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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 8 | Part 2 Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does LBJ's personality fit into the Senate?
(a) He is less confident than other Senators.
(b) It is a major contrast.
(c) He is over eager.
(d) He acts like the other Senators.

2. What are the years from 1891-1859 considered in the Senate?
(a) The Golden Years.
(b) The Glory of the Senate.
(c) The Guilded Age.
(d) The Dark Years.

3. What leads to the decline of the Senate's effectiveness and prestige?
(a) Corruption.
(b) Demanding presidents.
(c) Seniority in committees.
(d) Lack of interest.

4. What does Richard Bevard Russell Jr. become known as after his father's death?
(a) Uncle Dick.
(b) Grandfather Dick.
(c) Uncle Sam.
(d) Head of the House.

5. How does the constitution originally state Senators are elected?
(a) By state legislatures.
(b) By the President.
(c) Popular vote.
(d) By the House.

Short Answer Questions

1. What committee controls the money to run programs proposed by other committees?

2. How do the two houses of congress treat the Great Depression?

3. Why is LBJ frustrated working in the House?

4. What term refers to a body of laws proposed to enforce segregation?

5. What does LBJ demand of his staff?

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