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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 20 | Part 3 Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What liberal Senator does LBJ attempt to befriend when leaders run into difficulties bringing the liberals and conservatives together?
(a) McFarland.
(b) Hubert Humphrey.
(c) Walter George.
(d) Estes Kefauver.

2. How many siblings does LBJ have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

3. What committee is LBJ offered upon entering the Senate?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Education.
(c) Appropriations.
(d) National Security.

4. What is Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson's (LBJ) role in the Senate in 1957?
(a) Majority leader.
(b) Speaker.
(c) Minority Leader.
(d) Junior Senator.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is required to override a Senator's right to extend discussion on a proposed bill?

2. What group is LBJ named director of at age 26?

3. What election does Richard Bevard Russell Jr. win in 1930?

4. What law is passed that gives the FPC power to regulate gas prices?

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

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