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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25-26, pg. 702-762.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what city did Huey travel to attend the 1928 Democratic National Convention?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Houston.
(c) Miami.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. In what election did Huey begin to influence decisions and build his power base for the next gubernatorial election?
(a) The New Orleans mayoral race.
(b) The U.S. President race.
(c) The U.S. Senate race.
(d) The U.S. House of Representatives race.

3. Which campaign promise caused Huey the most trouble?
(a) Free textbooks for school children.
(b) No state taxes.
(c) Free fishing licenses.
(d) Reduced gas and oil bills for homes.

4. Who did Huey support in the 1916 election?
(a) Earl Long.
(b) John M. Parker.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

5. What body of water flooded more than two million acres of land in Louisiana in 1927?
(a) The Monongahela River.
(b) Lake Pontchartrain.
(c) The Mississippi River.
(d) The Gulf of Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a lame duck session in Congress?

2. Who was Huey's Lieutenant Governor?

3. Huey became an advocate for change in the area of __________________.

4. Huey was also classified as ______________________.

5. Why did Huey support the Glass-Stegall Act?

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