1960s Politics

All of the following statements are TRUE of the Warren Court EXCEPT:

• Under Warren, the Court took direct, far-reaching action to correct the nation’s social ills (problems)

• Earl Warren was viewed as the best decision President Eisenhower made, facing very little criticism

• The Warren Court era of activism began with the historic Brown v. Board of Education case

• Throughout the 1960s, the Court handed down a series of historic decisions affecting the nation’s political process, the civil liberties of individuals, & operation of the criminal justice system

The Bay of Pigs invasion was orchestrated by the CIA to

• Support the French in Vietnam

• Regain control of the Suez Canal

• Overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba

• Evict the North Koreans from South Korea

In a 1964 speech Lyndon Johnson framed his Great Society as

• A new era of space exploration

• A foreign policy based on intervention & free trade

• A return to conservative economics & family values

• An end to poverty & racial injustice

Lyndon Johnson strongly supported the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which

• Made harming civil rights workers a federal crime

• Made segregation in institutions of higher education illegal

• Eliminated the use of literacy tests for voting registration

• Banned discrimination in employment & in public accommodations

What was a major result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• Steps were taken to relax Cold War tensions (i.e. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty)

• Fidel Castro was removed from power

• United Nations troops invaded Cuba

• Trade between the U.S. & Cuba increased

The Immigration Act of 1965 led to an influx of immigrants from

• Western European countries

• Former Communist countries

• Asia & Latin America

• Africa

This 1960s court case banned prayer in public schools

• Baker v. Carr

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Miranda v. Arizona

This 1960s court case established that people accused of a crime have the right to a lawyer even if they cannot afford one

• Baker v. Carr

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Miranda v. Arizona

This 1960s court case required accused people be informed of their right to a lawyer, the right not to testify against themselves, & the right to remain silent

• Baker v. Carr

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Miranda v. Arizona

President Kennedy’s domestic (US) programs - which included civil rights & space development - were collectively known as the

• New Deal

• New Frontier

• Great Society

• Fair Deal