1. What advantage do minority special interest groups have to influence elected officials?
(a) Being articulate and able to sway the public.
(b) Being able to get medial coverage without a budget.
(c) Not needing money to get their message across.
(d) Being watchdogs on everything the official does.

2. What view did Webster take that made him unpopular with abolitionists?
(a) He did not feel that being a part of a Union that allowed slavery in some territories a viable alternative.
(b) He refused to argue against salvery when he went to the Southern states.
(c) He was a strong supporter of the Union and believed compromise on slavery was more important than breaking up the nation.
(d) He would not address the subject of slavery because he though it would just go away.

3. In spite of John Quincey Adams' clarity and political courage, what life-long need did he have?
(a) The approval of his father and mother.
(b) The visible justification of God.
(c) Unwavering popularity among the people.
(d) A personal fortune so he was not dependent on the voters.

4. What does Kennedy identify as the second pressure that prevents courageous deeds by elected officials.
(a) The need to travel the world.
(b) The need to get re-elected.
(c) The need to get more education.
(d) The need to publish a book.

5. 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 was forced to change political parties and lose his seniority.
(b) Disillusionment of his party when he broke with them and voted with Jefferson.
(c) His mother becaue distraught that her son and husband did not agree.
(d) He lost his political influence for many months.