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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 supplemental role did the Chicago Police Department perform for Richard Daley?

2. Daley did not personally attack his opponent, but what was one of the things the Democratic Machine did during the election?

3. How did Royko describe Richard Daley's response to political brawls in Chicago?

4. Why did Royko suggest that immigrants were tolerant of Richard Daley's abuses of power?

5. What talent of Richard Daley's earned him praise from Democrats around the country?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why did the grand jury report on the Black Panther shootings cause problems for Daley's administration?

3. Who was Abraham Lincoln Marovitz and how did he become acquainted with Richard Daley?

4. How did Richard Daley perform in the segregated neighborhoods during the election for his fourth term, and to what did Daley attribute the results?

5. What was the "Battle of Michigan Avenue"?

6. What was Richard Daley's response when a commission ruled the Chicago Police Department was to treat African-Americans the same as whites?

7. What did Mike Royko believe will come of the memory of Richard Daley's reign as Mayor of Chicago?

8. To what office was Richard Daley's mentor elected and how did his mentor's habit help his career?

9. What event caused violence to increase during protests against Chicago's segregation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining why you think that segregation might have gotten started in Chicago and why the city government might have had an interest in sustaining it.

Essay Topic 2

Richard Daley's control over the Machine has been credited with providing the votes that helped John F. Kennedy defeat Richard Nixon in the 1960 presidential election. If this is so it not only dramatically changed history, but it also showed that the American electoral system was corrupted by political influences. Take one of three subjects for a three paragraph essay:

1. How would the country have been different if Richard Daley's Machine was not involved in the 1960 election and Richard Nixon had become president?

2. What are the consequences to the country if a metropolitan mayor can determine who becomes president? Are there any benefits? What are they? What are the damages to democracy that is posed by such a situation?

3. What are the threats to justice and liberty if elections can be manipulated by powerful individuals? How can such power be confronted?

Essay Topic 3

How did Joe McDonough's fondness for gambling help Richard Daley's career with City Hall and the Chicago Democratic Central Committee? Which of McDonough's rules, "help your friends, hurt your enemies, adjust a case through the police and add up the votes until they come out right. Most important rule--don't get caught. Don't repeat what you hear," served him best while he covered for McDonough? How could Daley have hurt his career with regard to the neglect McDonough showed for his responsibilities? Do you believe that Daley was covering for a friend or picking up valuable experience in running an office and earning a reputation as someone who would make sure the job is done?

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