust for several years.

Richard Daley became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party.

Daley was both feared and respected by the hard fighting politicians in Chicago.

5.

What did Richard Daley present himself as in his first campaign for Mayor? (from Chapter V)

He ran as a skillful mediator who could handle conflicts.

He presented himself as a hard-working family man.

He ran as a law and order candidate devoted to fighting crime.

He ran as a fiscal conservative who would balance budgets.

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