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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Olds referred to during his trial initiated by LBJ?
(a) As a stand up Congressman.
(b) An old liberal.
(c) As a Chameleon.
(d) As a traitor.

2. What do the desks of the Senate look like to an observer?
(a) Institutional.
(b) Majestic glory.
(c) Schoolhouse furniture.
(d) Used furniture.

3. What does LBJ do to accommodate his many guests during his recovery on the ranch?
(a) Pays for their hotel.
(b) Hires additional staff.
(c) Has a four room guest house built.
(d) Offers his room.

4. What is the attitude of the Democratic party after LBJ heart attack?
(a) Unsupportive.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Supportive.
(d) Impatient.

5. Whose testimony supports the notion of the Truman Administration's policies containing communist aggression?
(a) Olds.
(b) Russell.
(c) MacArthur.
(d) Marshall.

6. Who refuses to compromise the seniority system when LBJ wants to put a freshmen Senators in key committees?
(a) Russell.
(b) Kefauver.
(c) McCarthy.
(d) Walter Magnuson.

7. Who heads the Senate?
(a) Speaker.
(b) Secretary.
(c) Vice President.
(d) President.

8. What law is passed that gives the FPC power to regulate gas prices?
(a) The Regulated Gas Bill.
(b) The Natural Gas Act.
(c) The Oil Act.
(d) The Free Trade of Gas Act.

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

10. What Senate Rule limits debate based on unanimous consent agreement?
(a) Senate Rule 11.
(b) Senate Rule 9.
(c) Senate Rule 14.
(d) Senate Rule 21.

11. What amendment to the U.S. constitution gives black individuals the right to vote?
(a) 15th.
(b) 19th.
(c) 1st.
(d) 13th.

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

13. What Senator is rumored to be a homosexual?
(a) Russell.
(b) LBJ.
(c) McCarthy.
(d) Chip Bohlen.

14. When does Olds join the American Labor Party?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1935.

15. How long does Richard Bevard Russell Sr. serve as Chief Justice?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 26 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 19 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does LBJ ask for before going into shock after his heart attack?

2. What is LBJ's goal for the 1951?

3. What liberal Senator does LBJ attempt to befriend when leaders run into difficulties bringing the liberals and conservatives together?

4. In 1954, who attempts to change Senate Rule 22?

5. How many southern votes does Russell control during the 1952 election?

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