JFK, LBJ & CRM

Why were Kennedy’s domestic policies unsuccessful?

• He was unliked by the American public

• The economy was booming

• He did not have any domestic policies

• He struggled to push legislation through Congress

One way in which President John F. Kennedy’s Peace Corps and President Lyndon Johnson’s Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) are similar is that both programs attempted to

• provide aid to immigrants coming to the United States.

• increase domestic security.

• decrease the amount of people that lived without water.

• improve the quality of people’s lives.

All of the following were changes that took place under the Warren court EXCEPT:

• Desegregation

• Judicial Review

• The Miranda Rule

• Ending prayer in school

Which of these events was the closest the U.S. and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting one another during the Cold War?

• Vietnam War, 1964

• Sputnik launching, 1957

• Bay of Pigs, 1961

• Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

Kennedy's New Frontier included all of the following EXCEPT:

• Increase funding for NASA

• The Housing Act of 1961

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Increase domestic policies for the poor

What was the significance of the U.S. failure following the Bay of Pigs invasion?

• It strengthened Castro's ties to the USA

• It led the USSR to strengthen its security by building the Berlin Wall

• It weakened Castro's ties to the USSR

• It strengthened Castro's ties to the USSR

Why did the U.S. originally end diplomatic relations with Cuba?

• Because the Fidel Castro wanted to please the Soviet Union

• Because Kennedy wanted Cuba to be a U.S. territory

• Because the U.S. did not want Cuban immigrants to come to the U.S.

• Because Fidel Castro took over American property in Cuba

In the 1960s, which issue was the focus of the Supreme Court decisions in Mapp v.Ohio, Gideon v.Wainwright, and Miranda v. Arizona?

• Racial Segregation

• Interstate Commerce

• Rights of the accused

• War on Poverty

One way in which the New Deal, the Fair Deal, and the Great Society are similar is that these programs

• reduced the amount of money spent on foreign policy.

• promoted the idea of “rugged individualism”.

• increased government commitment to the well-being of the people.

• reduced the amount of money spent on domestic programs.

The immigration policies in place since the 1960s have

• discouraged immigration from Asian countries.

• encouraged immigration from Central America.

• encouraged immigration from Western European countries.

• greatly increased ethnic diversity in American society.