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

2. How old was Lady Bird when her mother died?

3. What subcommittee began investigations on the space exploration program in 1957?

4. What city did Johnson travel to in order to talk with Richard Kleberg?

5. What were liberal Democrats happy to receive when the Civil Rights Act was passed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Johnson decide to become a politician?

2. What initiative did Johnson take after the Soviets launched Sputnik?

3. What did Sam Johnson think of his young son's hair?

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

5. Describe Johnson's heart attack.

6. What was Johnson's impact on civil rights as a Senator in 1957?

7. Why was Johnson annoyed when the Democratic National Committee created an Advisory Committee in 1958?

8. Why did Johnson like going to the legislature with his father?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Johnson's leadership role as the Senate Majority Leader. How did he rise to power in this role? Why did backroom deal-making appeal to him more than public debate on the Senate Floor? Was he considered a good leader in the Senate? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Johnson come to be termed a liar in his handling of the Vietnam war? Why was he secretive with Congress and the American public? How did that secrecy become his undoing in the end?

Essay Topic 3

Johnson campaign for President in 1964 "went exactly as planned." What made this campaign so successful? How was he perceived by the American public as he stumped for votes? What issues and promises did he run on?

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