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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 was Benton's characteristic that early on made his constituents love him?

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

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

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

5. What was it about Benton that inspired the approval of his Missouri constituency?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sen. Benton get his reputation as a fighter?

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

3. What are the three pressures Kennedy identifies for any elected official?

4. Aside from being Senator from Massachusetts, what was Daniel Webster known for?

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

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

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

8. If Webster's popularity was an asset, how does Kennedy point out that it was also a liability?

9. Write down the epithet that testified to the intelligence of Thomas Hart Benton.

10. What great stand did Webster take against the wishes of his abolitionist constituents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that compares slavery to segregation.

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 on your personal idea of courage. Use some example from your life or that you know about personally.

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