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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. Who called Taft's speech against the Nazi war crimes trials a classic example of his muddled and confused thinking?

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

3. What famous piece of legislation bears Robert A. Taft's name?

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

5. What opinion did Taft share with Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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 Lamar win respect from Northerners and Democrats in Congress?

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

9. Sen. Lucius Lamar of Mississippi entered Congress as a secessionist but after the Civil War he worked for compromise. Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on why a person cannot be arrested and tried for something that was not identified as a crime when he or she did it.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about courage in sports.

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