View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was so strange about Henry Clay's enlisting Webster in his cause for compromise?

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

3. What Senator pulled a gun on Benton once?

4. What was Webster's justification for accepting political gifts and money?

5. How did Benton's reputation for being crazy become problematic to his opponents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice was Kennedy given when he first went to Congress?

2. Relate two important firsts for Senator Thomas Hart Benton.

3. Discus the results of Benton's not voting for the annexation of Texas.

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

5. Was Houston able to prevent Texas from seceding from the Union?

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

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

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

9. What does Kennedy point out as a moral flaw in Daniel Webster?

10. What courageous belief did Webster demonstrate by speaking out for the 1850 Compromise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay contrasting Daniel Webster's seeing nothing wrong with taking money from special interests and Sam Rayburn's refusal to take even government money for House trips. You can look up Sam Rayburn on Wikipedia.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss in a paper why Sen. Norris' support for Al Smith for President might have been of special interest to Sen. John Kennedy.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the difference between compromising methods and compromising ideals.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 795 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample