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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. How do the two houses of congress treat the Great Depression?

2. What is the vote in the Olds' case?

3. Why is LBJ frustrated working in the House?

4. What leads to the decline of the Senate's effectiveness and prestige?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does LBJ stop some Senators from trying to change Senate Rule 22?

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

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

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

5. Describe the two affairs LBJ has while in the Senate.

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

7. What does Russell JR. gain from LBJ?

8. How is LBJ described when he is a Senator?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When does the breaking point occur for LBJ when he realizes that he can no longer fully side with the south? Provide information about what events occur directly before and after this point. Do you think LBJ sees it coming and does he prepare himself for this point?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the actions of Andrew Johnson during his presidency concerning seeking revenge after the war.

What is the reaction of the House of Representatives?

What is the reaction of the Senate?

What effects do these actions have on the country?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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