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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Huey opposed Roosevelt on the ratification of the ________________.
(a) The New Deal.
(b) Women's Voting Act.
(c) World Court Treaty.
(d) Minimum Wage Act.

2. Huey opposed the ratification of a treaty regarding which body of water?
(a) Panama Canal.
(b) St. Lawrence Waterway.
(c) Mississippi River.
(d) Lake Pontchartrain.

3. Huey worked to help _______________ obtain the Democratic for U.S. President.
(a) Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) Howard Taft.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Harry Truman.

4. Huey refused to give the position of _________________ to his brother, Earl.
(a) Campaign Manager.
(b) Finance Director.
(c) Lieutenant Governor.
(d) Secretary of State.

5. Share the Wealth Clubs were primarily formed by _____________.
(a) Conservatives.
(b) Democrats.
(c) Negroes.
(d) Liberals.

6. How many national guardsmen were brought to New Orleans prior to an election?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 1,000.

7. How many bodyguards did Huey have during his Senate days?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

8. After the impeachment hearings, Huey became characterized as ________________.
(a) A demagogue.
(b) An elitist.
(c) An oligarch.
(d) A monarch.

9. Why was Huey's demeanor regarding LSU?
(a) Interfering.
(b) Watchful.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Antagonistic.

10. How much of his/her salary did state employees have to pay to fund Huey's newspaper?
(a) 20%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 3%.
(d) 5%.

11. How did Huey get tax bills passed?
(a) He used his goons as force.
(b) He lobbied endlessly.
(c) He wrote provisions into other bills.
(d) He appealed to Liberals.

12. What issue did Huey campaign for in 1933 that made him unpopular in Louisiana?
(a) Louisiana tax reform.
(b) Higher education subsidies.
(c) Interstate highway system.
(d) Toll bridge repairs.

13. Which of the following was NOT a committee on which Huey was involved?
(a) Interstate Commerce.
(b) Judiciary.
(c) Interoceanic Affairs.
(d) Arms Appropriation.

14. Which state did the person in #122 represent?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Georgia.

15. How many workers did the Standard Register announce it was going to lay off in January of 1935?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 300.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Huey would only talk to reporters from __________________.

2. With what type of people did Huey surround himself?

3. What was the name of the group organized to erode Huey's power?

4. Why did Huey spend so much time in other states in 1935?

5. Which company was Huey convinced was behind the impeachment charges?

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