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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Carol Davis?

2. Who gave Lady Bird her nickname?

3. What did Johnson's grandfather unlock with a gold key in his study?

4. What full-time job did Johnson take with a criminal lawyer in the mid-1920s?

5. What department did Professor Harry Greene work in at the college Johnson went to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Johnson decide to become a politician?

2. What role did Johnson take on with the National Youth Administration agency?

3. How did Johnson learn as much as he could about Congress when he first arrived as a Legislative Secretary?

4. When Johnson was Senate Majority Leader, what was his style of leadership?

5. Describe Johnson's heart attack.

6. What was Johnson's reaction to being asked to be Kennedy's vice-president?

7. Why did the relationship between Johnson and Carol Davis fail?

8. As a young Senator, why did Johnson want the position of Democratic Party Whip?

9. Why was Johnson uncertain about running for the office of US Senator?

10. Describe how Johnson got elected to Congress through a special election.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Johnson's philosophy behind the Great Society programs? What did he see as the problems in society at that time, and how did he hope to correct them through reform? Was the American public supportive of his legislative measures? Which ones in particular?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Johnson's first campaign for President in 1960. What erroneous assumption did he make that resulted in his failed bid? Why was John F. Kennedy's campaign more effective?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Johnson's relationship with his parents when he was growing up. What did his parents expect of him, and how did these expectations shape him? Provide specific examples to support your opinion.

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