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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. How many votes were needed to convict the President?

2. How had President Johnson come to power?

3. What was the irony of Norris' using the filibuster to fight passage of the Armed Ship Bill?

4. What was Lamar's main purpose in his political actions?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a brief account of the Nuremberg trials.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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