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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 16 | Part 3 Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does LBJ often treat his wife?
(a) He beats her.
(b) He humiliates her.
(c) He praises her.
(d) He honors her.

2. How many liberal Democrats defend Olds during his trial?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Zero.
(d) Four.

3. How do the two houses of congress treat the Great Depression?
(a) Top priority.
(b) With care.
(c) The opportunity to gain power.
(d) Business as usual.

4. How does LBJ feel in the 1950s when there is little action in the Senate?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Bored.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Ostracized.

5. What is required to override a Senator's right to extend discussion on a proposed bill?
(a) Two thirds vote.
(b) Seniority.
(c) Unanimous consent.
(d) Presidental order.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Richard Bevard Russell Jr. become known as after his father's death?

2. What leads to the decline of the Senate's effectiveness and prestige?

3. How does the Southern Bloc in the Senate defend Jim Crow against the Northern Liberals?

4. Whose testimony supports the notion of the Truman Administration's policies containing communist aggression?

5. What is LBJ's job as the Majority Whip considered?

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