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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. When trying to stall Douglas, how does LBJ prolong the legislative day?

2. Despite implications of Part III, who does the GOP stand behind?

3. Who reigns in the southern Senators when they threaten to filibuster?

4. Who does LBJ turn to for additional votes for his legislation?

5. What committees do the new Democrats demand?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Russell advise LBJ that his bill is meaningless at this time?

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

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

4. Why does LBJ want his Vice Presidential offices to remain where his Senate offices are?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens as a result of the Supreme Court's decision to allow an African American student register at the University of Alabama?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss LBJ's destruction of Olds.

Why does LBJ turn against Olds?

What is LBJ's strategy for the trial?

Is the strategy successful?

Does LBJ fear his actions may backfire?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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