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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What method did Sen. Norris use to prevent the passage of the Armed Ship Bill?
(a) A Petition.
(b) Buried in committee.
(c) Collecting enough votes to defveat it.
(d) Filibuster.

2. What was Lamar's main purpose in his political actions?
(a) To become President of the United States.
(b) To bring the South peacefully back into the Union.
(c) To transfer his allegience to the Northern Democrats.
(d) To rekindle the anamosity between North and South.

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

4. What did Robert A. Taft have in common with John Quincey Adams?
(a) They both went to the same university.
(b) They both went on to serve on the Supreme Court.
(c) They were both Quakers.
(d) Both of their fathers had served as President of the USA.

5. How did Lucius Lamar first run for Congress?
(a) As an independent.
(b) As a pro-Unionist.
(c) As a secessionist.
(d) As a Radical Republican.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the six Republicans say they would not vote to convict President Johnson?

2. What nickname was given to Joe Cannon because of his power?

3. Which bitter rival of Sen. Robert A. Taft actually ended up in the White House?

4. What senator dashed his presidential hopes by speaking out against the Ku Klux Klan?

5. Why did Norris oppose the Armed Ship Bill when his state seemed to favor it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Sen. Lamar vote against the Bland Silver Bill even though the Mississippi legislature had instructed him to vote for it?

2. Why is Ross called the man who saved a president?

3. What is some of the speculation regarding Ross' not revealing how he would vote until he cast his vote on the Senate floor?

4. What difference does Kennedy see between breaking with a political party and breaking with a section?

5. What was wrong with the situation under the lead of Czar Cannon in the House?

6. After the Senate, what political office did Lamar hold?

7. How did Lamar win respect from Northerners and Democrats in Congress?

8. What happened to Ross after the Johnson impeachment proceedings?

9. What immediate reaction came from Gov. Dewey of New York after Taft opposed the Nazi war crimes trials?

10. What were Ross' feelings about the presidency that caused him to vote the way he did even though he opposed President Andrew Johnson?

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