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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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.

Bobby Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, Sargent Shriver.

Bill Clinton, John Foster Dulles, Richard Nixon.

2.

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)

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

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

Richard Daley became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party.

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

3.

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

Corruption in the Police Department and the Democratic Machine.

School funding and violent crime.

Equal rights and desegregation.

Inconsistent garbage removal and government waste.

4.

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

He became a negative influence to Democrats seeking high political office.

Chicagoans became ashamed of Daley's rough treatment and began abandoning his leadership.

His popularity grew as he was seen as opposing influences considered to be threats to the middle class.

The events around the 1968 convention had no lasting influence as Americans soon focused on the presidential campaign.

5.

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

Labor Unions and Chicago Politics.

Operations of the Cook County Democratic Machine.

Organized Crime and Chicago Politics.

Nepotism and Chicago politics.

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