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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Benton oppose the treaty of annexation of Texas?
(a) Because he disliked Sam Houston.
(b) Because of his commitment to the Union.
(c) Because Texas would cost too much money.
(d) Because Texas was too big.

2. What well-known military leader had Houston served under?
(a) Robert E. Lee.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Ulysses S. Grant.
(d) George Washington.

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

4. What was one of Benton's favorite sayings about himself?
(a) Benton and Democracy are one and the same.
(b) Benton will never compromise.
(c) Benton is a bull in a china shop.
(d) Benton always knows what is right.

5. What two bills did Houston support that made him unpopular in the South?
(a) The Kansas-Nebraska bill and the articles of confederation.
(b) Calhoun's bills and resolutions on the Oregon question.
(c) The repeal of the Missouri Compromise and the bill of rights.
(d) The Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kennedy characterize the difficult position of the elected official?

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

3. What trait of Adams ultimately caused him to suffer great disappointments?

4. What questionable arrangement kept Webster in the Senate when he was about to resign?

5. What does Kennedy say was a liability about Webster's immense popularity with both sides of the political spectrum?

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