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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year did Richard Daley begin his fifth term?
2. What happened to segregation opponents who showed up at Richard Daley's house?
3. What finally forced Richard Daley to hear the demands of Martin Luther King?
4. What resulted from the high ranking personnel change that came to Daley at the beginning of his fourth term?
5. Who did Richard Daley replace at the beginning of his fourth term?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Richard Daley had many good characteristics, but he also used those characteristics in a way that they were corrupted. Write an expository essay on how Richard Daley used some very important character qualities to achieve a goal but allowed those qualities to be used for a system that was corrupted. Conclude your essay with whether or not you believe that corruption such as was ingrained in the Cook County Democratic Party can be cleaned up and how the positive character qualities of Richard Daley could have been used in that cause.
Essay Topic 2
How many timely deaths opened up a political office for Richard Daley to occupy? In the corrupt environment of the Chicago Democratic Party, were those deaths in Daley's background good or bad for his reputation as he became Chairman of the Cook County Central Committee? Support your position with information from the book. What other facts from his background made him a useful leader for the Cook County Central Committee? Why did you choose the facts that you did? What influence did Daley's personal history and reputation have on the Machine?
Essay Topic 3
How did Richard Daley's practice of paying top union scale for public works jobs affect the cost of the labor market in Chicago? What was the pressure on private employers to compete for skilled workers? Who actually paid the high wages for these workers? Who also eventually paid for the increased costs of production in businesses that had their operations and factories in Chicago?
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