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1. Joseph McCarthy was key figure in the witch hunts that plagued American politics during the middle part of the twentieth century. What state did he represent in the U.S. Senate?
2. Some years earlier, Huey Long, "The Kingfish" was a prominent U.S. Senator. What state did he represent?
3. The legendary Davy Crockett served a few terms in the U.S. House of Representatives before his heroic effort at the Alamo. What state did he represent in Congress?
4. Henry Clay was one of the great Senators in the years preceding the American Civil War. What state did he represent?
5. Daniel Webster was also a prominent senator in the days before the outbreak of the Civil War. What state did he represent?
6. Charles Goodell was targeted by President Nixon and Vice-President Agnew for Goodell's anti-war stand on Vietnam. Goodell was a candidate for what senatorial seat?
7. Lew Wallace, author of "Ben-Hur", served as governor of what territory?
8. The Watergate scandal occurred in large part because President Nixon was concerned about his likely Democratic opponent in the upcoming election, Edmund Muskie. What state did Muskie represent in the U.S. Senate?
9. Speaking of Watergate, the chairman of the committee that investigated the crime was Senator Sam Ervin. What state did he represent?
10. William Jennings Bryan, best known for his unsuccessful runs for the Senate and his role in the Scopes trial, was a Congressman from what State?
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