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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Richard Daley receive when he finally became Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party?

2. How did Richard Daley's talent affect the 1948 election?

3. What was among the influences for which Vito Marzullo was well known?

4. What was the label that was given to those who had similar views to Richard Daley in the Cook County Democratic Party?

5. What skills did Richard Daley learn in the Christian Brothers technical school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, according to Mike Royko, were immigrants supportive of Richard Daley?

2. What did Richard Daley's 1971 election margin mean for his future influence over Chicago?

3. How did Richard Daley earn and keep the support of unions?

4. What effort was taken to prove that Chicago was rigidly segregated and what was the result?

5. What were the three types of party officials in a precinct for the Cook County Democratic Party and what did they expect from their efforts?

6. Who was Vito Marzullo, for what was he famous, and what was his reward for his performance?

7. How did Richard Daley become a candidate for his first election and for what party was he elected?

8. How did Richard Daley respond to rumors of an anti-war faction planning to cause trouble at the 1968 Democrat National Convention?

9. What was the most notable contribution Richard Daley made to the Cook County Democratic Central Committee and how was it shown?

10. What were Richard Daley's two contrasting moral positions that Mike Royko detailed in the Introduction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is propaganda and how did Richard Daley and the Machine use propaganda to shape public opinion of his job performance and win elections? Cite at least four examples from the book in developing your answer.

Essay Topic 2

After a study found that the Chicago Police were more abusive to African-Americans than they were to whites, the commission suggested blacks and whites be treated more equitably. Richard Daley responded by ordering that whites apprehended by police receive more severe treatment. How was this decision by Daley, along with other events, a precursor to the violence that overshadowed the 1968 Democrat National Convention? Identify at least two other events that suggested Chicago was a dangerous site for the convention.

Essay Topic 3

Draw a flow chart of the positions in the Cook County Democratic Party as it is detailed in Chapter IV. Ward Committee members who were most successful in turning out the vote earned the authority to fill the most patronage jobs. Based upon what you learned that Cook County Democrats, ". . . add up votes until they come out right . . ." how did this method of appointing patronage jobs not only corrupt elections, but also corrupt Chicago public service jobs? How did this corruption and the wealth it brought to supporters of the Democratic Party help the Machine dominate elections for decades?

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