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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 election does Richard Bevard Russell Jr. win in 1930?
(a) Vice President.
(b) Governor of Georgia.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Senate.
2. Who supports LBJ's decision to volunteer for an unpopular position in the Senate?
(a) Wilson.
(b) FDR.
(c) Truman.
(d) Russell.
3. How does LBJ feel in the 1950s when there is little action in the Senate?
(a) Powerful.
(b) Bored.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Ostracized.
4. How old is Richard Bevard Russell Jr. when he wins a seat in the state house?
(a) 23 years.
(b) 34 years.
(c) 56 years.
(d) 41 years.
5. What is required to override a Senator's right to extend discussion on a proposed bill?
(a) Two thirds vote.
(b) Unanimous consent.
(c) Presidental order.
(d) Seniority.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Russell Jr call McCarthy?
2. What assignment does Magnuson want more than Foreign Affairs?
3. What is the name of Lady Bird's radio station?
4. How does LBJ get to the hospital in 1955 after he suffers a massive heart attack?
5. What does Lady Bird do to sooth LBJ's mood swings during his recovery?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the press' reaction to LBJ attitude after his recovery from the heart attack in 1955?
2. What is LBJ's relationship with his wife like?
3. How does LBJ stop some Senators from trying to change Senate Rule 22?
4. In addition to LBJ's demanding work schedule, what other factors cause his poor health?
5. Why does LBJ feel Democrats need credit for the rescue of an idolized President?
6. Describe the two affairs LBJ has while in the Senate.
7. When LBJ sends investigators in to the Air Force base, what do they find compared to what LBJ reports to the public?
8. How is LBJ described when he is a Senator?
9. Why does LBJ lose the Senate seat in the 1941 special election?
10. How does the Seventeenth Amendment effect Senators?
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