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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does LBJ corner many Senators when he wants their vote?
(a) The Senate Floor.
(b) A local eatery.
(c) The cloakroom.
(d) Thier own offices.

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

4. What is required to override a Senator's right to extend discussion on a proposed bill?
(a) Seniority.
(b) Unanimous consent.
(c) Two thirds vote.
(d) Presidental order.

5. What is the name of Lady Bird's radio station?
(a) WRNO.
(b) KTCB.
(c) 103FM.
(d) KKHW.

6. How does the Southern Bloc in the Senate defend Jim Crow against the Northern Liberals?
(a) Creating Bills.
(b) Congressional action.
(c) A trial.
(d) A filibuster.

7. What is LBJ's job as the Majority Whip considered?
(a) A nothing job.
(b) A career ending move.
(c) A rational progression in his career.
(d) On the path to power.

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

9. What state is Estes Kefauver from?
(a) Florida.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) West Virginia.
(d) Texas.

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

11. How many liberal Democrats defend Olds during his trial?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Zero.

12. What is the Vice President's role in the Senate?
(a) Vote to break ties.
(b) He has no role.
(c) To serve as speaker for the President.
(d) To observe.

13. 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.

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

15. When is LBJ sworn in as a Senator?
(a) January 3, 1949.
(b) January 3, 1950.
(c) January 3, 1948.
(d) January 3, 1943.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much does LBJ pay for his old house?

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

4. What does Olds do after his time in politics?

5. When does McCarthy leave the Senate?

(see the answer keys)

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