Kennedy Domestic Policy Dates

Question 1

When does Kennedy get inaugurated?

Answer 1

January 1961

Question 2

When is the first person (Russian) put in space?

Answer 2

April 1961

Question 3

When is the first American put in space?

Answer 3

May 1961

Question 4

When does Kennedy reduce import tax duties to promote international trade?

Answer 4

1962

Question 5

When is Gideon vs Wainwright?

Answer 5

March 1963

Question 6

When is Kennedy shot and killed?

Answer 6

22nd November 1963

Question 7

What percentage did Kennedy win the election by?

Answer 7

0.17%

Question 8

What were Nixon’s strengths in the election?

Answer 8

• 13 years of experience in Congress
• reputation as anti-communist
• foreign policy experience
• eight years as VP
• pledge to campaign in every state

Question 9

What were Kennedy’s strengths in the election?

Answer 9

• war hero
• young, handsome and tall
• 13 years in Congress
• appealed to black people through promises
• chose LBJ as VP

Question 10

What do psephologists believe Kennedy’s Catholicism cost him?

Answer 10

1.5 million votes

Question 11

How much did Kennedy take the black vote by?

Answer 11

70/30

Question 12

How did the televised debates affect?

Answer 12

• Kennedy was well tanned.
• Nixon was recovering from a knee injury and was sweating.
• And didn’t have a make-up artist to hide his stubble.

Question 13

What did Kennedy admit four days after the election?

Answer 13

“It was the TV more than anything else that turned the tide.”

Question 14

What was Kennedy’s jingle?

Answer 14

Kennedy for me

Question 15

What was the ideas behind the ‘New Frontier’?

Answer 15

JFK’s domestic plan - promises to African-Americans, raising quality of the lives of the poor and address the environment.

Question 16

How many of the bills that Kennedy submitted for congressional approval were passed?

Answer 16

35 out of 58

Question 17

How was the economy affected by the ‘New Frontier’?

Answer 17

• A new Housing Act that created 420,000 jobs.
• The new inc. min wage put extra $175 million in pockets.
• $200 million was spent on extra welfare benefits for 750,000 children.

Question 18

How were workers affected by the ‘New Frontier’?

Answer 18

• 1962 Executive Order which provided federal employees with collective bargaining rights.
• 1962 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act which established standards for working hours and safety.
• 1961 Fair Labour Standards Act which placed young people in jobs and trained them to be protected from being underpaid.

Question 19

How was welfare affected by the ‘New Frontier’?

Answer 19

• Social Security benefits were increased by 20%.
• School Lunch Act provided free lunches and milk for poor children.
• Food stamp programme fed 250,000 people.

Question 20

How was health affected by the ‘New Frontier’?

Answer 20

• universal Healthcare Bill for elderly and funding for nursing homes and healthcare for migrant workers.
• Millions of children vaccinated through Social Security Act of 1963.
• Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in 1963.

Question 21

How was education affected by the ‘New Frontier’?

Answer 21

• Vocational Education Act of 1963 and expansion of scholarships.
• Educational Television Facilities of 1962.

Question 22

How was housing affected by the ‘New Frontier’?

Answer 22

• $3.19 billion was spent with a focus on middle end and low income housing.
• Urban renewal grants went up from $2 million to $4 million and 100,000 new homes were built.

Question 23

How was the environment affected by the ‘New Frontier’?

Answer 23

• Clean Air Act 1963 and expanded the National Parks system.
• doubled the funding for the prevention of water pollution.

Question 24

How were women’s rights affected by the ‘New Frontier’?

Answer 24

• established the Presidential Commission of the Status of Women in 1961, invited Eleanor. The final report was released in 1961 and highlighted discrimination in the workplace.
• It recommended paid maternity leave, affordable childcare, hiring that promoted equality.
• Equal Pay Act 1963 which allowed 171,000 women to claim back $84 million over ten years.

Question 25

How were Civil Rights affected by the ‘New Frontier’?

Answer 25

• Civil rights bill introduced in 1963 and a Voter Education project in 1962.
• Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity was established.
• Discrimination in public housing was outlawed and the ICC was forced to desegregate interstate travel.

Question 26

How was the ‘Space Race’ affected by the ‘New Frontier’?

Answer 26

• addition $9 billion to be given to NASA to put a man on moon.

Question 27

What held the ‘New Frontier’ back?

Answer 27

• foreign policy dominated time
• first term president
• lack of time

Question 28

How had Kennedy benefitted from the recessions of 1958 and 1960?

Answer 28

It had damaged the Republican reputation for economic competence.

Question 29

What rate did unemployment stay at?

Answer 29

6%

Question 30

When did Kennedy propose a huge cut in income tax?

Answer 30

1963

Question 31

What percentage of managers were men in 1963?

Answer 31

95%

Question 32

What percentage of mens wages did women earn?

Answer 32

55%

Question 33

Who wrote the popular book ‘The Feminine Mystique’?

Answer 33

Betty Friedan