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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 is a lame duck session in Congress?
(a) The summer holiday.
(b) A ramp-up to re-election campaigns.
(c) The period of December-March for Senators who were not re-elected.
(d) A budgeting period.

2. Who was the only Louisiana reporter Huey would talk to?
(a) Ed Beasley.
(b) Charlie Boulanger.
(c) Charles Frampton.
(d) Willie Stark.

3. What organization investigated Huey and his associates?
(a) Internal Revenue Service.
(b) Ku Klux Klan.
(c) Central Intelligence Agency.
(d) Federal Bureau of Investigation.

4. Each side in the impeachment trial was accused of _________________.
(a) Scandal mongering.
(b) Buying votes.
(c) Illegal promotions.
(d) Tampering with absentee ballots.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Huey worked to help _______________ obtain the Democratic for U.S. President.

2. What did Huey and his bodyguards do almost every night?

3. What was the nickname Huey called his opponent Senator Joseph E. Ransdell?

4. How much of their salaries were state board members required to donate to Huey's Senate election campaign?

5. How many workers did the Standard Register announce it was going to lay off in January of 1935?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Square Deal Association and what was their position on Huey?

2. How did Huey's plan for the cotton-surplus problem differ from those in other Southern states?

3. Was Huey always proud of the methods by which he accomplished his objectives for the people?

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

5. What was the Little by Little group?

6. What was Huey's opinion of reporters and what did he call them?

7. What was the tone of the impeachment proceedings against Huey?

8. What was Huey's position on seeking the office of U.S. President?

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

10. What was The Progress and what was its purpose?

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