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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggested that Senators were vulgar demagogues?
(a) A cabinet member.
(b) An ambassador.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A reporter.

2. 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) Political differences within the official's own family.
(c) Presidential arm twisting.
(d) Party pressure to vote the party line.

3. What was it about Benton that inspired the approval of his Missouri constituency?
(a) He did not care about political pressures and did what he thought was right.
(b) He arranged a lot of pork barrel spending in Missouri.
(c) He was also very popular among his party members.
(d) He took young Congressmen under his wing.

4. John Quincey Adams was a Senator from what state?
(a) Connecticutt.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New York.
(d) Virginia.

5. What does Kennedy see as Webster's moral flaw?
(a) Webster was an alcoholic and often lost track of time.
(b) Webster had many affairs his wife did not know about.
(c) Webster had no compunction against taking money for political favors.
(d) Webster was a compulsive gambler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the example of some advice Kennedy received when he first became a Congressman?

2. Where did Benton say he's rather see the Democratic Party rather than give one inch to Mr. Van Buren?

3. What Webster speech in the Senate became known by the date it was given?

4. What Senator pulled a gun on Benton once?

5. What effect did Webster's three-hour-long speech in the Senate have in 1850?

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