Kennedy and the New Frontier

Who won the 1960 presidential election even though he was young and had little experience?

• Richard Nixon
• John F. Kennedy 
• Gerald Ford 
• Jimmy Carter 

The factor that may have most helped JFK win the Election of 1960 was

• He was Catholic
• He looked good during the TV debates
• He was known to be the most experienced candidate
• He was friendly with Fidel Castro

President Kennedy vowed that by the end of the 1960's Americans would

• destroy communism
• invade Cuba
• Put men on the moon
• Travel to deep space

John F. Kennedy ran for presidency in..

• 1961

• He never ran for president

• 1956

• 1960

President Kennedy ran under which Presidential Party?

• Republican

• Democratic

• Democratic republican

• Socialist

Who signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964?

• Lyndon B.Johnson

• It was never signed due to JFK death

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

What did John F. Kennedy do in support of the civil rights movement?

• released prisoners who got locked up due to marching and protesting

•  announced that major civil rights legislation would be submitted to congress

• Signed the civil rights bill

• He reached out to civil rights leaders to create organizations for African Americans

What political party did JFK represent?

• Democrats
• Republicans
• Independent

Kennedy was the first person to introduce Civil Rights legislation, true of false

• True
• False

President Kennedy's domestic policy was referred to as...?

• Camelot.

• the New Generation.

• the New Frontier.

• the Fair Deal.