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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Huey say publicly about his interest in the U.S. Presidency?
(a) He accepted a bid to run.
(b) He said he was thinking about it.
(c) He denied any interest.
(d) He was non-committal.

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

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

4. What was the name of Huey's plan related to the topic in #142?
(a) A Fair Wage for Everyone.
(b) Share Our Wealth.
(c) Defending the American Way.
(d) Putting Security Back Into America.

5. What did Huey and his bodyguards do almost every night?
(a) Went to nightclubs.
(b) Played cards.
(c) Read briefs.
(d) Entertained other senators.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the newspaper started by Huey?

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

3. What brought an end to the impeachment trial?

4. What crop was in surplus in the South in 1932?

5. Who did Huey hire for a position at Louisiana State University (LSU), even though the school already had one?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the gubernatorial candidates in Louisiana in 1932?

2. What were the conditions under which Huey agreed to run for the Senate?

3. What persona was Huey achieving and with what type of people did he surround himself?

4. How did Franklin Roosevelt's influence contribute to Huey's acting more like a conventional Senator?

5. Did Huey fully support Franklin D. Roosevelt's new programs and initiatives?

6. Describe Huey's interference in the Louisiana State University football program.

7. What was the Little by Little group?

8. How did Roosevelt view Huey's effect on his own re-election, and how did he try to slow Huey down?

9. What were some of the initiatives that Huey was most proud of during his tenure as governor of Louisiana?

10. What other areas at Louisiana State University (LSU) did Huey get involved in?

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