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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the example of some advice Kennedy received when he first became a Congressman?
(a) Listen and do what the majority are doing.
(b) The way to go is to make your own decisions.
(c) Follow the yellow brick road.
(d) The way to get along is to go along.

2. Who said that courage is grace under pressure?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) John Quincy Adams.
(d) Bret Hart.

3. Besides the Texas territory which Benton opposed, what other one did he support against his party's stand?
(a) Montana.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Oregon.
(d) California.

4. John Quincey Adams was a Senator from what state?
(a) Connecticutt.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) New York.

5. What was Webster's justification for accepting political gifts and money?
(a) He used everything he collected for his favorite charities.
(b) He published his gifts in the newspaper.
(c) He shared the gifts with other Senators and Congressmen.
(d) He considered them gifts from God and from voters or constituents who Webster believed were created in God's image.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Houston define himself as an old fogy?

2. Why was it considered a contradiction when Houston supported temperance?

3. What occurred during a duel that gave Benton a reputation as something of a thug?

4. Where did Houston deliver his acceptance speech after being elected Governor as an independent?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kennedy have to say about political organizations that have the time and resources to mount letter writing campaigns?

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

3. What was the irony of John Quincey's taking sides with Jefferson against his father?

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

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

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

7. What courageous vote did Houston cast that was unpopular with his constituents in Texas?

8. What personal weakness does Kennedy point out about John Quincey Adams?

9. What caused Houston to resign as governor of Tennessee and go live with the Indians?

10. Relate two important firsts for Senator Thomas Hart Benton.

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