ch 24 quiz

Which of the following was a Supreme Court justice?

• George McGovern

• Henry Kissinger

• Barry Goldwater

• Earl Warren

Who was the Democrat who lost the 1972 election?

• Hubert H. Humphrey

• Robert Kennedy

• George McGovern

• Barry Goldwater

Who was the secretary of state who negotiated with the Soviet Union?

• Eugene McCarthy

• Henry Kissinger

• Lyndon Johnson

• George Wallace

Who was the Republican nominee for president in 1964?

• Nelson Rockefeller

• George McGovern

• Eugene McCarthy

• Barry Goldwater

Which term referred to the relaxation of U.S.-Soviet tensions?

• Silent majority

• Détente

• Counterculture

• Escalation

Which president promoted the Great Society?

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed US troops to be sent to _____.

• West Germany

• Korea

• Vietnam

• China

George Wallace was the governor of _____.

• Alabama

• New Jersey

• Wisconsin

• Florida

What was the main provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• The Equal Opportunity Commission

• Outlawing literacy tests for voters

• Lowering the voting age to 18

• Outlawing poll taxes

Which president established Medicare?

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• Dwight D. Eisenhower