Kennedy and Johnson Years

"You have the right to remain silent" comes from which Supreme Court case?

• Gideon v Wainwright
• Mapp v Ohio
• Escobedo v. Illinois
• Miranda v Arizona

Kennedy's solution to the Soviets trying to send missiles into Cuba was:

• To send Air Force jets over Cuba
• To create a hotline with the Soviets
• To lead the Bay of Pigs invasion
• To blockade (quarantine) the island

Which statement best describes the Cuban Missile Crisis? 

• The Soviets let the Cuban government borrow their missiles to scare the US. 
• US planes spotted Soviet missiles in Cuba and were worried they would be launched to attack the US. 
• The US gave Cuba missiles to use against the Soviets. 
• Cuba threatened to place an embargo on the US.

All of the following are true about Cuba in the 1960's EXCEPT

• Fidel Castro established himself as dictator after a Communist Revolution
• The Bay of Pigs Invasion removed Castro from power and was a huge success
• Cuba signed an alliance with the Soviet Union
• The soviets attempted to put nuclear missiles in Cuba to protect them from the US

What was the purpose of the Warren Commission?

• to spy on Cuban and Soviet leaders during the Cold War

• to investigate Southern politicians who were helping continue de facto segregation.

• to conduct an official investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy

• to help supply West Berlin with supplies as the Soviets were building the Berlin Wall.

Johnson declared unconditional war on poverty with his program he called the 

• New Deal
• New Frontier
• Great Society
• Great Programs

Which medical program was developed to provide coverage for senior citizens?

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Obamacare
• Blue Cross of Alabama

What was the purpose of the US blockade of Cuba?

• Prevent missiles and military equipment from going in
• Prevent missiles and military equipment from going out
• Torture the Cubans into submission
• Torture the Cubans so that they will fight the Russians

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 

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