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JFK, LBJ, Warren court, Space Race

Total questions: 94

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Name
Class
Date
1.
Who did JFK defeat to win the 1960 Election?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Harry Truman
2.
What religion was President John F. Kennedy, which caused Americans to worry 
a)
Roman Catholic 
b)
Jew
c)
Protestant 
d)
Hindu 
3.
What was one of JFK's plans that failed during his presidency?
a)
Space Program
b)
Cuban missile crisis
c)
Civil Rights movement
d)
Bay of Pigs
4.
Who assassinated JFK according to police?
a)
The mafia
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Lee Harvey Oswald
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
5.

The 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Spanish-American War

6.

The committee that investigated the assassination of President Kennedy

a)

Warren Commission

b)

SNCC

c)

Alliance for Progress

d)

Bay of Pigs

7.
The President that took over for JFK when he was assassinated was:
a)
Johnson
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Nixon
d)
Ford
8.
N.A.S.A was developed to win the 
a)
Space Race
b)
Civil Rights Movement
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Korean War
9.

JFK won the election of _________.

a)

1956

b)

1960

c)

1964

d)

1968

10.

Which city was Kennedy assassinated in?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Dallas, TX

c)

Montgomery, Alabama

d)

Los Angeles, California

11.
While serving as president, Johnson passed
a)
the Voter's Right Act
b)
the Civil Rights Act
c)
both of the above
d)
none of the above
12.
Lyndon B. Johnson served as vice-president for which president?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Barack Obama
d)
John F. Kennedy
13.
President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in ...
a)
1919
b)
1929
c)
1964
d)
2015
14.
What was the program called that helped Americans who could not help themselves?  This program started Head Start and extended Medicare.
a)
Great Society
b)
Civil Rights Bill
c)
New Deal
d)
World War II
15.
Part of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society was to 
a)
end poverty in America and provide Education to all
b)
prevent the mistreatment of migrant workers
c)
require migrant workers to work for multiple farmers
d)
prevent the desegregation of schools in America
16.
What preschool program was created in the "Great Society" that gave disadvantaged students an early childhood education, health, and nutrition.
a)
Head Start
b)
Job Corps
c)
Kindergarten
d)
Medicare
17.
Names of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?
a)
HUD and CPB
b)
VISTA and Job Corps
c)
NEA and SeniorCare
d)
Medicare and Medicaid
18.
What Great Society program provided affordable housing?
a)
HUD
b)
HBK
c)
NATO
d)
NAACP
19.

States must provide a defendant with an attorney, even if they can not afford one.

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Mapp v. Ohio

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Escobedo v. Illinois

20.

Evidence seized illegally could not be used in a criminal trial.

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Mapp v. Ohio

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Escobedo v. Illinois

21.

According to the Warren Commission, he was the lone assassin responsible for the death of President Kennedy

a)

Lee. Harvey Oswald

b)

Jack Ruby

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

22.

The supreme court ruled that all suspects must be “read their rights” before questioning.

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Mapp v. Ohio

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Escobedo v. Illinois

23.

Federal program established to send volunteers to help developing nations

a)

Space Race

b)

New Deal

c)

Warren Commission

d)

Peace Corps

24.

(1961) the failed attempt of Cuban exiles backed by the U.S. to overthrow the Cuban socialist government of Fidel Castro

a)

cuban missile crisis

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

d)

The New Frontier

25.

The competition between the USSR and the USA regarding who was going to reach the moon first:

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Space Race

c)

Arms race

d)

blockade

26.

Lyndon Johnson's program for poverty relief, healthcare, civil rights, etc. during his presidency.

a)

The Great Society

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Voting Rights Act

d)

War on Poverty

27.

The Cuban missile crisis was effectively ended when the

a)

Soviet Union agreed to withdraw weapons from Cuba

b)

Bay of Pigs invasion removed Fidel Castro from power

c)

Cuban authorities signed new trade agreements with the United States

d)

United States announced the formation of the Alliance for Progress

28.
Johnson's domestic program that dealt with the  American people's most important concerns was called
a)
New Deal
b)
Square Deal
c)
Welfare
d)
Great Society
29.

During the space race, Kennedy’s goal for America was to be the first to

a)

A. put a man into space.

b)

B. put a man into orbit.

c)

C. land a man on the moon.

d)

D. build a space station.

30.

The Warren Commission found that

a)

few schools had desegregated

b)

anti-poverty programs were affordable

c)

many Americans lived in poverty

d)

there was no conspiracy to assassinate John F. Kennedy

31.

Who killed John F. Kennedy?

a)

Gideon Wainwright

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

Jack Ruby

d)

Michael Harrington

32.
Several of the important decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren focused on
a)
medical care for the poor and elderly
b)
continuing segregation policies in American public schools
c)
declaring Great Society legislation unconstitutional
d)
protecting the constitutional rights of citizen accused of crimes
33.

What approach did Kennedy take during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Invasion of Cuba

b)

Invasion of the Soviet Union

c)

Naval blockade

d)

Bribed the Soviets to remove the missiles

34.

How did President Kennedy's time in office end?

a)

Impeachment

b)

Resignation

c)

Assassination

d)

Reelection

35.

What was the goal of the Great Society?

a)

Combat poverty

b)

Eliminate the ills of society

c)

Expose the dangers of communism

d)

Promote racial equality

36.

What major technological invention influenced American elections in the 1960s?

a)

Radio

b)

Television

c)

Computer

d)

Internet

37.
Kennedy's solution to the Soviets trying to send missiles into Cuba was:
a)
To send Air Force jets over Cuba
b)
To create a hotline with the Soviets
c)
To lead the Bay of Pigs invasion
d)
To blockade (quarantine) the island
38.
The first landing on the moon occurred?
a)
In 1967
b)
In 1969
c)
In 1971
d)
In 1975
39.
The goal of the Bay of Pigs incident was
a)
Overthrow of Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Removal of nuclear missile sites
c)
Protection of communism in Europe
d)
Overthrow of Fidel Castro
40.

These provided free or low-cost medical insurance to welfare recipients and most Americans age 65 and older.

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Economic Opportunity Act

c)

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

d)

Medicare and Medicaid

41.

All of the following are Congressional acts passed as part of the Great Society legislation EXCEPT

a)

the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

b)

the Meat Inspection Act.

c)

the Medical Care Act.

d)

the Civil Rights Act.

42.

Warren Court decisions on criminal matters tended to strengthen the

a)

rights of the accused.

b)

powers of the states to fight crimes.

c)

powers of the states to prosecute crimes.

d)

powers of the police to investigate crimes.

43.

What new cabinet level department was established in 1965?

a)

Housing and Urban Development

b)

Education

c)

the State Department

d)

the Interior Department

44.

Which of these cases resulted in law enforcement agencies reading a list of rights to suspects before questioning them?

a)

Gideon v. Wainwight

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Baker v. Carr

45.

In this case, the Supreme Court established the principle of “one person, one vote.”

a)

Baker v. Carr

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

46.

In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that all suspects must be “read their rights” before questioning.

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Baker v. Carr

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

47.

Which of the following Court cases ruled that free legal counsel is required in criminal courts to those who could not afford a lawyer?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Baker v. Carr

c)

Gideon v. Wainwight

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

48.

“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.” – JFK


6.1 – Why did President Kennedy decide to focus US resources on going to the moon?

a)

The US wanted to gain the British as allies by probing it could defeat the Soviets in space exploration

b)

The US wanted to seize the opportunity to land on the moon because the Soviet Union was in decline

c)

The US wanted to win the race to the moon in the aftermath of the Soviet success with the Sputnik satellite and other space exploration

d)

The US wanted to colonize the moon in order to establish missile defense vases against the Soviets

49.

“The Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for all. It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice, to which we are totally committed in our time. But that is just the beginning.The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. It is a place where leisure is a welcome chance to build and reflect, not a feared cause of boredom and restlessness. It is a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community.The solution to these problems does not rest on a massive program in Washington, nor can it rely solely on the strained resources of local authority. They require us to create new concepts of cooperation, a creative federalism, between the national capital and the leaders of local communities. ”– LBJ on the Great Society, U. of Michigan Speech


6.1 – How did President Johnson propose to create the Great Society?

a)

By supporting democratic revolution in the communist states

b)

By providing free higher education for all American citizens

c)

By advancing America’s technology with increased funding to Space Race research

d)

By cooperating with all levels of government to enact entitlement programs

50.

“Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.” – Chief Justice Earl Warren


2.2– The Supreme Court of Earl Warren was activist and:

a)

Reversed Brown v Board of Education

b)

Consistently opposed the conservative Lyndon Johnson

c)

Expanded the civil rights and liberties of Americans

d)

Redefined the role of the National Guard in dealing with civil emergencies

51.

“…there can be no doubt that the Fifth Amendment privilege is available outside of criminal court proceedings and serves to protect persons in all settings in which their freedom of action is curtailed in any significant way from being compelled to incriminate themselves…[therefore] the prosecution may not use statements…stemming from…interrogation of the defendant unless it demonstrates that use of procedural safeguards effective to secure the privilege against self-incrimination.” – Chief Justice Earl Warren on the Rights of the Accused


2.2 – Which Supreme Court case ruled that all suspects must be read their rights before questioning?

a)

Brown v Board of Education

b)

Korematsu v US

c)

Miranda v Arizona

d)

Gideon v Wainwright

52.
Declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional
a)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
b)
Baker v. Carr (1962)
c)
Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
d)
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
53.
Established that federal courts can hear lawsuits seeking to force state authorities to redraw electoral districts
a)
Baker v. Carr (1962)
b)
Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
c)
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
d)
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964)
54.
Mandated that state legislative districts be approximately equal in population
a)
Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
b)
Baker v. Carr (1962)
c)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
d)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
55.
Ruled that unlawfully seized evidence cannot be used in a trial
a)
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
b)
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964)
c)
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
d)
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
56.
Established suspects' right to a court-appointed attorney if suspects were unable to afford one
a)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
b)
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964)
c)
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
d)
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
57.
Affirmed right of the accused to an attorney during police questioning
a)
Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)
b)
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964)
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
d)
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
58.
Required police to inform suspects of their rights during the arrest process
a)
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
b)
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
d)
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
59.
Banned state-mandated prayer in public schools
a)
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
b)
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
c)
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
d)
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
60.

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court established that "separate but equal" laws did not violate the United States Constitution. This decision allowed states to enact

a)

black codes

b)

Jim Crow laws

c)

immigration quotas

d)

the Chines Exclusion Act

61.

The United States Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned which principle upheld in the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision?

a)

freedom of speech

b)

separate but equal

c)

clear and present danger

d)

right to petition the government

62.

The Miranda Warning resulted from a case that came before the Warren Court in 1966 called Miranda v. Arizona. The Miranda Warning upholds the Bill of Rights by

a)

assuring everyone's right to vote in federal elections

b)

protecting the rights of individuals being accused

c)

allowing the court to hold an individual for as long as it wants

d)

assisting individuals in finding a lawyer that always will win the case

63.

In Tinker v. Des Moines involved which constitutional amendment?

a)

the First

b)

the Second

c)

the Fifth

d)

the Eighth

64.
This case said the courts had to provide lawyers for those who can't afford one
a)
Mapp v. Ohio
b)
Terry v. Ohio
c)
Gideon vs. Wainwright
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
65.

Which Supreme Court decision ruled that segregation of public school was unconstitutional?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Bd. of Ed.

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Schenck v. US

66.

Which case involved freedom of expression as two siblings were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbolic protest of the Vietnam War?

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Schenck v. US

c)

US v. Nixon

d)

Korematsu v. US

67.

Which Supreme Court cased ruled in favor of the accused because the state of Florida denied his right to an attorney because he could not pay for one?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright

c)

Mapp v. Ohio

d)

Schenck v. US

68.

Commission made by LBJ after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.The point was to investigate if someone paid for the assassination of Kennedy. This concluded that Oswald killed Kennedy on his own.

a)

Black Commission

b)

Warren Commission ­

c)

Justice Commission

d)

Johnson Commission

69.

The Supreme Court recognized as a Constitutional

right in its 1966 decision that requires suspects be informed of their Fifth & Sixth Amendment rights "prior to interrogation" if their statements are to be used against

them in court.

a)

Roe Decision

b)

Wade's Rule

c)

Miranda Rule­

d)

Equal Rights

70.

Brown V. Board of Education

a)

Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional

b)

Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.

c)

All state laws prohibiting abortions were made unconstitutional based on a woman's right to privacy

d)

Ruled that a defendant in a felony trial must be provided a lawyer free of charge if the defendant cannot afford one.

71.
HOW DID THE U.S. WIN THE SPACE RACE?  
a)
LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE 
b)
LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE
c)
THE 1ST ASTRONAUTS ON THE MOON
d)
JOHN GLENN ORBITING THE EARTH
72.
WHO WAS THE 1ST SOVIET COSMONAUT TO ORBIT  THE EARTH ?  
a)
JOHN GLENN
b)
VALENTINA TERESHKOVA
c)
YURI GAGARIN
d)
PAVEL POPOVICH
73.

Which of these is technology that came from the efforts of the Space Race?

a)

Satellites, Football Helmets, GPS, enriched Foods, Sunglasses and reflector shield

b)

DVD blue ray

c)

Fuel-efficient car engines, enhanced grip shoes

d)

Smoke Detectors

74.

Which event inspired this comic?

a)

The moon landing

b)

The launching of Sputnik

c)

The Soviet Nuclear Program

d)

The US dominance in Space

75.
How did the machines affect female mathematicians?
a)
They were noisy and distracted the women from working.
b)
The women were in danger of losing their jobs to the machines.
c)
All answers are correct.
d)
No answers are correct.
76.
What did they call the female mathematicians?
a)
Lab Ladies
b)
Computers
c)
Mathematicians
d)
Calculators
77.
Which of the women was promoted to Supervisor of the Programming Department?
a)
Dorothy 
b)
Katherine
c)
Mary
d)
Vivian
78.
Why did John Glenn want Katherine to return to the space Task Group?
a)
To recheck the calculations for the landing coordinates.
b)
To calculate the go/no go formula.
c)
To program the computers.
79.
Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?
a)
Minorities and the poor
b)
White, middle-class families
c)
Farmers and laborers
d)
Businessmen
80.

What was one result of the Great Society?

a)

Poverty was eliminated in the United States.

b)

the lives of many underprivileged Americans improved.

c)

President Johnson's popularity plummeted.

d)

The federal government shrank considerably.

81.
What Great Society program provided affordable housing?
a)
HUD
b)
HBK
c)
NATO
d)
NAACP
82.
Johnson's domestic program was called
a)
New Deal
b)
Square Deal
c)
Welfare
d)
Great Society
83.

The purpose of Medicaid was to provide health care to which group of Americans?

a)

The elderly

b)

Immigrants

c)

Republicans

d)

Low-income individuals and families

84.

The Great Society could be most compared to which previous government program?

a)

The Square Deal

b)

Laissez-Faire

c)

The New Deal

d)

The New Frontier

85.
This created the Job Corps, VISTA, and Project Head Start in an effort to fight the “war on poverty”
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Economic Opportunity Act 
c)
Pendleton Service Act
d)
Warren Court 
86.
What kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?
a)
one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans
b)
on that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God
c)
one in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouraged 
d)
one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal
87.
Which of the following events caused the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
a)
1,500 Cuban rebels landed on the Bay of Pigs
b)
3 aircraft attacked military sites
c)
Cuba's leader, Fidel Castro, was pro-communist
d)
President Kennedy withheld air cover
88.

Why is the 1960 presidential election significant?

a)

First televised presidential debate

b)

First time two communists run for president

c)

First time two candidates agreed with each other

d)

First time two Republicans run for president

89.

Which JFK program made up of volunteers included helping people in developing nations?

a)

Public Works Administration

b)

Space Exploration

c)

Peace Corps

d)

Special Olympics

90.

What FAILED (Ineffective) invasion of Cuba was led by Cuban exiles in an attempt to overthrow the socialist government?

a)

Bay of Turtles

b)

Bay of Horses

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Bay of Dogs

91.

Which of the following was NOT part of the agreement to end the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

U.S. promised to never invade Cuba

b)

U.S. removes missiles from Turkey

c)

Soviet Union removes missiles from Cuba

d)

U.S. removes missiles from Florida

92.
What was JFK's program to develop economic cooperation between U.S. & Latin America?
a)
Alliance for Progress
b)
Green Peace
c)
Peace Corps
d)
Army Corps of Engineers
93.
This Federal program created in 1965 provides basic hospital insurance to most Americans over the age of sixty-five. 
a)
Medicaid
b)
Social Security 
c)
Medicare
d)
Welfare
94.
Reasons that Kennedy defeated Nixon included:
a)
Television Debates
b)
The Berlin Crisis
c)
His military policy
d)
Kennedy's Age

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