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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. How did Lucius Lamar first run for Congress?

3. What did Robert A. Taft have in common with John Quincey Adams?

4. How many tickets were printed up for seats during the Johnson Impeachment Trial?

5. On what basis did Edmund G. Ross claim his right not to decide until all the evidence was presented against Johnson.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why was the Jay Treaty of 1795 so unpopular in the new country of the United States?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Critics proclaimed Kennedy's book as being a-political. What did they mean by that and do you agree? Write your answer in a one-page, type written, double spaced paper.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about courage in sports.

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