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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prior to the Civil War, what notable action did Lamar undertake with Jefferson Davis?
(a) Designing the Confederate flag.
(b) Walking out of the Democratic Convention.
(c) Writing the Articles of Confederation.
(d) Speaking out against secession.

2. How did Norris attack Joe Cannon's power?
(a) Impeachment threats against the Speaker of the House.
(b) A resolution requiring the entire House to study and amend a resolution, rather than just allow the Speaker to appoint a committee.
(c) Press conferences informing the public of Cannon's abuse of power.
(d) Filibusters on every issue that Cannon favored.

3. How did Lamar view the free silver movement of 1877?
(a) He was too ill to pay it much attention.
(b) He saw it as creating easy inflationary money.
(c) He supported it to help save Mississippi.
(d) He saw it as a depletion of the nation's silver.

4. What senator dashed his presidential hopes by speaking out against the Ku Klux Klan?
(a) Sen. Lucius Lamar of Mississippi.
(b) Sen. Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama.
(c) Sen. Sam Houston of Texas.
(d) Sen. Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.

5. What famous speech did Lamar give in Congress?
(a) The case for Confederacy speech.
(b) The Stars and Stripes speech.
(c) Give me liberty of give me death speech.
(d) An eloquent eulogy for Charles Sumner.

6. Who made the statement that when he had made up his mind it was not in the power of man to divert him?
(a) John C. Calhoun.
(b) Lucius Lamar.
(c) Sam Houston.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

7. What benefit did Norris fight for to aid the people of Tennessee Valley?
(a) Tax relief for the poor.
(b) Low cost electricity.
(c) Coal mining concessions.
(d) Better roads and highways.

8. Why did the six Republicans say they would not vote to convict President Johnson?
(a) They came from conservative states.
(b) They said they didn't need to vote because there was a 36 majority anyway.
(c) They said some Prepblicans should vote no to make the party look unbiased.
(d) They said the evidence was not sufficient.

9. What opinion did Taft share with Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas?
(a) That the Axis war crimes trials went against every principle of American justice.
(b) That the Axis prisoners should not be allowed representation by lawyers.
(c) That the Constitution of the USA allowed for ex post facto prosecutions.
(d) That the Axis war crimes trials did not try the real offenders.

10. What did Lamar say about his vote against the Matthews Resolution?
(a) The directions for how I should vote arrived after the vote had already been taken.
(b) I believe that statesmanship is dead in the South.
(c) If I had voted for it as directed I should have cast my first vote against my conscience.
(d) My vote was unimportant in a Senate populated with Radical Republicans and Democrats.

11. What was Lamar able to convince President Hayes to do?
(a) Withdraw occupation troops and restore Home Rule in key states.
(b) Appoint Southerners to key positions in his cabinet.
(c) Give Tilden a much sought after ambassadorship.
(d) Apologize to the South for certain military actions during the war.

12. Who was the Democratic majority leader in the Senate who later became Vice President?
(a) Jacob Javits.
(b) John Nance Garner.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Alben Barkley.

13. On what basis did Edmund G. Ross claim his right not to decide until all the evidence was presented against Johnson.
(a) He thought it was all a big joke.
(b) He wanted the publicity.
(c) He was trying to get bribe money for his vote.
(d) He had taken the oath of impartiality.

14. Why was Norris' candidate for President unpopular in 1928?
(a) He wore a moustache.
(b) He was a Radical.
(c) He was a Catholic.
(d) He was a Socialist.

15. Of the 54 Senator in Congress, how many were openly opposed to the impeachment?
(a) Six Republicans and twelve Democrats.
(b) Thirty-six radical Republicans.
(c) Only the twelve Democrats in the Senate.
(d) About half of the Republicans and all of the Democrats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease cut short Lamar's military career?

2. Why did George Norris decide to go against his constituents and vote according to his conscience?

3. What was leaked to the newspapers that did away with American public resistance to the Armed Ship Bill?

4. What unwanted praise did Norris and his group receive after the filibuster?

5. How many votes were needed to convict the President?

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