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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what political party did James K. Polk belong?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Free Soil Party.
(d) The Whig Party.

2. How many candidates did the Democratic Party present for the 1860 presidential election?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

3. James Buchanan was a member of what political party when he was elected U.S. President?
(a) The Whig Party.
(b) The Federalist Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

4. Who did Lincoln suggest was tearing apart the country instead of the Republicans during a speech in the 1860 presidential campaign?
(a) The South.
(b) The Liberty Party.
(c) The North.
(d) The Democratic Party.

5. What refers to the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or especially a political entity?
(a) Embargo.
(b) Secession.
(c) Succession.
(d) Indiscretion.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Abraham Lincoln born?

2. How many members comprise the U.S. House of Representatives?

3. What refers to the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory?

4. The Constitutional Union Party was established in what year?

5. When did the Mexican-American War begin?

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