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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When is General Douglas MacArthur relieved from his command in Korea?
(a) June 1951.
(b) May 1949.
(c) April 1951.
(d) March 1950.

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

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

6. How close do the Democrats come to controlling the Senate in 1954?
(a) Four votes.
(b) Two votes.
(c) One vote.
(d) Five votes.

7. Who heads the Dixiecrat Party after Russell loses as Truman's replacement?
(a) Hubert Humphrey.
(b) McFarland.
(c) LBJ.
(d) Strom Thurmond.

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

9. What does Lady Bird do to sooth LBJ's mood swings during his recovery?
(a) Read him letters and editorials.
(b) Leaves him alone.
(c) Gives him muscle relaxers.
(d) Lets his girlfrind visit.

10. What is LBJ's long term political goal?
(a) Senior Senator.
(b) Presidency.
(c) Speaker of the House.
(d) Vice President.

11. What is the result of LBJ's demanding work schedule?
(a) Depression.
(b) A varity of medical problems.
(c) Death.
(d) A divorce.

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

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

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

15. Who does LBJ help to be named Assistant Democratic Cloakroom for the purpose of gaining information?
(a) Bobby Baker.
(b) Richard Russell.
(c) Dean Acheson.
(d) FDR.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long is LBJ sedated after his heart attack?

3. What are the years from 1891-1859 considered in the Senate?

4. What amendment to the U.S. constitution gives black individuals the right to vote?

5. What is Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson's (LBJ) role in the Senate in 1957?

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