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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 does LBJ unleash by the end of chapter 37?

2. Who is not allowed in the Democratic caucus?

3. What does LBJ have to do before being sworn in as VP?

4. Who is denied an American burial in 1945?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What leads to the increase the black voters?

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

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

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

6. What happens regarding the election in 1960?

7. What does the 1956 election do to LBJ?

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

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

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

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

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 3

Provide examples of time when LBJ is humiliated.

How does LBJ deal with this humiliation?

Is he able to grow and learn from it?

Does he hold grudges against those who humiliates him?

How does LBJ actions after being humiliated compare and contract with how he acts after humiliating others?

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