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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does McCarthy leave the Senate?

2. Whose influence does Olds state lead him to become less radical?

3. What does Richard Bevard Russell Jr. become known as after his father's death?

4. What unpopular job does LBJ volunteer for within the Senate?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After the Olds trial, what does LBJ say about Olds in a speech given regarding the trial?

2. What is LBJ's big picture view of the Senate?

3. What is the Senate responsible for?

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

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

6. What is the greatest benefit of LBJ initiating Olds destruction?

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

8. How is the Senate Supreme described in chapter 15?

9. Why do the Democrats take control of Congress in 1932?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point during the Civil Rights Movement, Eisenhower states that LBJ is the only one that can kill the legislation.

Why does LBJ have so much power?

Does he use his power for good in this situation?

Why does LBJ make the decisions he does regarding the Civil Rights legislation?

Essay Topic 2

Provide examples of time when LBJ is humiliated.

How does LBJ deal with this humiliation?

Is he able to grow and learn from it?

Does he hold grudges against those who humiliates him?

How does LBJ actions after being humiliated compare and contract with how he acts after humiliating others?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the technique of Live Paring for Senate votes.

How does LBJ use this to become useful as a Whip?

What legislation is affected during LBJ's time as Whip because of Live Paring?

How do these actions effect LBJ's career?

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