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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. Where did Johnson go to college in 1927?

2. What student organization was Johnson elected to be a member of in college?

3. What nickname did Johnson get after winning the Senate seat?

4. Who was Robert Baker?

5. Where was Lyndon Johnson born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Johnson choose not to join the Southern caucus when he was in the Senate?

7. How did Johnson work his way up to the job as special assistant at San Marcos College?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Johnson call Robert Kennedy "his worst nightmare"? What criticism was Kennedy making about Johnson's war policy? What did Johnson think about Kennedy's popularity in the 1968 Democratic primaries?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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