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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What race-related issue did Richard Daley face during his early second term?
2. What did the election results for Richard Daley's fifth term mean for influence over the future of Chicago politics?
3. How did the public respond to Richard Daley's response to the outbreaks?
4. What did Martin Luther King do when Mayor Daley's actions did not satisfactorily address the problems of segregation?
5. How did Richard Daley address the corruption within the city government?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What part of Richard Daley's personal background made him intolerant of officials in his administration who had extramarital affairs? Do you consider his strong moral stand in this area to be inconsistent with his obvious tolerance of officials who abused their power for financial gain as long as they did not get caught? Explain how this inconsistency actually made him more dangerous in the corruption he accepted.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Based upon how Chapter II reported on the infiltration of Chicago City Hall by gangs and criminals and the affect they had on law enforcement and the judicial system, write a persuasive essay on why or why not personal adherence to ethical standards is important to people in leadership positions.
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