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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 book did Lamar later say was the first one ever put into his hands to read?

2. What was Lamar able to convince President Hayes to do?

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

4. How many other Republicans lost their careers by standing with Ross against the impeachment of President Johnson?

5. Under what law was President Andrew Johnson tried in the Congress?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Senate Republicans feel about Ross when he first came to Congress?

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

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

4. What was the downfall of Sen. Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama?

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

6. What was the Armed Ship Bill and why did Norris oppose it?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on your personal idea of courage. Use some example from your life or that you know about personally.

Essay Topic 2

Write about a time when you found it necessary to compromise.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss in a paper why Sen. Norris' support for Al Smith for President might have been of special interest to Sen. John Kennedy.

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