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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Houston ran away from home in his childhood, where did he go?

3. Why was John Quincey Adams generally unhappy?

4. Which of the following public offices did John Quincey Adams NOT hold?

5. John Quincey Adams' mother was fond of saying John had been groomed to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Houston to resign as governor of Tennessee and go live with the Indians?

2. Describe Benton's leaving Tennessee early in his life.

3. What was the irony of John Quincey's taking sides with Jefferson against his father?

4. What advantages does Kennedy say John Quincey Adams had for political life?

5. Why was John Quincey Adams' relationship with Thomas Jefferson so strange?

6. What metaphor does Kennedy use illustrating the elected official and constituency relationship?

7. What personal weakness does Kennedy point out about John Quincey Adams?

8. What interesting historical distinction did Adams and his father share in regards to their Presidencies?

9. Relate how Benton survived an attempt on his life by another senator.

10. What does Kennedy identify as a difficult situation after a candidate is voted into the senate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Interview and write about a fireman who has faced serious danger.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about compromise and how it is necessary to getting along in life.

Essay Topic 3

Critics proclaimed Kennedy's book as being a-political. What did they mean by that and do you agree? Write your answer in a one-page, type written, double spaced paper.

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