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In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that, regardless of the ability to pay, a defendant in a state court had the right to

• to remain silent

• a speedy trial

• a lawyer

Kennedy convinced Congress to invest more funds in:

• defense and space exploration

• health insurance for the elderly

• education

During the space race, Kennedy’s goal for America was to be the first to

• put a man into orbit

• put a man into space

• land a man on the moon

On April 17, 1961, armed Cuban exiles landed on the south coast of Cuba at

• Chile

• the Bay of Pigs

• Havana

President Kennedy pushed for a buildup of conventional troops and weapons that would allow the United States to fight a limited style of warfare with

• nuclear threats

• flexible response

• a rigid response

Kennedy canceled air support for the Bay of Pigs invasion in order to

• keep the United States’ involvement a secret

•   avoid going to war with Cuba

• give the operation a better chance to succeed

Which event contributed to Nikita Khrushchev’s fall from power in 1964?

• President Kennedy's assassination

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• the building of the Berlin Wall

What was President Johnson’s vision of the more perfect and equitable society the United States could and should become called?

• the Great Society

• the New Frontier

• the Fair Deal

Johnson’s goals for a better America were supported by

• the prosperity resulting from the strong economy

• the failure of business to create enough jobs

• the hardships caused by the slumping economy

Kennedy’s legislative agenda was called the

• the Great Society

• the New Frontier

• the New Deal