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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In terms of service in office of both father and son, what similarity set them apart from presidents before and after them?
(a) Neither father nor son served a second term in office.
(b) Both father and son served during wartime.
(c) Neither father nor son served out a full term in office.
(d) Both father and son served three terms in office.

2. What is a particular problem on occasion when the electorate presents a desire to the elected official?
(a) What they want is not fair to fixed income people.
(b) What they want they are not willing to help pay for.
(c) What they want may not in the long run be good for the constituency.
(d) What they want is not clear to the elected official.

3. Who suggested that Senators were vulgar demagogues?
(a) A cabinet member.
(b) An ambassador.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A reporter.

4. What does Kennedy suggest prevents a lot of people from acting courageously?
(a) Social and public pressures.
(b) Not enough education about courage.
(c) Fear of the unknown.
(d) Averice and greed.

5. In addition to being the first Senator from Missouri, what other first did Benton achieve?
(a) First Senator to change political parties.
(b) First politician to have a duel.
(c) First Senator to serve 30 years in the Senate.
(d) First politician to support Martin Van Buren.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was John Quincey Adams generally unhappy?

2. What was it about Benton that inspired the approval of his Missouri constituency?

3. What traits indicate that Adams suffered common human emotions?

4. How does Kennedy assess the failure of both Adams presidencies to produce second terms?

5. John Quincey Adams was a Senator from what state?

(see the answer key)

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