2. What element of Sam Rayburn's personality was well known?
(a) His temper.
(b) His brooding.
(c) His sense of humor.
(d) His compassion.

3. To Lyndon, knowing important people meant those having money or _______________ or both.
(a) good ancestors.
(b) property.
(c) political clout.
(d) big houses.

4. The topic of Chapter 32 is _______________.
(a) scandals.
(b) spies.
(c) environmental issues.
(d) fundraising.

5. What organization within the government did Lyndon revitalize?
(a) The House of Representatives.
(b) Social Security Administration.
(c) Little Congress.
(d) The New Deal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose support did Lyndon garner with his association with this project?

2. In what year did Lyndon win his first Congressional seat?

3. With what statewide agency was the person in #145 associated?

4. What was Lyndon's behavioral trait for which he was famous in government?

5. What position did Lyndon accept in 1940?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Charles Marsh and what was Lyndon's professional relationship with him?

2. Who was the "lost generation" and how did Eleanor Roosevelt champion their cause?

3. Even though the New Deal helped people in the Texas Hill Country, they still had problems. Name two examples of the challenges faced by people in this time.

4. How was Lyndon able to leverage his influence in the NYA?

5. What were some of Sam Rayburn's physical and personality traits?

6. Who were Cactus Jack and Sam Rayburn and why could Lyndon make them bristle?

7. How did Lyndon leverage his position as Congressman Klerberg's secretary?

8. How did Lyndon get elected to Congress with only three percent of the votes?

9. What was Lyndon's level of support of the New Deal after he got out of the military?

10. What was Longlea and who presided over the estate?

(see the answer keys)

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