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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Taft's candor cause him to lose his party's nomination for President?
(a) He did not always say exactly what he meant.
(b) People thought you could not trust a man like that.
(c) His answers were always truthful and very often blunt.
(d) His candor caused him to be overly tactful.

2. What famous piece of legislation bears Robert A. Taft's name?
(a) The Taft Health Plan.
(b) The Taft Welfare Act.
(c) The Taft Education Manifesto.
(d) The Taft-Hartley Act.

3. What does Kennedy see as Webster's moral flaw?
(a) Webster was an alcoholic and often lost track of time.
(b) Webster had no compunction against taking money for political favors.
(c) Webster had many affairs his wife did not know about.
(d) Webster was a compulsive gambler.

4. Why did the six Republicans say they would not vote to convict President Johnson?
(a) They said they didn't need to vote because there was a 36 majority anyway.
(b) They said the evidence was not sufficient.
(c) They said some Prepblicans should vote no to make the party look unbiased.
(d) They came from conservative states.

5. Why was Webster a leader in the North prior to the Civil War?
(a) He had strong views against slavery.
(b) He knew all the words in the dictionary.
(c) He was older than any other politician.
(d) He could out talk his opponents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was it so surprising to the Radical Republicans that Ross would not announce his vote before the trial began?

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

3. What were the circumstances that brought Edmund G. Ross to Congress as Senator from Kansas?

4. What does Kennedy say was a liability about Webster's immense popularity with both sides of the political spectrum?

5. Which bitter rival of Sen. Robert A. Taft actually ended up in the White House?

(see the answer key)

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