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convened the president’s panel on mental retardation

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JFK

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began a camp in her home for children with developmental disabilities

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver

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offered people with developmental disabilities a chance to be physically competitive, which was an effort that later grew into the Special Olympics program

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Camp Shriver

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4
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the first Special Olympics games were held where?

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Chicago in 1968

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governor of California who became chief Justice of the United States

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Earl Warren

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the method states use to ‘draw up’ political districts based on changes in population

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Reapportionment

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some of the courts’ more notable decisions concerned

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reapportionment

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the case in which the court ruled that STATES MUST REAPPORTION electoral districts along the principle of “ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE,” so that all citizens’ votes would have equal weight

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Reynolds vs. Sims (1964)

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a judicial requirement that laws may not treat individuals unfairly, arbitrarily, or unreasonably; and that courts must follow proper procedures and rules when trying cases

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Due Process

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the case in which the court ruled that a DEFENDANT in a STATE COURT had the RIGHT TO A LAWYER regardless of his or her ability to pay

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Gideon vs. Wainwright (1963)

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the case that would require authorities to inform suspects of their RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT

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Miranda vs. Arizona (1968)

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ruled that states could not COMPOSE OFFICIAL PRAYERS and require those prayers to be recited in public schools

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Engel vs. Vitale (1962)

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ruled against STATE-MANDATED BIBLE READINGS in public schools

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Abington School District vs. Schempp (1963)

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the president pushed for a build up of troops and conventional weapons to allow for a ___ ___ to resist communist movements

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“Flexible Response”

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a program aimed at helping developing nations fight poverty; and sent Americans to provide humanitarian services

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Peace Corps

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16
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the first person to orbit the earth

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Yuri Gagarin

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17
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the first AMERICAN to orbit the earth

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John Glenn

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the United States sent three men into orbit in a capsule called

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Apollo

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the capsule was launched using the _____ _, the most powerful rocket ever built

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Saturn V

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On July 16, 1969, a Saturn V lifted off in Florida carrying three astronauts:

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Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins

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on June 20, Aldrin and Armstrong boarded the lunar module named _____

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Eagle

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____ ________ became the first human being to walk on the moon

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Neil Armstrong

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23
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Fidel Castro had overthrown the corrupt Cuban dictator _______ _______ in 1959

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Fulgencio Batista

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authorized the CIA to secretly train and arm a group of of Cuban exiles known as

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La Brigada

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the invasion was a disaster, La Brigada’s boats ran aground on ____ ____

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Coral Reefs

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26
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The ___ __ ____ was a dark moment in the Kennedy administration

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Bay of Pigs

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27
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In June 1961, Kennedy met with Krushchev where?

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Vienna, Austria

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28
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Krushchev demanded that the western powers recognize ____ _______ and withdraw from _______

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East Germany; Berlin

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29
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stood as a symbol of cold war divisions

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the Berlin Wall

30
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On October 22, Kennedy announced that the Soviet Union had placed what in Cuba?

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Long-range nuclear missiles

31
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JFK warned that if attacked, the US would respond fully against the _____ _____

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Soviet Union

32
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forced the United States and the Soviet Union to consider the consequences of nuclear war

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the Cuban Missile Crisis

33
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August 1963, the two countries agreed to a treaty that banned testing what in the atmosphere?

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Nuclear Weapons

34
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the crisis exposed the Soviet’s military inferiority and prompted a dramatic Soviet ____ _______, which the US matched

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Arms Buildup

35
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On November 22, 1963, Kennedy and his wife traveled to _____

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Texas

36
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as the presidential motorcade rode slowly through the streets of Dallas, _______ rang out

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Gunfire

37
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the man accused of killing JFK, and appeared to be a confused and embittered Marxist who had spent time in the Soviet Union

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Lee Harvey Oswald

38
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local nightclub owner who killed Oswald to protect others involved in the crime

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Jack Ruby

39
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in 1964, a _______ _______ headed by Chief Justice Warren concluded that Oswald was the lone assassin

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National Commission

40
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the report of the _______ ________ left some questions unanswered

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Warren Commission

41
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Kennedy’s successor, who set out to promote many of the programs that Kennedy left unfinished

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Lyndon B. Johnson

42
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LBJ was born in the “____ ____” of Texas

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“Hill Country”

43
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LBJ knew about hard times from his brief career as a _______ in a low-income area

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teacher

44
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by summer 1964, Johnson had convinced Congress to pass the ____ ____ ___, which attacked inadequate public services, illiteracy, and unemployment

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Economic Opportunity Act

45
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provided work-study programs to help underprivileged kids earn a high school diploma or a college degree

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Neighborhood Youth Corps

46
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was created to offer tutoring to high school students

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Upward Bound

47
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the republican candidate in 1964 who was from Arizona and known for his strong conservatism

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Barry Goldwater

48
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On election day, Johnson won in a landslide, with more than __% of the popular vote and all but ___ states in the Electoral College

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61%; Six (6) states

49
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after his election, LBJ began working with congress on his legislative agenda known as the ____ _____

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Great Society

50
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________ had won strong support because it was offered to all senior citizens, about half of whom lacked insurance

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MEDICARE

51
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financed health care for welfare recipients living below the poverty line

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Medicaid

52
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was created for disadvantaged kids who had “never looked at a picture book or scribbled with a crayon”

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Project Head Start

53
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outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

54
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protected voters from racial discrimination in both voting and practices to bar those from voting

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

55
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the first African American to serve in a presidential cabinet

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Robert Weaver

56
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established new housing subsidy programs and made federal loans and public housing grants easier to obtain

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Housing and Urban Development Act

57
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required all consumer products to have a true and informative label

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Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

58
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established a school breakfast and expanded the school lunch and meal programs to improve nutrition

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Child Nutrition Act

59
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September 26, 1960, 75 million Americans tuned in to watch the first televised _______ _______

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Presidential Debate

60
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the debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon ushered in a new era of

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television politics

61
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a democratic senator from New York who was a Catholic

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John F. Kennedy

62
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the current vice president and a quaker from California

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Richard Nixon

63
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both promised to boost the economy and portrayed themselves as “____ _______” determined to stop the forces of communism

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“Cold Warriors”

64
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Kennedy expressed concerns about a suspected “_____ ___,” claiming the US lagged behind the Soviets in weaponry

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Missile Gap

65
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JFK set out to implement a legislative agenda that became known as the

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New Frontier

66
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to increase economic growth and create jobs, Kennedy advocated deficit spending and investing more funds in defense and _____ ________

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Space Exploration

67
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JFK threatened to have the Department of Steel buy cheaper

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foreign steel

68
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he asked the _____ _____ to investigate whether the steel industry was fixing prices

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Justice Department

69
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the president pushed for ___ ____, which congress refused because it would cause inflation

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Tax Cuts

70
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called for the federal action against gender discrimination and affirmed the right of women to equally paid employment

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Presidential Commission on the Status of Women

71
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the commission proposed the ____ ___ ___ in 1963

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Equal Pay Act

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