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What was Lyndon B. Johnson's middle name?
Bradley
Baines
Bylet
Broadstreet
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Johnson was from what state which he represented in American politics?
Arkansas
Texas
Rhode Island
South Dakota
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During World War Two, despite being a U.S. Representative at the time, Johnson served in what branch of the American Armed Forces?
The Air Force
The Army
The Marine Corps
The Navy
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Which of the the following federal positions did Johnson not fill in his career?
Supreme Court Justice
Vice President of the United States
United States Representative
United States Senator
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Johnson served as Vice President under what American President?
Gerald Ford
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
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In what year, immediately following John F. Kennedy's assassination, did Johnson ascend to the presidency?
1960
1963
1966
1969
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Johnson was what numbered president chronologically?
36th
38th
40th
42nd
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As a symbol of his more liberal policies, Johnson "declared war" on which of the following abstract concepts in America?
Poverty
Racism
Taxes
Gender-Inequality
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What was the nickname which Johnson applied to his liberal policies meant to aid the less-privileged in America?
The Call to Arms
The New Deal
The Great Society
The Great Leap Forward
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In what year did the Johnson-supported Voting Rights Act, which prevented grandfather clauses and poll taxes, pass?
1969
1967
1962
1965
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In 1964, Congress passed which of the following resolutions with Johnson's support to fully bring America into the Vietnam War?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Iron Eyes Resolution
The Laos-Cambodia Resolution
The Ho-Chi-Minh Resolution
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed Lyndon Johnson to do which of the following?
Appoint Supreme Court Justices without Senate approval
Bring America into the Vietnam War without officially declaring war
Pardon any war criminals in the Vietnam War
Start diplomatic talks with Communist nations
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Johnson's failure in the 1968 primaries is partially due to the collapse of what collection of interest groups who supported Johnson for keeping liberal ideas alive in the nation?
The Wheelbarrow Coalition
The Roosevelt Coalition
The Jacksonian Coalition
The New Deal Coalition
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