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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. What does FDR use to maintain support of the public?
(a) Radio fireside chats.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Oppression.

2. What group is LBJ named director of at age 26?
(a) Senate.
(b) Young Republicans.
(c) Federal Trade Administration.
(d) Natinal Youth Administration for Texas.

3. How old is Richard Bevard Russell Jr. when he wins a seat in the state house?
(a) 23 years.
(b) 41 years.
(c) 56 years.
(d) 34 years.

4. What seemingly impenetrable group does LBJ need support form to reach the White House?
(a) Farmers.
(b) Steel workers.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Southern Bloc.

5. What does LBJ demand of his staff?
(a) Compassion for others.
(b) Overtime.
(c) Loyalty.
(d) 10 bills per month written.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does LBJ's personality fit into the Senate?

2. What do the desks of the Senate look like to an observer?

3. How does the constitution originally state Senators are elected?

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

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

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