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

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

3. Which courageous Senator refused to support the expunging of some of Jackson's military activities?
(a) Sen. Oscar Underwood of Alabama.
(b) Sen. John Tyler of Virginia.
(c) Sen. Humphrey Marshall of Kentucky.
(d) Sen. Andrew Johnson of Tennessee.

4. What was Lamar's involvement in the controversial Hayes-Tilden presidential election?
(a) He made stump speeches for Hayes.
(b) He voted against the Democrats and supported Hayes.
(c) He supported an election commission that eventually gave Hayes the Presidency.
(d) He refused to fight the election results.

5. After Lamar toured Mississippi to discuss his reasons for voting the way he did, how did the people react?
(a) They held rallies against him.
(b) They changed their opposition to Lamar and supported him.
(c) No one came out to hear the traitor.
(d) They recalled him from Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Norris' candidate for President unpopular in 1928?

2. What were Norris' opening words at the public meeting in Nebraska after the filibuster?

3. What was Lamar's main purpose in his political actions?

4. What does Kennedy suggest is the number of courageous Senators who have put their political lives on the line in order to speak honestly?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Sen. Robert A. Taft's unrealized political ambition throughout his career?

2. What was the first courageous act George W. Norris of Nebraska performed in Congress?

3. How was Lamar able to win back the support of the people of Mississippi?

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

5. How did Norris manage to stop the vote on the Armed Ship Bill?

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

7. How did Edmund G. Ross come to the U.S. Senate from Kansas?

8. What was the result of Lamar's appointment to oversee the recount in the Hayes-Tilden presidential vote?

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

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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