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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 was the name of the Supreme court case that dealt with segregation in 1954?

2. What city was Hubert Humphrey mayor of?

3. Who was Carol Davis?

4. What position did Johnson get elected to on January 3, 1953?

5. What secret group did Johnson form while in his freshman year at college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story of his grandmother did his grandfather often tell Johnson?

2. What competitive changes did Johnson bring to the Mexican-American school he taught at in Cotulla?

3. As Majority Leader, why did Johnson dislike press conferences?

4. What kind of relationship did Johnson have with his staff while he was in the Senate?

5. How did Johnson thwart the political power of the Black Stars?

6. Describe Johnson's courtship of Lady Bird.

7. What happened when Johnson made a speech for Pat Neff at the political picnic in Henley, Texas?

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

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

10. How did the Senate change after Johnson became vice-president?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Johnson's experience at San Marcos College set the stage for his success in life? How did he work harder and longer than others to achieve his goals? In what way did he influence the student population in a positive way?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Johnson's role as President after John F. Kennedy was assassinated. What was he aware of and sensitive about regarding the public's love of Kennedy? Did he create a smooth transition for the American public? How?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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