JFK Inaugual Address

According to the Doc., Kennedy believes that the rights of man come from?

• The generosity of the state

• The hand of God

• The United States

• The ancient heritage

According to the DOC, what is the responsibility of America in helping out other people outside of the US?

• To save the few who are rich

• To help the many who are poor

• To seek votes from the poor

• To do what the Communists are doing

What are the common enemies of man mentioned in the text?

• Tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself

• Science, poverty, disease, and war itself

According to the text what rights are all people born with?

• Life

• Liberty

• The pursuit of happiness

• All of these are correct

According to the DOC, what should the US do to expand democracy outside of the US?

• Defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger

• Forging a global alliance

• Nothing. It is not the US job to spread democracy outside of the US

What is the torch that has been passed to a new generation of Americans?

• The power to abolish all forms of human poverty

• The power to break the bonds of mass misery

• The belief in the rights of man

• The responsibility to defend freedom

In his “Inaugural Address,” John F. Kennedy describes how human beings still fight for the same goals as their ancestors did. Which goal does he present as most important?

• education

• conquest

• freedom

• change

One of the key points expressed in Kennedy’s “Inaugural Address” is that the United States will go to any length to defend an important value. What is that value?

• maintaining international friendships

• protecting liberty around the world

• abolishing the threat of war

• honoring America’s history

What value does Kennedy emphasize MOST in his speech? 

• Friendships with other nations 
• Protecting liberty around the country
• Freedom of Religion
• Solving world conflicts

According to the DOC, It is not the US job to spread democracy outside of the US. We need to only focus on ourselves.

• TRUE

• FALSE