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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Senator had to be carried into the Senate to cast his vote on Johnson's impeachment?
(a) William Pitt Fessenden.
(b) Joseph Smith Fowler.
(c) James W. Grimes.
(d) John B. Henderson.

2. What was so strange about Henry Clay's enlisting Webster in his cause for compromise?
(a) Clay was a republican and Webster was an independent.
(b) Clay was from the South and Webster was from the North.
(c) Clay had always opposed Webster in the Senate before.
(d) Webster had given many speeches opposing Henry Clay.

3. What is another difficult situation for an elected official besides the interests of the nation and those of the constituency?
(a) National opinion polls.
(b) Presidential arm twisting.
(c) Political differences within the official's own family.
(d) Party pressure to vote the party line.

4. Did Norris always oppose President Wilson's measures?
(a) No. He was opposed to any form of isolationism.
(b) Yes. He was a total critic of Woodrow Wilson.
(c) No. He supported the President's major foreign policy issues.
(d) No. He supported the President's issues that made him look good in Nabraska.

5. What well-known military leader had Houston served under?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) George Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Benton's behavior different when he was with his family from when he was involved in politics?

2. Under what law was President Andrew Johnson tried in the Congress?

3. What was one argument Webster made for compromising on the question of slavery?

4. What do the subject of PROFILES IN COURAGE all have in common?

5. What high office did Lamar hold at the end of his career?

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