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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 many votes short is LBJ for the support of his Civil Rights bill?

2. Who does LBJ placate behind the scenes?

3. What is the first civil rights legislation submitted by the FDR administration?

4. How many Senators are on the Judiciary Committee in 1956 just before the Democratic Presidential nominations?

5. What does LBJ offer the north westerners in return for their vote?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does LBJ coordinate the return of Private Felic Longoria's body?

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

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

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

5. What evidence indicates LBJ compassion toward minorities?

6. What is the reason and possible consequences for LBJ delaying his announcement to run for president?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the press' role in the advancement of LBJ's career.

How does he use the press to his advantage?

Does LBJ ever use the press unethically?

List examples of LBJ's use and connections with the press.

Essay Topic 2

What changes come about in the marches and protests of African Americans after Martian Luther King Jr came on the scene?

How does the public perceive these events during this time?

How does the Senate perceive these events?

What factors of this increased leadership support Civil Rights in the Senate?

Essay Topic 3

What is Section 1985 of Title 42 of the U.S. Code? How does this section come into play with the Civil Rights legislation? What Senators are against this section and what do they do to stop it? What Senators are for this legislation and what do they do to keep it alive? Explain why this is so important in this piece of legislation.

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