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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Woodrow Wilson: The Conservative as Liberal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philosophy did John C. Calhoun have about African-Americans?
(a) They wanted someone to take care of them.
(b) They were naturally inferior to Anglo-Saxons.
(c) They were naturally wild and dangerous.
(d) They were capable of great deception.

2. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in James Monroe's cabinet?
(a) Attorney General.
(b) Vice-president.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Secretary of War.

3. According to the Founders, which group of people should have the most say in the government?
(a) Legislators.
(b) Men over the age of 21.
(c) The Congress.
(d) Land owners.

4. How did John C. Calhoun believe the North was oppressing the South?
(a) With blockades.
(b) With increased federal taxes.
(c) With high tariffs.
(d) By refusing to build railroads.

5. According to the Founders, what could use private vices to produce public benefits?
(a) Political parties.
(b) Economic markets.
(c) The judicial system.
(d) Political platforms.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who won the presidential election in 1916?

2. How does Hofstadter view Grover Cleveland's presidency?

3. Which political philosophies did Woodrow Wilson admire?

4. What did John C. Calhoun believe capitalism would produce?

5. In which famous trial did William Jennings Bryan argue against the teaching of evolution?

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