Politics or Principles DBQ

Background Essay: When did Johnson sign Civil Rights into law?

• July 1, 1964

•  July 2, 1964

• January 4, 2022

• July 4, 1776

Background Essay Timeline: What happened in 1963?

• Lyndon Johnson 

  elected Texas U.S. senator by 87 

  votes

• Dallas Cowboys 

  join the National 

  Football League

• Johnson becomes president of the 

  United States

• Johnson decides 

  not to run for 

  re-election

Doc A: Which of the following was NOT part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that would have helped Johnson’s students overcome these difficulties?

• Expanded voting rights

• Equal employment opportunities

• Integration

• Freedom of Speech

Doc B: How did most people feel about how Lyndon Johnson handled the Civil Rights issue?

• Most disapproved of how the handed the issue

• Most people taking the poll didn't care/have an opinion

• Most approved the way he handled the situation

• Most people did not participate in Gallup Poll

Doc B: How did people believe the Kennedy Administration & the Johnson Administration handled integration?

• 39% felt that Johnson handled it better

• 39% felt that Kennedy handled it better

• Most people surveyed in both polls had no opinion

• Most people thought Johnson handled it too quickly compared to Kennedy

Doc C: Where did Kennedy have the most voting support?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Doc C: How many votes did Harry Byrd (Independent Candidate) get?

• 16

• 13

• 14

• 15

Doc D: What would happen if a person broke the Civil Rights Act laws?

• Nothing, there were no Civil Rights Laws

• Immediately put in jail

• Sent away to another country

• Trial by Jury

Doc E: Who was the man who worked with Kennedy to come up with the Civil Rights Bill?

• Roy Wilkins

• Roy Watkins

• Rob Wilkins

• President Kennedy

Doc E: L.B.J. said that he was "free at last." Why did he make that statement?

• He had spent several years in jail for supporting Civil Rights but now he was free.

• He was free from criticism of those from the South.

• He was free from having the same thoughts, ideas and ideology as other Southern politicians.

• He had owed many favors to other Southern Politicians but he paid them off and was now free of those obligations.