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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 many points did Johnson's approval rating drop between 1966 and 1968?

2. What did Congress and the Cabinet inform Johnson that he had to change in 1968?

3. What did Johnson call Robert Kennedy in "The Withdrawal"?

4. How did Johnson characterize the young people who were protesting the war?

5. What did Johnson feel like when he took over the office of President after Kennedy's assassination?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Johnson first define the term "Great Society"?

2. How did Johnson respond when Robert Kennedy entered the Democratic Presidential primaries in 1967?

3. Describe the results of the Presidential Election of 1964.

4. When did Johnson learn that he did not have middle America's support for his policies?

5. In what ways did Johnson assert his control over his staff and cabinet?

6. What role did the congressional liaison team play in Johnson's administration?

7. How did inflation and the war affect Johnson's approval ratings between 1966 and 1968?

8. What reasons did Johnson give Robert Kennedy for not choosing Kennedy to be on the presidential ticket with him?

9. What were some of the events that took place as the peace movement got underway in 1968?

10. What was Johnson's approach to dealing with the media as President?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Johnson's leadership role as the Senate Majority Leader. How did he rise to power in this role? Why did backroom deal-making appeal to him more than public debate on the Senate Floor? Was he considered a good leader in the Senate? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways did Johnson's grandfather provide him with a source of unconditional love? What did Johnson like about visiting him on a daily basis? Did his grandfather act as an important role model in his life? How so?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Johnson's final years. What project did he like working on the best? Why was it difficult for him to write his memoirs? How did seeing his Great Society programs cut by Nixon impact his life?

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