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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 Speaker of the House did Norris oppose to the chagrin of his party?

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

3. What was the Jay Treaty and why did President Washington support it?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did Lamar win respect from Northerners and Democrats in Congress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a narrative about someone from your school who showed uncommon courage.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay contrasting Daniel Webster's seeing nothing wrong with taking money from special interests and Sam Rayburn's refusal to take even government money for House trips. You can look up Sam Rayburn on Wikipedia.

Essay Topic 3

Write a narrative about what it must have been like for Sam Houston to live with the Cherokee as a boy.

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