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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. What does Lady Bird consider the happiest years of her life?

2. What does the passing of a small Civil Rights bill allow LBJ to do with easy?

3. Who is acting Majority Leader when LBJ return to the Senate?

4. With the launch of Sputnik in 1957, what issue does LBJ brings to the table?

5. How does MLK Jr. tell followers to deal with opposition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the Senate when Neely of West Virginia dies?

2. Why does Russell advise LBJ that his bill is meaningless at this time?

3. What is the result of Governor Faubus' actions regarding the African American children and Central High School?

4. Why is it important for LBJ to win the 1956 Democratic nomination?

5. How does LBJ keep a sense of urgency alive in the Senate?

6. What leads to the increase the black voters?

7. What does LBJ's Civil Rights law do for the movement?

8. Why do the unions support LBJ's bill and provide him with the remaining votes he needs?

9. What do the liberals attempt to do to speed up the bills reaching the Senate floor?

10. What evidence indicates LBJ compassion toward minorities?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point during the Civil Rights Movement, Eisenhower states that LBJ is the only one that can kill the legislation.

Why does LBJ have so much power?

Does he use his power for good in this situation?

Why does LBJ make the decisions he does regarding the Civil Rights legislation?

Essay Topic 2

Russell sees a potential presidential candidate in LBJ.

Why does Russell think LBJ can be a presidential candidate?

Does Russell want LBJ in the office for the same reasons LBJ wants to be there?

What maneuvering does LBJ do to appease Russell as well as his own interests?

Essay Topic 3

Provide examples of time when LBJ is humiliated.

How does LBJ deal with this humiliation?

Is he able to grow and learn from it?

Does he hold grudges against those who humiliates him?

How does LBJ actions after being humiliated compare and contract with how he acts after humiliating others?

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