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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. John Quincey Adams' mother was fond of saying John had been groomed to do what?
(a) Become a Puritan minister.
(b) Write great books.
(c) Become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
(d) Uphold the American legal system.
2. Besides appearing to be disloyal to his father when he aligned himself with Jefferson's politics, what other problem arose for John Quincey Adams?
(a) He lost his political influence for many months.
(b) He was forced to change political parties and lose his seniority.
(c) Disillusionment of his party when he broke with them and voted with Jefferson.
(d) His mother becaue distraught that her son and husband did not agree.
3. What is a particular problem on occasion when the electorate presents a desire to the elected official?
(a) What they want may not in the long run be good for the constituency.
(b) What they want is not fair to fixed income people.
(c) What they want they are not willing to help pay for.
(d) What they want is not clear to the elected official.
4. What metaphor does Kennedy use to describe the relationship between the elected official and the electorate?
(a) A doctor-patient relationship.
(b) A father-child relationship.
(c) A coach-team relationship.
(d) A lawyer-client relationship.
5. What is the first pressure of Americans that keeps them from acting courageously according to Kennedy?
(a) The need to be different from other politicians.
(b) The need to be well liked.
(c) The need to raise campaign money.
(d) The need to be right all the time.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the example of some advice Kennedy received when he first became a Congressman?
2. What traits indicate that Adams suffered common human emotions?
3. What was the dichotomy concerning John Quincey Adams' father?
4. What is a constant that an elected official must understand?
5. Which of the following public offices did John Quincey Adams NOT hold?
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