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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous speech did Lamar give in Congress?
(a) Give me liberty of give me death speech.
(b) The Stars and Stripes speech.
(c) An eloquent eulogy for Charles Sumner.
(d) The case for Confederacy speech.

2. Who was the Senator from Nebraska who opposed President Woodrow Wilson's Armed Ship Bill?
(a) Rutherford Hayes.
(b) James W. Grimes.
(c) Lucius Lamar.
(d) George W. Norris.

3. For what conflict does Kennedy feel the most empathy?
(a) The conflict of special interests versus constituency interests.
(b) The conflict of constituency interest versus national interests.
(c) The conflict between Congress and the Supreme Court.
(d) The conflict between political parties.

4. How did Benton urge support for expansion to the West?
(a) He made a Congressional junket to Oregon.
(b) He supported communications methods such as the telegraph, the Pony Express and roadways that ran into the country.
(c) He pushed a measure giving extra benefits to leaders of wagon trains.
(d) He voted to give tax breaks to manufacturers of wagons.

5. What were the results of Norris' opposition of President Wilson on the Armed Ship Bill?
(a) He was recalled by Nebraska.
(b) He was taken off all Senate committees.
(c) He resigned his seat in the Senate.
(d) He was vilified for acting against the President.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was ironic when the Matthews Resolution came up for a vote in the Senate?

2. Of the 54 Senator in Congress, how many were openly opposed to the impeachment?

3. What high office did Lamar hold at the end of his career?

4. What was the Armed Ship Bill?

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?

(see the answer key)

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