16.4 and 16.5 Quiz

The U.S. landing on the moon in 1969 helped

• encourage confidence in America's ability to solve economic problems.

• prove that NASA could put an astronaut into space flight around Earth.

• demonstrate American technological superiority in the space race.

• prevent the Soviet Union from landing on the moon.

How did American space exploration affect Americans' standard of living?

• It increased access to new technologies.

• It replaced the loss of manufacturing jobs.

• It raised the per capita income for women.

• It generated funding for social programs.

How did President Kennedy respond to repeated outbreaks of racially motivated violence in the early 1960s?

• He withdrew his support for major civil rights legislation to avoid angering Southern voters.

• He proposed legislation that ensured equal pay for minorities to reduce racial conflict.

• He promoted withholding federal aid as a method to force states to end segregation.

• He supported the use of the military in order to protect minority citizens' civil rights.

How did television shape public opinion in the 1960 presidential debate?

• It allowed the public to evaluate candidates' appearance and demeanor.

• It allowed both candidates to target specific groups of voters.

• It provided the main public source of information about the candidates.

• It forced the candidates to avoid making biased statements.

Why did President Kennedy refer to his domestic proposals as the "New Frontier"?

• He wanted to scale back social programs established in previous decades.

• He hoped to continue expanding the nation's borders.

• He wanted to inspire hope and optimism about the tasks that lay ahead.

• He hoped to strengthen the military to guard against domestic threats.

President Johnson's Medicaid program is a good example of Great Society legislation because it

• does not involve government funding.

• allows medical services to be provided by the states.

• provides basic medical services to the poor.

• grants free health care to those on social security.

Which statement summarizes how Supreme Court justices applied the principle of judicial interpretation in the Tinker v. Des Moines case?

• They expanded the definition of the right to free speech beyond the spoken word.

• They declared all state legislation restricting the right to free speech as unconstitutional.

• They established the practice of providing free legal representation to those unable to afford it.

• They determined that states violated the right to free speech by questioning suspects without a lawyer present.

Why do think that Barry Goldwater won the support of so many southern states during the 1964 presidential election?

• Because Johnson warned that Goldwater was an extremist.

• Because Goldwater promised more laws to expand civil rights.

• Because Johnson maintained that state governments should have more power.

• Because Goldwater believed that social issues should not be addressed by the government.

Why has Medicare become more expensive in recent years?

• People retire earlier than they did when Medicare was implemented.

• The percent of retirees relative to workers has increased.

• The implementation of Medicaid has decreased medical costs.

• Doctors earn more than they did when Medicare was implemented.

How did the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 affect United States demographics?

• The nation's ethnic and racial diversity decreased.

• The nation's rural population expanded as the urban population dropped.

• The nation's wealthier classes gained more power.

• The nation's urban populations grew more diverse.