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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 did Johnson's grandfather unlock with a gold key in his study?

2. How many Washington daily newspapers did Johnson read in 1931 on a daily basis?

3. What full-time job did Johnson take with a criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?

4. What did Dean Acheson say about the passage of the Civil Rights Act in "The Senate Leader"?

5. What impassioned plea did Humphrey make at the 1948 Democratic Convention?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Johnson conduct his campaign for Democratic nomination for president in 1960?

2. What did Sam Johnson think of his young son's hair?

3. Why did Johnson choose not to join the Southern caucus when he was in the Senate?

4. Describe Johnson's courtship of Lady Bird.

5. What competitive changes did Johnson bring to the Mexican-American school he taught at in Cotulla?

6. What was Johnson accused of after he won the Senate seat?

7. Why did Johnson feel uncomfortable in the Kennedy White House?

8. Why did Johnson like going to the legislature with his father?

9. Why did Johnson decide to become a politician?

10. As a young Senator, why did Johnson want the position of Democratic Party Whip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Johnson come to be termed a liar in his handling of the Vietnam war? Why was he secretive with Congress and the American public? How did that secrecy become his undoing in the end?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Johnson's first campaign for President in 1960. What erroneous assumption did he make that resulted in his failed bid? Why was John F. Kennedy's campaign more effective?

Essay Topic 3

When Johnson first met Claudia "Lady Bird" Taylor, what impressed him the most about her personality? How did he go about persuading her to marry him? Why did he believe she would make a good partner for him?

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