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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Richard Bevard Russell Sr. serve as Chief Justice?

2. What assignment does Magnuson want more than Foreign Affairs?

3. Whose influence does Olds state lead him to become less radical?

4. How does LBJ respond to his medications?

5. Who wants the information that LBJ gathers regarding votes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the greatest benefit of LBJ initiating Olds destruction?

2. Why do the Democrats take control of Congress in 1932?

3. How does LBJ stop some Senators from trying to change Senate Rule 22?

4. How does the Seventeenth Amendment effect Senators?

5. Why does LBJ feel Democrats need credit for the rescue of an idolized President?

6. After the Olds trial, what does LBJ say about Olds in a speech given regarding the trial?

7. Why does Russell try to avoid a formal committee report of the Truman Administration hearings?

8. What is LBJ relationship with his other family members like?

9. What is the results of Humphrey's speech on civil rights during chapter 19?

10. Describe the two affairs LBJ has while in the Senate.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the actions of Andrew Johnson during his presidency concerning seeking revenge after the war.

What is the reaction of the House of Representatives?

What is the reaction of the Senate?

What effects do these actions have on the country?

Essay Topic 2

What changes come about in the marches and protests of African Americans after Martian Luther King Jr came on the scene?

How does the public perceive these events during this time?

How does the Senate perceive these events?

What factors of this increased leadership support Civil Rights in the Senate?

Essay Topic 3

Humphrey poses a possible threat to LBJ. How does LBJ form an alliance with Humphrey? Is this alliance successful. Provide examples or an explanation for you answer.

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