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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does LBJ demand of his staff?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Compassion for others.
(c) 10 bills per month written.
(d) Overtime.

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

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

5. How long is LBJ sedated after his heart attack?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 72 hours.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) 48 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does LBJ's personality fit into the Senate?

2. What makes LBJ's job as Majority Leader more difficult in terms of major bills and controversial issues?

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

4. How old is Richard Bevard Russell Jr. when he wins a seat in the state house?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does LBJ feel Democrats need credit for the rescue of an idolized President?

2. What is the Senate responsible for?

3. What is LBJ relationship with his other family members like?

4. Why does LBJ lose the Senate seat in the 1941 special election?

5. How does LBJ's relationship with Lady Bird change after his heart attack in 1955?

6. What is LBJ's relationship with his wife like?

7. What backlash does LBJ feel after the Olds trail?

8. Why does the Senate turn against McCarthy?

9. Why is LBJ such a contrast to the typical Senator?

10. When LBJ sends investigators in to the Air Force base, what do they find compared to what LBJ reports to the public?

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