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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. In what year did Richard Daley win the Chairmanship of the Cook County Democratic Party?
2. What did Richard Daley do if an ex-convict applied for a patronage job?
3. What was the profession of Mike Royko, author of "Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago"?
4. What talent of Richard Daley's earned him praise from Democrats around the country?
5. What was Richard Daley able to accomplish with the additional funding that the Republican Governor of Illinois granted to Chicago in 1956?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the event that set the stage for violent confrontations at the 1968 Democrat National Convention scheduled for Chicago?
2. In earlier times how would a ward committeeman coerce immigrants to vote for Democrats?
3. What did Mike Royko believe will come of the memory of Richard Daley's reign as Mayor of Chicago?
4. What effort was taken to prove that Chicago was rigidly segregated and what was the result?
5. To what office was Richard Daley's mentor elected and how did his mentor's habit help his career?
6. What was the result of the turmoil during the 1968 Democratic National Convention to Richard Daley's personal popularity?
7. Why did the grand jury report on the Black Panther shootings cause problems for Daley's administration?
8. How did Richard Daley perform in the segregated neighborhoods during the election for his fourth term, and to what did Daley attribute the results?
9. Where was Richard Daley customarily dropped off in the early years that he was Mayor of Chicago to make his regular stops before he went to City Hall, and why was that drop-off point changed?
10. What did Richard Daley's 1971 election victory mean for political observers around the country?
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
Write a persuasive essay addressing the following questions: Is it practical to hold a political system to a set of standards when it is contending for power and wealth? How can your participation in the political system hold it to account for upholding particular ethical standards? At what point would you be willing to abandon one party for involvement in another party when you become disappointed with the ethical qualities of political candidates your party offers?
Essay Topic 3
How does Daley's personal history affect your view of politics and government? Does Daley's climb to power interest you to be involved in politics? Write a persuasive essay on what sort of characteristics are important for an elected official and why it is important to know the types of personal relationships that official keeps.
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