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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As fighting begins on the Senate floor, what does LBJ realize?
(a) He is losing control.
(b) He can exert his power.
(c) They must vote immediately.
(d) He fails his party.

2. When trying to stall Douglas, how does LBJ prolong the legislative day?
(a) Calling recess.
(b) Not calling Roll call.
(c) Walking off the Senate floor.
(d) Adjourning the day.

3. Who losses ground among African Americans from 1952-1956?
(a) LBJ.
(b) Douglas.
(c) Russell.
(d) Stevenson.

4. Despite implications of Part III, who does the GOP stand behind?
(a) Douglas.
(b) LBJ.
(c) Knowland.
(d) Russell.

5. Who suggests LBJ turn down the offer for Vice President?
(a) Truman.
(b) Russell.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Rayburn.

6. What tactic, successful in the past, fail during the rallies after African Americans have Martin Luther King Jr as a leader?
(a) Ignoring demonstrations.
(b) Appeasing the demonstrators.
(c) Get-tough tactics.
(d) Peaseful dispersion.

7. Who defies the Supreme Court decision by blocking black students from Central High School?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Proxmire.
(c) Olds.
(d) Faubus.

8. What civil rights amendments outlaw slavery and guarantee the right to vote and due process?
(a) 13, 14, 15.
(b) 1, 5, 8.
(c) 1, 13, 19.
(d) 5, 9, 15.

9. Who is acting Majority Leader when LBJ return to the Senate?
(a) Clements.
(b) FDR.
(c) Smathers.
(d) Rowe.

10. Who wins the 1956 nomination?
(a) LBJ.
(b) Humphrey.
(c) Russell.
(d) Stevenson.

11. How does the Chamber of Commerce describe LBJ?
(a) An honorable man.
(b) Itchy trigger finger.
(c) Son of Texas.
(d) Selfish.

12. What does the press accuse LBJ of in 1956?
(a) Unethical dealings.
(b) Denying Senatorial rights.
(c) Doing nothing.
(d) Being controlled by Russell.

13. What is the first civil rights legislation submitted by the FDR administration?
(a) Voting Rights.
(b) War time legislation.
(c) Social Security.
(d) Womens Rights.

14. How does LBJ feel he wins over the liberals for the coming Democratic Presidential nomination?
(a) Give them better committee positions.
(b) Allow then to have the floor.
(c) Pass the Social Security Act.
(d) Bring them to his ranch.

15. What does Russell do if he is threatened by a comprehensive civil rights bill?
(a) Launch an investigation.
(b) Vote against it.
(c) Filibuster.
(d) Rally the Southern Bloc.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is denied an American burial in 1945?

2. What new Democrats refuse the keep quiet and learn during the period of being a Senator?

3. Who does LBJ turn to for additional votes for his legislation?

4. How many votes short is LBJ for the support of his Civil Rights bill?

5. What does LBJ have to do before being sworn in as VP?

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