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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kennedy sees as a weakness in John Quincey Adams an emotional attachment to whom?
(a) His parents and God.
(b) His religious congregational members.
(c) His wife and his mistress.
(d) His college friends and professors.

2. Why was Ross targeted for surveillance and harassment before the Johnson trial.
(a) He was using his secret to gain political notariety.
(b) Both sides believed he was weak willed.
(c) He kept silent on how he might vote.
(d) Stanton thought he could intimidate Ross with his military connections.

3. To what does Kennedy ascribe as half the power of Webster?
(a) His handsomeand commanding appearance.
(b) His ability to make friends easily.
(c) His political connections.
(d) His outstanding education.

4. How did Lamar view the free silver movement of 1877?
(a) He saw it as creating easy inflationary money.
(b) He was too ill to pay it much attention.
(c) He saw it as a depletion of the nation's silver.
(d) He supported it to help save Mississippi.

5. Taft supported education, health, housing, and other welfare programs against his normal conservative Republicanism. Why?
(a) It was an attempt on his part to placate the unions.
(b) His state of Ohio had high unemployment and needed those services.
(c) He felt these were not being served adequately by the private sector.
(d) He wanted to play both sides of the fence in a bid for the Presidency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kennedy identify as the second pressure that prevents courageous deeds by elected officials.

2. What Senator had to be carried into the Senate to cast his vote on Johnson's impeachment?

3. What were Benton's most effective weapons as a fighter?

4. What was rumored to be the cause of Houston's breakdown and resigning as Governor of Tennessee?

5. What does Kennedy suggest prevents a lot of people from acting courageously?

(see the answer key)

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