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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 position did Lamar take after the Civil War?

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

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

4. Why did Taft speak out against the War Crimes Trials and the Nuremberg Trials?

5. What was Lamar's involvement in the controversial Hayes-Tilden presidential election?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was an outstanding act of courage performed by Sen. John Tyler of Virginia?

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

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

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

5. What was the reaction of the Democrats to Taft's public statements?

6. Why was the Jay Treaty of 1795 so unpopular in the new country of the United States?

7. Why was it courageous of Norris to support Al Smith for President?

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

9. Why did Taft speak out against the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war leaders?

10. What was Norris' working knowledge of both poverty and war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Interview and write about a fireman who has faced serious danger.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the difference between compromising methods and compromising ideals.

Essay Topic 3

Connect the annexation of Texas, the addition of Oregon, and the Kansas-Nebraska Bill and show why they were so politically hot issues.

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