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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Webster's justification for accepting political gifts and money?
(a) He shared the gifts with other Senators and Congressmen.
(b) He used everything he collected for his favorite charities.
(c) He published his gifts in the newspaper.
(d) He considered them gifts from God and from voters or constituents who Webster believed were created in God's image.

3. What metaphor does Kennedy use to describe the relationship between the elected official and the electorate?
(a) A father-child relationship.
(b) A lawyer-client relationship.
(c) A coach-team relationship.
(d) A doctor-patient relationship.

4. What advantage did John Quincey Adams have as a politician?
(a) Ignorance of the Washington politics.
(b) More education than experience.
(c) More money than anyone else.
(d) The confidence of coming from a strong political family.

5. John Quincey Adams' mother was fond of saying John had been groomed to do what?
(a) Become a Puritan minister.
(b) Uphold the American legal system.
(c) Write great books.
(d) Become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kennedy see as Webster's moral flaw?

2. What is another difficult situation for an elected official besides the interests of the nation and those of the constituency?

3. What advantage do minority special interest groups have to influence elected officials?

4. In terms of service in office of both father and son, what similarity set them apart from presidents before and after them?

5. How did Webster's constituents view his stand on compromise with the slave states?

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