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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Patrician as Opportunist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hofstadter, how is Andrew Jackson often depicted?
(a) As an aggressive proponent for military conquest.
(b) As one of the most influential men in history.
(c) As an opponent of aristocratic privilege.
(d) As an arrogant aristocrat.

2. According to Hofstadter, what type of politician was Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Progressive.
(b) Moderate conservative.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Strong conservative.

3. How did Andrew Jackson ensure that his policies would continue to be supported after he left office?
(a) By issuing long-term legislation.
(b) By appointing five Supreme Court justices.
(c) He had the heart of the American people.
(d) He placed key men in his sucessor's cabinet.

4. What economic changes occurred during the Gilded Age?
(a) There was a steady economic decline.
(b) There was a sudden economic crash in 1865.
(c) There was great economic growth.
(d) Socialist economic principles were adopted.

5. Which movement advocated a philosophy of natural rights and human equality?
(a) The abolitionist movement.
(b) The socialist movement.
(c) The democratic movement.
(d) The progressive movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Hofstadter, which politician represented the interests of those who survived Reconstruction in the South?

2. To what does Hofstadter attribute the failure of John C. Calhoun's political career?

3. What studies did Franklin Roosevelt pursue?

4. To which phrase in the Declaration of Independence did John C. Calhoun object?

5. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in James Monroe's cabinet?

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