Final Flashcards
Kennedy served in the marines during world war 2
False
One hurdle that Kennedy had to overcome was the American voters concern about his Catholicism
True
The election of 1964 was notable because it was the first time presidential candidates debated each other on tv
False
Kennedy won the presidential election by a landslide
False
Because of all the clear cut t evidence available it is clear that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
False
Kennedy had a relatively easy time getting his new frontier policies passed in congress
FLASE
LBJ added two new cabinet positions while he was president
true
The closest the world came to nuclear war was during the bay of pigs invasion in Cuba
False
Nixon may have lost the 1964 presidential race because he refused to wear makeup for his televised debates with Kennedy
False
Which of the following was not one of kennedy’s domestic programs
Tax reduction Act
The practice of refusing to grant a loan to someone based on the area in which they live is known as:
red lining
The alliance for progress provided $20 billion dollars to these countries:
Latin America
The Russians shipped missiles to Cuba in response to American missiles based in
Turkey
In order to prevent more missiles from getting to Cuba Kennedy ordered
a naval blockade of the island
Nikita Khrushchev had the Berlin Wall built when Kennedy refused to do this
end occupation in West Berlin
This commission was created to investigate the Kennedy assassination
warren commission
Johnson allocated 1 billion to fight a war upon poverty with this legislation
economic opportunity act
This US Supreme Court case made it mandatory for the police to read a suspect his rights
Miranda v. Arizona
Which of the following was a part of LBJ’s great society program
head start, upward bound, vista
Kennedys strategy of dealing with any type of Kennedy’s strategy of dealing with any type of conflict was called
Flexible Response
The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, signed by the Russians and the United States banned the testing of nuclear weapons
on land
Johnson’s new campaign promise was
Great Society
This act required equal wages for equal work in industries in commerce or producing goods for commerce
Equal Pay Act
The practice of “redlining” or refusing to sell to someone based on who they were were ended by the
Fair Housing Act of 1962
This act spent $400 million in loans and grants for urban renewal
Area Redevelopment Act
Operation Mongoose was a series of assassination attempts of this leader’s life
Fidel Castro
Kennedy supported the formation of this elite special forces unit
Green Berets
In exchange for Russia removing the missiles in Cuba, the United States had to agree to
remove missiles in Turkey and promise not to kill Castro
Kennedy was assassinated in this city
Dallas
The Economic Opportunity Act created the Office of
Economic Opportunity
The result of the Tax Reduction Act was
GNP doubled and 10 million jobs were created
The program to help poor/disadvantaged children prepare for school was
Head Start
Part A of Medicare covers
skilled nursing care
The Supreme Court case that ended school prayer was
Engel v. Vitale
Which of the following was a major part of Johnson’s “Great Society”
healthcare legislation
Several of the important decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren focused on
protecting the constitutional rights of citizens accused of crimes
Which of the following was not a goal of the New Frontier program
to empower big business
What was the effect of the tax-cut bill that Johnson got Congress to pass
the federal deficit grew quickly
What was the intent of the Immigration Act of 1965, which was passed during the Johnson administration
to eliminate the quotas restricting the number of immigrants from certain countries
Which of the following almost brought the United States and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war
Cuban Missile Crisis
One task of the Peace Corps volunteers in third world counter was to
raise the standard of living
prohibited reading the Bible in public school
Abbington v. Schempp
said evidence obtained illegally was not admissible in court
Mapp v. Ohio
police had to read an accused his/her rights when arrested
Miranda v. Arizona
realigned electoral districts under the concept of one man one vote
Baker v. Carr
ended prayer in public school
Engel v. Vitale
required police to inform the accused of their right to an attorney before being questioned
Escobedo v. Illinois