Ch. 17 The new Frontier and the Great Society

Which of the following factors contributed to the victory of John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election?

• He was a self-made man
• ha had strong southern support
• he represented a spirit of hope and change
• he promised to eliminate poverty in America

Who killed John F. Kennedy?

• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Lee Harvey Oswald
• Jack Ruby
• Ernesto Miranda 

During the 1968 Pueblo incident,

• Mexican Americans living along the US-Mexico border protested against harassment by US immigration authorities 
• North Koreans captured a US spy ship off the coast of North Korea
• US soldiers were caught smuggling guns and butter into North Korea 
• Cuban exiles were caught trying to reenter Cuba

What kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?

• one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans
• on that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God
• one in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouraged 
• one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Warren Court 

• banned racial segregation in public schools
• allowed formal prayers in public schools
• allowed racial segregation in public schools
• decided that search warrants were not required for searches by state and local police

President Johnson's success in getting many of former President Kennedy's programs passed through Congress was due in part to 

• his successful policy Vietnam
• his experience and skill as a politician 
• his lack of desire to help less fortunate people 
• the support of his hand picked cabinet 

Senator Barry Goldwater

• ran as Lyndon B. Johnson's running mate in the presidential election of 1964
• claimed that he was the person who came up with the idea for the Great Society programs
• headed the commission that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy
• suggested using nuclear weapons to end the war in Vietnam

What citizens benefitted most from the series of Supreme Court rulings that included Baker v. Carr(1962), Westberry v. Sanders(1964), and Reynolds V. Sims(1964)?

• poor persons accused of crimes
• local police departments
• urban voters
• rural farmers

What event does the cartoon most accurately represent?

• Berlin Crisis

• Berlin Wall

• Soviet Missile Crisis

• Cuban Missile Crisis

Which image would most likely be related to the Bay of Pigs invasion?

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