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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. Why did George Norris believe Big Business was urging the country into war?

2. What was Ross' military experience?

3. Prior to the Civil War, what notable action did Lamar undertake with Jefferson Davis?

4. How did Lucius Lamar first run for Congress?

5. What was leaked to the newspapers that did away with American public resistance to the Armed Ship Bill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the most courageous person you have ever met.

Essay Topic 2

Write a brief account of the Nuremberg trials.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that compares slavery to segregation.

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