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Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago Quiz

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1)

What was the result of Richard Daley's hard work with the Democratic Central Committee? (from Chapter III)

Chicago became the model of political efficiency.
Crime was reduced dramatically.
Street repairs for Chicago received sufficient funding.
Influence of Republicans was almost eliminated.
2)

What did the election results for Richard Daley's fifth term mean for his influence over Chicago politics? (from Epilogue)

The lack of opposition to Daley bred apathy within the Chicago political system.
He maintained control of the City Council.
The close margin convinced the City Council that it was time to challenge Daley's agenda.
Daley was seen as a dangerous man and high placed office holders began to plot against him.
3)

What is the topic for Chapter IV? (from Chapter IV)

Operations of the Cook County Democratic Machine.
Nepotism and Chicago politics.
Labor Unions and Chicago Politics.
Organized Crime and Chicago Politics.
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.
Daley was both feared and respected by the hard fighting politicians in Chicago.
Richard Daley became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party.
5)

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.
They lost their position with the Cook County Democratic Central Committee.
Their precinct lost funding for projects he requested.
6)

Daley did not personally attack his opponent, but what was one of the things the Democratic Machine did during the election? (from Chapter V)

It doctored documents that showed Daley's opponent stole public money for his business.
It passed around Merriam's divorce papers in Catholic neighborhoods.
It passed around photographs suggesting Daley's opponenet was having an illicit affair.
It stole yard signs of Daley's opponent.
7)

By what kind of margin did Richard Daley win the election to his fifth term? (from Epilogue)

The closest margin of his career.
The election was cancelled as his opponent died in a mysterious auto accident a week before the election.
He ran unopposed.
One of the largest margins in his career.
8)

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

Lydon Johnson, Adalai Stevenson III, Jimmy Carter.
Bobby Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Sargent Shriver.
George McGovern, Ted Kennedy, Edmund Muskie.
Bill Clinton, John Foster Dulles, Richard Nixon.
9)

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 ran as a law and order candidate devoted to fighting crime.
He ran as a fiscal conservative who would balance budgets.
He presented himself as a hard-working family man.
10)

What is the relationship between the precinct captain and the ward committeeman in the Cook County Democratic Party? (from Chapter IV)

The two are the same office.
The two are unrelated.
The ward committeeman is the authority of the precinct captain.
The precinct captain is the authority over the ward committeeman.
11)

What were the results of the election leading to Richard Daley's fourth term? (from Chapter VIII)

His opponent died in a mysterious auto accident two days before the election.
Daley won a narrow victory.
Daley was forced to dispatch more street repair projects than he ever had.
Daley won with 73 percent of the vote.
12)

Who did Richard Daley help to get nominated for the 1956 Democratic candidate for president? (from Chapter V)

Adalai Stevenson.
Harry Truman.
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
John F. Kennedy.
13)

In earlier times how did ward committeemen win influence over immigrants? (from Chapter IV)

They helped them find homes and jobs.
They helped them fill out papers and figure out their taxes and licenses.
They helped them get the forms that helped to keep them in the country.
They dispatched henchmen to threaten them if they were not compliant.
14)

What happened to Richard Daley's popularity in Chicago after the turmoil of the 1968 Democratic National Convention? (from Chapter IX)

His popularity grew as he was seen as opposing influences considered to be threats to the middle class.
Chicagoans became ashamed of Daley's rough treatment and began abandoning his leadership.
The events around the 1968 convention had no lasting influence as Americans soon focused on the presidential campaign.
He became a negative influence to Democrats seeking high political office.
15)

What did Richard Daley receive when he finally became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party? (from Chapter III)

Direct access to politicians from around the country.
Access to funds from the National Democratic Party to use at his whims.
Police protection for him and his family.
Control over his own political machine.
16)

What did Martin Luther King do when Mayor Daley's actions did not satisfactorily address the problems of segregation? (from Chapter VII)

Dr. King began staging protest marches in white neighborhoods.
Dr. King was arrested by Chicago police on a voter fraud charge.
Dr. King left for Memphis, Tennessee where he was assassinated.
Dr. King went to Washington, D.C. and delivered his "I have a dream" speech.
17)

Besides protesters, who else did security forces target for harassment during the 1968 Democratic National Convention? (from Chapter IX)

News reporters.
Organizers who were not at the protest sites.
Sidewalk merchants.
Spectators of the events.
18)

Where did Daley choose to begin his urban renewal projects? (from Chapter VI)

West Halsted Street near the Chicago International Amphitheatre where the 1968 Democrat National Convention was eventually held.
On the south side between Daley's Irish Catholic birthplace and an African-American neighborhood.
An old Italian neighborhood known as the Valley.
Along Waveland Avenue near Wrigley Field.
19)

What did the public officials do in the 1970 scandal that compounded the problems for Richard Daley? (from Chapter X)

Daley's political opponent was hospitalized after a beating by precinct workers.
The grand jury discovered that the officers involved in the killing of the Black Panthers fired more than 80 shots, but only one bullet could be traced to the victims guns.
The Daley administration tried to stone wall the investigation into illegal use of public money.
Daley became publicly indignant over the charges which just fueled the speculation that he was losing control of his faculties.
20)

Who among the front runners for the 1972 Democrat presidential nomination called Richard Daley on his victory for his fifth term? (from Epilogue)

According to The Chicago Tribune, "Edmund Muskie."
According to Daley, "All of them."
According to The Minneapolis Star, "Hubert Humphrey."
According to the Washington Post, "Richard Nixon."
21)

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

School funding and violent crime.
Equal rights and desegregation.
Inconsistent garbage removal and government waste.
Corruption in the Police Department and the Democratic Machine.
22)

How did segregation aid the Democratic political machine in Chicago? (from Chapter VII)

If blacks were allowed to move into white neighborhoods, the whites would be enraged, withdraw its political support for the party in power, and the Machine would collapse.
Segregated neighborhoods helped Mayor Daley know where to focus patronage.
Segregation helped the Cook County Democratic Central Committee know which votes to count and which to hold back.
Segregated precincts helped the Cook County Democratic Central Committee know where to apply pressure.
23)

What were some of the other visible changes that Richard Daley made during his first year as mayor? (from Chapter V)

He established a new bus system, converted empty lots into city parks, and added a day to trash pick-up.
He hired more cops and firemen, converted empty lots into city parks, and established a new bus system.
He hired more cops and firemen, and he improved roads and street lighting.
He improved roads and streets, established a new bus system, and added an additional day to trash pick-up.
24)

What finally forced Richard Daley to hear the demands of Martin Luther King? (from Chapter VII)

Daley realized that he had to act to assuage the anger in segregated neighborhoods after Dr. King's assassination.
Daley was impressed with Dr. King's vision from the speech.
White voters became angry with the turmoil in their neighborhoods.
The arrest of Dr. King on the false charges threatened to bring down the Democrat Machine if Daley did not act.
25)

What was the label that was given to those who had similar views to Richard Daley in the Cook County Democratic Party? (from Chapter III)

New Democrats.
The Liberals.
Young Thugs.
The Neophytes.
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