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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Richard Daley diffuse the 1970 scandal involving the public officials?
2. What made this candidate for Cook County Sheriff an attractive choice for the election?
3. How many protesters arrived in Chicago for the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
4. How did Richard Daley treat department heads who did not perform well?
5. Why did Richard Daley claim he made the moves that he did with the 1970 scandal involving public officials?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
The 1968 Democratic National Convention was distracted by antiwar demonstrations and police brutality against war protesters. What were the warning signs between 1966 to the beginning of 1967 that President Johnson could have read before making the decision to make Chicago the host city of the convention? Why might President Johnson have been persuaded to choose Chicago as the host city in spite of the indications that turmoil might emerge from the charged political environment there? Explain President Johnson's responsibility for exposing the Democratic Party to the turmoil that erupted in Chicago.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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