The role of the federal government

Question 1

When was Dwight D. Eisenhower president?

Answer 1

1953-1961

Question 2

When was the first Civil Rights Act that President Eisenhower passed?

Answer 2

1957

Question 3

When was the second civil rights act that President Eisenhower passed?

Answer 3

1960

Question 4

What was the increase in the proportion of black voters by 1960 due to Eisenhower’s two Civil Rights Acts?

Answer 4

3%

Question 5

When was John F. Kennedy President?

Answer 5

1961-1963

Question 6

When was Lydon B. Johnson president?

Answer 6

1963-1969

Question 7

When was President Johnson’s first Civil Rights Act?

Answer 7

1964

Question 8

When was President Johnson’s Voting Rights Act?

Answer 8

1965

Question 9

When were President Johnson’s Elementary and Secondary and Higher Education acts?

Answer 9

1965

Question 10

when was President Johnson’s Fair Housing Act?

Answer 10

1968

Question 11

in 1964 how many senators and how many congressmen from the House of Representatives voted in favour for the Civil Rights Act?

Answer 11

-73 out of 100 senators-289 our of 435 from house of representatives