View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what political party did Huey belong?
(a) Liberal.
(b) Independent.
(c) Republican.
(d) Democratic.

2. In what type of case did Huey win the biggest fee of his legal career?
(a) Criminal.
(b) Sexual Harassment.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Libel.

3. How many charges were presented in the impeachment resolution?
(a) 23.
(b) 51.
(c) 19.
(d) 10.

4. What was a major fear of Huey's?
(a) Assassination.
(b) Scandal.
(c) Alzheimer's.
(d) Poverty.

5. Campaigning for the 1928 gubernatorial race began in _________________.
(a) June 1926.
(b) November 1926.
(c) February 1927.
(d) March 1927

6. What profession did Huey practice after his move to #25?
(a) Industry.
(b) Education.
(c) Law.
(d) Medicine.

7. What was a major campaign issue in the 1928 gubernatorial race?
(a) Flood control programs.
(b) Women's right to vote.
(c) Minimum wage.
(d) Luxury goods tax.

8. What did Huey use heavily during the 1928 gubernatorial campaign?
(a) Radio ads.
(b) Newspaper editorials.
(c) Whistle stop tours.
(d) Promotional circulars.

9. Which senatorial campaign did Huey work for that helped his own visibility as well?
(a) Edwin S. Broussard.
(b) Herme Boulanger.
(c) James A. Hall.
(d) Charles F. Lafayette.

10. In what area did Huey oppose Parker regarding taxes?
(a) Businesses that did not support Civil Rights.
(b) Companies that refused to pay minimum wages.
(c) Entities that utilized child labor.
(d) Entities that extracted national resources from soil and water. .

11. What nickname did Huey acquire after moving into the governor's mansion?
(a) Mr. Governor.
(b) Kingfish.
(c) Big Daddy.
(d) The Big Cheese.

12. Why was Huey a long shot at winning the governor's race?
(a) He was too young.
(b) He didn't have the support of the wealthy.
(c) He didn't have any legal experience.
(d) He didn't have enough media attention.

13. In what state did Huey and Harley travel as salesmen?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Florida.
(d) Texas.

14. Who became Huey's best friend upon meeting in a dry goods store?
(a) Miller Bucknell.
(b) Harley Bozeman.
(c) Ed Feverfew.
(d) Harvey Buchanan.

15. What was the big case that influenced Huey's career over the next few years?
(a) The New Orleans Civil Rights case.
(b) The Dr. Sam Sheppard case.
(c) The Caddo Parish case.
(d) The Lake Pontchartrain Bridge case.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Huey often accused of being?

2. With what major oil company did Parker broker a deal regarding taxes?

3. The event in which a voting mechanism was rigged and fistfights broke out on the floor of the legislature was called _____________________.

4. Where did Huey establish his campaign headquarters in New Orleans?

5. Against what company did Huey fight a rate increase in February of 1921?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 422 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample