America: Past and Present, 9e (Divine et al.) Chapter 14 The Sectional Crisis 14.1 Multiple-Choice Questions 1) In 1856, Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, almost beat Senator ________ of Massachusetts to death. A) Thaddeus Stevens B) John C. Calhoun C) Charles Sumner D) Zachary Taylor E) William Graham Sumner Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 330 [Factual] 2) The term "second party system" describes A) the splinter parties of the 1840s and 1850s. B) the vigorous competition between Whigs and Democrats. C) the creation of a new, third, political party. D) the political party not in power in government. E) a total shift in American politics. Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 332 [Factual]