Unit 9 Kennedy/Johnson Cold War

The Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) dealt with which constitutional principle?

• Freedom of religion

• Separation of powers

• Rights of the accused

• Freedom from unreasonable search

Which action did President Kennedy take following this statement?

• Urging Allied forces to remove Soviet weapons from Cuba

• Ordering a naval blockade of Cuba

• Breaking off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union

• Asking the United Nations to stop grain shipments to the Soviet Union

When was the crisis described in this passage resolved?

• When the United States seized control of Cuba

• When Cuba became a capitalist nation

• . When Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev met with President Kennedy

• When the Soviet Union withdrew its missiles from Cuba

Why did President John F. Kennedy react strongly to the situation described in this speech?

• The United States feared an influx of Cuban refugees

• These missiles could threaten United States oil supplies in South America

• The location of Cuba would allow the United States little time to respond to an attack

• The United States and the Warsaw Pact nations had formed a military alliance

Which action by President John F. Kennedy was most consistent with the challenge included in the statement below?

“…And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country….”

• Forming the Peace Corps

• Negotiating the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

• Supporting the Bay of Pigs invasion

• Visiting the Berlin Wall

How did President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society programs build on the ideas set forth in President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal?

• By supporting the expansion of social welfare programs

• By reinstating government loyalty lists

• By opposing new immigration reform measures

• By relying on balancing the federal budget

What was a major goal of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s "Great Society" program?

• Increase farm production

• Provide aid to developing nations in Africa

• Expand the size of the military

• Enact social welfare programs to end poverty

Based on the requirements included in the passage, whose rights are intended to be protected by the Supreme Court?

• Students from unreasonable searches

• Defendants from double jeopardy

• Criminals from cruel and unusual punishment

• Individuals accused of crimes

This passage resulted from which Supreme Court decision?

• Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

• Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

• Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

• Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

In 1965, why did Congress establish Medicare?

• Provide health care to the elderly

• Assist foreign nations with their health problems

• Grant scholarships to medical students

• Establish universal health care