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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many southern states call LBJ "favorite son"?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

2. What does Rayburn stall in order to help LBJ with the presidential nomination?
(a) H.R. 329.
(b) H.R. 627.
(c) H.R. 614.
(d) H.R. 527.

3. How does MLK Jr. tell followers to deal with opposition?
(a) Defy all opposition.
(b) Fight back.
(c) Use any means necessary.
(d) Meet hate with love.

4. How many votes short is LBJ for the support of his Civil Rights bill?
(a) 5.
(b) 23.
(c) 1.
(d) 14.

5. What do reporters call LBJ's suite of offices?
(a) The oval office of the Senate.
(b) Golden doors.
(c) The epicenter.
(d) Taj Mahal.

6. How do southerners vote on the civil rights bill?
(a) Against-pro forma.
(b) For-pro facta.
(c) Against-pro facta.
(d) For-pro forma.

7. What does the passing of a small Civil Rights bill allow LBJ to do with easy?
(a) Show continued support for the south.
(b) Make amendments.
(c) Appease the liberals.
(d) Become the next president.

8. How is LBJ feeling at the end of the convention?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Rejuvenated.
(c) Humiliated.
(d) Confused.

9. What do Church and O'Mahoney propose as an addendum to voting rights laws?
(a) Must be employed.
(b) Right to sit on the jury.
(c) Right to vote in prelimanaires only.
(d) Voting age moved to 21.

10. What has to be included in the Part IV to still enforce voting rights?
(a) Desegregation.
(b) Jury trial.
(c) Due diligance.
(d) Civil contempt provisions.

11. In addition to LBJ, what other two Senators do not sign the Declaration of Constitutional Principles?
(a) Gore and Eastland.
(b) Kefauver and Gore.
(c) Russell and Kefauver.
(d) Gore and Russell.

12. What do liberals feel is the result if a white juror is selected for the southern jury?
(a) Conviction.
(b) Aquittal.
(c) Racism.
(d) A hung Jury.

13. What type of school does LBJ teach at from 1928-1929?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Inner-City Black.
(c) Upper-class rural.
(d) Mexican-American.

14. How many votes does LBJ have when he gets to the Democratic Convention in 1956?
(a) 46.
(b) 25.
(c) 100.
(d) 56.

15. What does LBJ have to do before being sworn in as VP?
(a) Request permission from Senate.
(b) Resign from Senate.
(c) Undergo an investigation.
(d) Address Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the NAACP founded?

2. What does LBJ resign from the Texas NYA?

3. As fighting begins on the Senate floor, what does LBJ realize?

4. Which party is the Majority in the Senate in 1956?

5. How many African Americans are registered to vote in Bullock County, AL in 1954?

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