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Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an embargo in political terms?
a)
When someone takes your possession
b)
Money you owe to the bank
c)
Trading Sanctions
d)
All of the answers
2.
Who took the post after Kennedy's assassination?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Lyndon Baines Evans
c)
Lyndon Baines Johnson
d)
None of the options
3.
Is Mr. Galan the best American Teacher Ever?
a)
No, he isn't
b)
Of course he is
4.
Who assassinated Jhon F. Kennedy?
a)
Nikita Krushev
b)
Jack Ruby
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Lee Harvey Oswald
5.
What is the main purpose of the Great society programs established by Jhonson?
a)
Eliminate Poverty
b)
To lend money to Americans
c)
To create Societies to live together
d)
Motivate Americans to do volunteer work
6.
What is the difference between Medicaid & Medic Care
a)
Medicare benefits the elderly, whereas, medic aid benefits the poor
b)
Medicare benefits the poor; whereas, medicaid benefits the elderly
c)
Medicare is a health program for republicans; whereas, Medicaid is a health program for democrats
d)
All of the previous answers
7.
Why were civil rights for African Americans important to Thurgood Marshall?
a)
He wanted to be a lawyer.
b)
He enjoyed studying the United States Constitution.
c)
He wanted to argue cases in front of the Supreme Court.
d)
He felt it was important to protect the rights of others.
8.
Who did Johnson choose as the first African American judge on the Supreme Court?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Mary McLeod Bethune
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
9.
What program was set up during Johnson's presidency to help young children learn to read that is still around today?
a)
Young Readers
b)
The Head Start Program
c)
Preschool
d)
Kindergarten
10.
In 1931, Johnson went to Washington, D.C., to work as which of the following?
a)
an elected president
b)
a judge
c)
a member of Congress from Texas
d)
a representative in the House of Representatives
11.
What did the Voting Rights Act change in the U.S.?
a)
This law ended slavery.
b)
This law gave women the right to vote.
c)
This law protected the voting rights of African Americans.
d)
This law gave all Americans the right to vote.
12.
What was the biggest part of Johnson's Great Society plan?
a)
to make cars safer
b)
to help people who did not have much opportunity because of a lack of money
c)
to help give people jobs during the depression
d)
to change the laws so women can vote
13.
In 1954, Marshall argued and won his most important case. What was this case called?
a)
Marshall vs. Board of Education
b)
Brown vs. Board of Education
c)
United States vs. Great Britain
d)
Marshall vs. Brown
14.
Where was Lyndon Johnson born?
a)
New York
b)
Georgia
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
Texas
15.
Johnson wanted Americans to practice ___________, or respect for others' beliefs.
a)
tolerance
b)
justice
c)
cooperation
d)
authority
16.
One problem Johnson wanted to solve was _____________ because many people didn't have good homes or enough food.
a)
debate
b)
justice
c)
boycotts
d)
poverty
17.
In one of his last acts as _____________, LBJ appointed Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court.
a)
senator
b)
governor
c)
president
d)
representative
18.
Johnson decided to run for _____________ to help Texas get more electricity.
a)
president
b)
governor
c)
senator
d)
representative
19.
LBJ said he loved going with his father on the trail during his ________________.
a)
debate
b)
campaign
c)
trip
d)
boycotts
20.
Thurgood's father taught him how to argue a point in a _________________.
a)
debate
b)
campaign
21.
Houston and Marshall discussed ways to use the law to help ensure ____________ for African Americans.
a)
authority
b)
justice
22.
Houston and Marshall had respect for and acceptance of the ___________ of the Supreme Court.
a)
authority
b)
campaign
c)
justice
d)
tolerance
23.
People took part in marches and _______________ to show their support for civil rights.
a)
debate
b)
boycotts
c)
campaign
d)
poverty
24.
Martin Luther King Jr. met with President Lyndon B. Johnson to talk about civil rights.
a)
True
b)
False
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