WorksheetsChapter 24: Kennedy, Johnson & the Great Society
Total questions: 93
Worksheet time: 8hrs 45mins
Morgan's Introduction
Which one of the following is unique or peculiar about John F. Kennedy
He was the only Mormon president and the youngest to become president.
He was the only Catholic president and the youngest elected president.
He was the only young president and the only veteran of WW II to become president.
He was the only president who stood up to Khrushchev and the Soviets.
What did politicians learn from the televised debates in 1960?
Television was not as influential as radio and newspapers.
Television did not create a good way to get a message out to the public.
Television was important in reinforcing images of candidates.
Television was good entertainment.
Section 1: The New Frontier
In the presidential election of 1960, JFK warned Americans about which one of the following?
That he would have a new policy in meeting the communist threat. It would be a policy of “brinkmanship”.
That he would not allow the Soviets to place nuclear missiles in Turkey or Greece.
That he would slow civil rights legislation and let the states deal with integration.
That there was a “missile gap” between the Soviets and the U.S. and he planned to equalize the arms race.
The presidential race in 1960 saw both political parties making use of ________ as the means to reach voters in the country.
Door to door handshaking
Highway signs
Television
Radio
The presidential race in 1960 was one of the _________ in American history.
Closest
Longest campaigns
Shortest campaigns
Most fought over campaigns
Many people were attracted to JFK because he seemed to attract the ______ and ______ of the American people.
Poor and destitute
Imagination and idealism
Romantic and nostalgic
Popular and charm
It was _________ who said that television made politicians into a “packaged product.”
Walter Cronkite
Peter Jennings
Eric Sevareid
Dan Rather
John Kennedy’s program for the country was called _______?
New Freedom
New Frontier
Fair Deal
Great Society
South Dakota’s electoral votes went to _________ in 1960.
J. Edgar Hoover
Strom Thurmond
Richard Nixon
John Kennedy
Which one of the following was NOT a reason why Nixon was defeated by Kennedy in 1960?
Nixon was strong on containing communism.
Nixon appeared nervous and sickly on television.
Nixon did not shave before the television appearance
Nixon perspired and sweat on television.
Kennedy campaigned in 1960 that there was a “__________” between us and the Soviets?
“credibility gap”
“religious gap”
“missile gap”
economic gap”
What was unusual about JFK establishing a Presidential Commission on the Status of Women?
Kennedy never included a woman in his cabinet.
Kennedy never included any legislation specific to women during his tenure in office.
Kennedy never married or had children.
Kennedy never had any women work in his campaign staff.
It was JFK’s sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver that was instrumental in creating the first ________?
Special Olympics
Mental institution
Group of Peace Corps volunteers
Congress on African American rights
What is the purpose of “due process”?
To ensure that the federal government balances the budget
To ensure that the legal system treat all people fairly and the same
To ensure that the Supreme Court does not resort to judicial activism
To ensure that those arrested were read their Miranda Rights
Miranda vs. Arizona was a landmark case. What is a landmark case?
It is a case in which the Supreme Court rules in favor of the common people.
It is a case in which the 14th Amendment is involved and new interpretation is applied to it.
It is a case that is a very important or significant case because it changes how the law is applied.
It is a case that deals with the right to privacy.
The Supreme Court during the 1950’s and the 1960’s was named for its chief justice who expanded civil rights during this time period. Who was the chief justice at this time?
Warren Burger
Earl Warren
William Rehnquist
John Roberts
In which one of the following cases did the Supreme Court claim that all people had a right to privacy?
Engel vs. Vitale
Abington School District vs. Schempp
Griswold vs. Connecticut
Baker vs. Carr
Another important case during the 1960’s was the case of ________ which said that states had to re-draw their electoral districts along the principle of “one person, one vote.”
Baker vs. Carr
Roe vs. Wade
Mapp vs. Ohio
Escobedo vs. Illinois
What did the Supreme Court say in Mapp vs. Ohio?
Defendant’s had a right to a lawyer, regardless of his or her ability to pay.
Suspects had to have their rights recited to them upon being arrested.
Suspects should be considered innocent until proven guilty.
Evidence obtained in violation of the U.S. Constitution could not be used against suspects.
In 1961 JFK convened the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation. What did the panel recommend to Kennedy and the country?
The panel called on all states to set up institutions for people with developmental disabilities in the inner cities in buildings abandoned by other private entities.
The panel called on Kennedy to reduce funding and research into people and institutions that dealt with developmental disabilities.
The panel called on the country to focus on setting up educational and vocational programs for people with developmental disabilities.
The panel called on Kennedy to discontinue the emphasis on holding a Special Olympics for people with developmental disabilities.
What did the Court say in Engel vs. Vitale?
States could not compose official prayers and require those prayers to be recited in public schools.
States could compose official prayers and require those prayers to be recited in public schools.
States could require students to memorize Bible verses in public schools.
States could hand out birth control to students in public schools.
Who opposed most of Kennedy’s domestic program?
African Americans & other minorities
Northern Democrats
Conservative Republicans & Southern Democrats
Liberal Republicans
In which one of the following cases did the Supreme Court claim that all people had a right to privacy?
Engel vs. Vitale
Abington School District vs. Schempp
Griswold vs. Connecticut
Baker vs. Carr
The Supreme Court during the 1950’s and the 1960’s was named for its chief justice who expanded civil rights during this time period. Who was the chief justice at this time?
Warren Burger
Earl Warren
William Rehnquist
John Roberts
What was significant about the Supreme Court cases that forced the states to reapportion or redraw their electoral districts?
It boosted the political power of rural areas.
It boosted the political power of women.
It boosted the political power of the wealthy.
It boosted the political power of African Americans and Hispanics.
Section 2: JFK and the Cold War
Which one of the following events took place in October 1962?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Berlin Wall built
Cuban Missile Crisis
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed
In April 1961, the Soviets achieved which of the following accomplishments?
First man on the moon
First to find polio vaccine
First to deliver television transmission
First man in space
What occurred on April 17, 1961?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
First man on the moon
Berlin Wall built
All of the following were key events during Kennedy’s time in office EXCEPT:
Berlin Wall was built
Cuban Missile Crisis takes place
Bay of Pigs invasion
Man lands on the moon
JFK’s foreign policy was based on “________”? He wanted to make sure that he had a variety of resources he could use in order to halt the spread of communism.
“Brinkmanship”
“Flexible Response”
“Détente”
“Preemptive Attack”
All of the following were reasons the Bay of Pigs failed EXCEPT:
It was not a surprise to the Cubans.
The Cuban people did not revolt as was anticipated.
The Cuban rebels that made the invasion were not trained.
The United States never used any air support for the invasion.
Which one of the following was Kennedy’s response to the Soviets sending nuclear missiles to Cuba?
Kennedy asked Congress to increase military spending by $25 Billion dollars.
Kennedy authorized the CIA to invade Cuba and assassinate Castro.
Kennedy placed the Cuba on a non-participatory status with the Peace Corps.
Kennedy issued a blockade or quarantine around Cuba.
After WW II, the Soviets put most of their resources into _____ and ______ technology. This was why consumer and industrial goods were so scarce in the Soviet Union for decades.
Banking and Agricultural
Oil and Mining
Military and Space
Trade and Industrial
On _____ ____, 19____, the _______ was the first country to put a man on the moon.
August 27-28, 1967; Soviet Union
September 1, 1965; United States
July 20-21, 1969; United States
April 15, 1970; Soviet Union
JFK was assassinated on _______ ____, 19____, in _______, TX. The official report on the assassination for years was the _______ Report. Recently flaws and errors in the report have seriously weakened its credibility.
November 11, 1963; Houston; House Select Committee on Assassinations
November 25, 1963; Dallas; Assassination Records & Review Board
November 29, 1963; San Antonio; Kennedy Assassination
November 22, 1963; Dallas; Warren Commission
The official investigation into the Kennedy assassination was the _________?
Warren Commission
Assassination Records Review Board
House Select Committee on Assassinations
House Report on John Kennedy
The movie JFK, which was released in 1991, caused a heated debate because the director and producer, __________, took some “poetic license” about the actual direction of the “magic bullet.”
Allen Dulles
Roy Kellerman
Oliver Stone
Steven Spielberg
The man who could have exposed the plot behind Kennedy’s assassination was shot by ________ two days after JFK was murdered?
Earl Warren
Jack Ruby
William McNamara
Abraham Zapruder
The famous 8 mm film was taken by __________. He was a clothing store manager in Dallas, Texas, near the School Book Depository.
Jack Ruby
Abraham Zapruder
Lee Harvey Oswald
Allen Dulles
Why is the Warren Commission’s Report concerning Kennedy’s assassination disputed?
People disagree about the sloppy procedures used by the Warren Commission and its claim that Oswald acted as the lone gunman.
People disagree about the timing of the investigation. Many thought the investigating should have been done years into the future out of respect for the Kennedy family.
People disagree about whether the Warren Commission should have been composed of government officials.
People disagree about whether the Warren Commission was smart enough to figure out what happened.
What did Nikita Khrushchev do when Kennedy refused to abandon West Berlin in 1961?
Khrushchev built the Berlin Wall.
Khrushchev fired nuclear missiles at places in West Berlin.
Khrushchev invaded Turkey.
Khrushchev created an alliance with Cuba.
There have been ____ Apollo flights that actually touched down on the moon between 1969 and 1973?
6
7
8
9
The first American in outer space was _______ in May 1961?
Yuri Gagarin
John Glenn
Gus Grissom
Alan Shepard
Why was the “space race” so important to JFK and many Americans?
It was important because JFK wanted to prove that communism was better than capitalism.
It was important because the Soviets had already beat us into outer space launching the first satellite and putting the first person there before we could do it.
It was important because the Soviets claimed that they had beaten us to the moon and we wanted to see if that was true.
It was important because the technology would help us develop titanium weapons that could be used against the Soviets.
What became the symbol of the Cold War for most Americans?
Sputnik I
ICBM’s
the Berlin Wall
the CIA
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth in February 1962?
Michael Collins
Alan Shepard
Gus Grissom
John Glenn
All of the following were crisis that JFK had to deal with during his short tenure in office EXCEPT:
Bay of Pigs
Berlin Air Lift
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Wall went up
Section 3: The Great Society
LBJ’s domestic program for the country was called the __________?
New Frontier
New Deal
Dynamic Conservatism
Great Society
In the election of 1964, South Dakota’s electoral votes went to __________?
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
The most ambitious of Johnson’s programs was the health care program he developed for senior citizens. It was __________? It’s twin program, __________, was developed for welfare recipients who were living below the poverty line.
Medicaid; Medicare
Medicare; Medicaid
Extended Care; Poverty Care
Blue Cross & Blue Shield; Smart Care
What new immigration law, introduced in 1965, changed the make up and composition of American society?
National Origins Act
The Emergency Quota Act
Immigration Act of 1965
Open Door Immigration Act
All of the following were accomplishments of LBJ’s domestic policy EXCEPT:
Department of Housing & Urban Development was created.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964
House Select Committee on Assassinations was created.
LBJ’s domestic program would have been more effective if Johnson wouldn’t have had to fund both, his domestic program and _____________?
The war in Vietnam
NASA
The Warren Commission
The Civil Rights Movement
Which one of the following of LBJ’s domestic programs was aimed at disadvantaged children “who never looked at a picture book or scribbled with a crayon”?
Higher Education Act
Medicaid
Head Start
Highway Safety Act
In 1967, LBJ had the opportunity to appoint a new justice on the Supreme Court. What was unusual or peculiar about his appointment?
LBJ appointed the first woman.
LBJ appointed the first Native American.
LBJ appointed the first African American.
LBJ appointed the youngest justice ever.
In his 1964 State of the Union Address, LBJ declared a war on ___________?
Communists
Poverty
Racism
Voter Apathy
Johnson worked very hard to build a ___________ or a general agreement on issues.
Conflict
Confinement
Consensus
Constitution
Johnson started a program which was essentially a domestic Peace Corps. Americans would volunteer to work in poor neighborhoods or poor communities and help people overcome poverty. This program was called ____________?
Peace Corps Ala Mode America
Department of Housing & Urban Development
Food for Peace Program
VISTA
How did LBJ take advantage of JFK’s death?
LBJ knew that JFK was smarter than him and Johnson learned what he could from JFK because Johnson just liked to be around Kennedy and his brother Bobby.
LBJ knew that any program linked to JFK would be very popular.
LBJ wanted to make sure he solved the murder of JFK and told the Warren Commission to take their time compiling the information surrounding Kennedy’s death.
LBJ inherited Kennedy’s estate and became wealthy as a result. This made Johnson a better president.
Johnson was good at “schmoozing” people or getting them to do what he wanted them to do. What was he leadership style called by his critics?
The “Texas Method”
The “War on Poverty”
The “Extreme Treatment”
The “Johnson Treatment”
Johnson’s television commercials against his opponent in 1964 were alarming and filled people with hysteria about the possibility of nuclear war. Who was Johnson’s opponent in 1964?
Hubert Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Thomas Dewey
Adlai Stevenson
What have critics argued about the consequences of relying on the federal government to take care of them?
Critics have argued that LBJ’s Great Society ended poverty so well that there are no more poor people to take care of.
Critics have argued that Johnson’s Great Society did not help the poor but the very rich who claimed they were poor.
Critics have argued that LBJ’s Great Society was successful because they were ideas thought up by JFK not LBJ.
Critics have argued that Johnson’s Great Society did not end poverty and that it fostered a culture of dependency on the federal government.
As the federal government keeps expanding entitlements to more and more Americans, the legacy of the Great Society leads us to question ___________?
To what extent does the federal government have to help all of its citizens?
To what extent does the federal government have to tax its citizens?
To what extent does the federal government have to determine who is poor and who is wealthy?
To what extent does the federal government have to prove that capitalism is better than communism?
People
He was assassinated in 1963 and many people believe others were in on the plot to kill him. Who was he?
John F. Kennedy
Robert Weaver
Earl Warren
Richard Nixon
He lost the presidential election of 1960. He appeared nervous and was perspiring on television. Who was he?
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
Richard Nixon
Fidel Castro
Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He headed the official investigation into Kennedy’s death. Who is he?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Robert Weaver
Earl Warren
First Russian in space. Who was he?
Yuri Gargin
Neil Armstrong
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
Jack Ruby
Communist dictator of Cuba from 1959-2007. Who was he?
Barry Goldwater
Fidel Castro
Earl Warren
Robert Weaver
First American in outer space in May of 1961. Who was this man?
Richard Nixon
Micheal Collins
Alan Shepard
John F. Kennedy
First African American cabinet member. LBJ made him the Secretary of Housing & Urban Development in 1965. Who was he?
Robert Weaver
Earl Warren
Jack Ruby
John Glenn
First person to step on the moon. He said, “That’s one small step for man; one great leap for mankind.”
Alan Shepard
John F. Kennedy
Yuri Gargin
Niel Armstrong
Night club owner who killed Lee Harvey Oswald on 11-24-63. Who was he?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Barry Goldwater
Jack Ruby
Michael Collins
According to the Warren Commission, this man was the lone gunman that shot JFK. He was later killed on 11-24-63. Who was he?
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
Earl Warren
Lee Harvey Oswald
First American to orbit the earth in February 1962. Who was this person?
Yuri Gargin
Lyndon B. Johnson
John Glenn
Robert Weaver
This ultra conservative lost the presidential election of 1964. He said, “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!” Who was he?
Barry Goldwater
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Robert Weaver
Succeeded JFK after Kennedy was assassinated. Who was he?
Richard Nixon
Robert Weaver
Michael Collings
Lyndon B. Johnson
The second American to step on the moon. Who is this person?
Allan Shepard
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
Barry Goldwater
John Glenn
He orbited the moon while the other astronauts of Apollo 11 landed there. Who is this person?
Michael Collins
Yuri Gargin
Jack Ruby
Rober Weaver
Dates
What event occurred on December 7, 1941 ?
Korean War
Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Pearl Harbor
What event occurred through the years 1941-1945?
World War II Began
1st Moon Landing
U.S. involvement in World War II
Great Depression
What even was on going through the years 1950-1953?
Cold War
Korean War
World War II
Cuban Missile Crisis
What event occurred on April 15, 1947?
1st Moon Landing
World War II Began
Jackie Robinson breaks the color line in major league baseball
Soviets launch Sputnik I
What event occurred on October 4, 1957?
Soviets launch Sputnik I
Pearl Harbor
Cold War
1st Moon Landing
When was the U-2 Spy Plane shot down over the USSR?
1959
1962
1965
1960
What economic event occurred through the years 1929-1941?
Dust Bowl
Great Depression
Great Recession
Prosperity Years
What event occurred between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R between the years 1945-1989?
Cold War
World War II
Korean War
Hot War
What occurred during the month of October 1962?
Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Cold War
Peral Harbor
Cuban Missile Crisis
During which did the assassination of JFK occur?
August 9, 1945
April 15, 1947
November 22, 1963
December 7, 1941
When did the Berlin Wall come down?
1989
1980
1990
1988
On what date was the Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki?
1960
August 9, 1945
December 7, 1941
April 15, 1947
When did World War II begin?
April 15, 1947
1989
September 1, 1939
August 9, 1949
When was the Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
December 7, 1941
1960
April 15, 1947
August 6, 1945
When did the 1st Moon Landing occur?
July 20-21, 1969
1960
October 1962
November 22, 1963
