New Frontier and Great Society Vocabulary

Johnson's "unconditional war on poverty" in America began with the passage of

• the Area Redevelopment Act

• the Omnibus Housing Act

• the Civil Rights Act

• the Economic Opportunity Act

President Kennedy developed which of the following strategies to supplement the Cold War policies of his predecessors?

• containment

• massive retaliation

• flexible response

• detente

Who won the 1960 presidential election?

• Richard Nixon

• Gerald Ford

• John F. Kennedy

• Dwight Eisenhower

What is the name for JFK's legislative agenda?

• New Deal

• New Frontier

• Great Society

• Fresh Start

Who was the socialist revolutionary leader who took control of Cuba and had close ties to the Soviet Union?

• Benito Mussolini

• Nikita Krushchev

• Fulgencio Batista

• Fidel Castro

Which JFK program made up of volunteers included helping people in developing nations?

• Public Works Administration

• Space Exploration

• Peace Corps

• Special Olympics

The Warren Commission found that

• few schools had desegregated

• anti-poverty programs were affordable

• many Americans lived in poverty

• there was no conspiracy to assassinate John F. Kennedy

What court named after the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court expanded the rights of individual Americans?

• The People's Court

• Warren Court

• Kennedy Court

• Food Court

Medicare & Medicaid were created to provide health care to which groups of people?

• black citizens

• elderly & poor

• returning veterans

• school children

Which term refers to the process of deciding how many members of the House each state gets?

• Redistricting
• Reapportionment
• Gerrymandering
• Census