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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. What two states sue the FDC in 1954 in order to decrease oil prices?

2. Who losses ground among African Americans from 1952-1956?

3. Who is denied an American burial in 1945?

4. Who is selected to read the Southern Manifesto on the Senate floor?

5. What do reporters call LBJ's suite of offices?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the public's reaction to the Brown v. Board of Education case?

2. Why is LBJ's check-up at the Mayo Clinic a convenient absence from Senate?

3. What happens in the Senate when Neely of West Virginia dies?

4. Why do the unions support LBJ's bill and provide him with the remaining votes he needs?

5. Why does LBJ originally decline the support of the southern Senators for the presidential nomination?

6. What two committees wae created in 1958 and what is their purpose?

7. What is the result of Governor Faubus' actions regarding the African American children and Central High School?

8. What do the liberals attempt to do to speed up the bills reaching the Senate floor?

9. What leads to the increase the black voters?

10. What environment does LBJ grow up in that leads him to be prejudice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the presence of only three black Senators in 1956.

How are these individuals treated by other Senators?

What do the Powell Amendments have to do with their presence?

Why are these amendments introduced by one of the three at the beginning of each session?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the most popular committees Senators want to be on? Discuss why these committees are the favorites among Senators and what type of changes they make by being on these committees.

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