Quiz 1 Flashcards
____________________ 75 million Americans watched the first televised presidential debate.
September 26 1960
The debate between _______1______ and _____2_________ ushered in a new era of TV politics.
- JFK
2. Richard Nixon
JFK _______________ from NY was a Catholic
Democratic senator
Richard Nixion was a current VP and a ____________ from the state of California.
quaker
Both promised to boost the economy and portrated themselves as “______________” determined to stop the forces of communism.
Cold Warriors
Kennedy expressed concerns about a suspected “____________” claiming the US lagged behind the Soviets.
missile gap
The series of four televised debates influnced the election’s ______________.
close outcome
JFK set out to implement a legislative agenda that became known as the ____________.
New Frontire
To increase economic growth and create jobs Kennedy advocated _______________ and invested more funds in defence and the space race.
deficit spending
JFK would respond by threating to have the ___________________ by cheaper forieng steel.
Department of Defence
He asked the _________________ to investigate whether teh steel industry was fixing prices.
Justice Dept.
The president also pushed for tax cuts which congress refused because it would cause _____________.
inflasion
In 1961 JFK created the ______________________________.
Presidential Commission on the Status of Women
The commission called for the federal action against gender discrimination and affirmed the right of women to epual ______________.
paid employment
The PCSW proposed the ________________.
Equal Pay Act in 1963
In 1961 JFK convened the ________________________.
President’s Panel on Mental Retardation
The PPMR first report called for funding of reasherch into ________1__________ and _________2_________ and _______3_____ for people with developmental disabilities.
- developmental disabilities
- Educational
- vocational programs
Congress enacted the _______________________________________
Mental retardation Facilities and Community Mental Heath Centers Construction ACT of 1963
The legislation provided grants to build reaserch centers and grants to states to construct_______________
mental heath centers
It also provided funds to train_______________ to work with people with developmetal disabilites.
educational personel
In 1962 _________________ began a camp at her home for children with developmental disabilities.
Eunice Kennedy Shiver.
________ offered people with disabilities a chance to be phusically competitive.
Camp Shiver
The program later became to be called the __________________
Special Olympics Program
The first Special Olympics Games were held in _____________ in 1968.
Chicago
In 1953 __________________ governor of California became the chief Justice of the US.
Earl Warren
Some of the Courts more notable descussions concerned _________________________.
reappointment
_____________ is the methods states use to draw up political districts based on changes in popolation
reappointment
____________________ the Court ruled that states must reapportion electoral districts along the principle of “one person, one vote” so that all citizens would have equal weight.
Reynolds VS Sims (1964)
