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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. Who does LBJ assign as acting Whip in 1956?

2. How do southerners vote on the civil rights bill?

3. What committees do the new Democrats demand?

4. Who conducts the longest one man filibuster described in chapter 41?

5. How many African Americans are registered to vote in Bullock County, AL in 1954?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Russell's strategy for the speeches given by the southerners over the Civil Rights bill?

2. Why does LBJ distance himself from the publicity surrounding the funeral?

3. What is this chapter called "Working Up"?

4. How does LBJ keep a sense of urgency alive in the Senate?

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

6. What does the Declaration of Constitutional Principles pronounce?

7. What evidence indicates LBJ compassion toward minorities?

8. What does the 1956 election do to LBJ?

9. Why is it important for LBJ to win the 1956 Democratic nomination?

10. What are LBJ's fears when the Rules Committee forms a sub-committee to investigate campaign financing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Humphrey poses a possible threat to LBJ. How does LBJ form an alliance with Humphrey? Is this alliance successful. Provide examples or an explanation for you answer.

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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