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45 Cards in this Set
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President Kennedy's domestic program / legislative agenda was referred to as the ________.
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New Frontier
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The first African American to serve in a Cabinet post was ________.
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Robert Weaver
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_______ was the first man to walk on the moon.
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Neil Armstrong
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Government-sponsored health care for people living below poverty line is ________.
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Medicaid
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The Cheif Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court who was appointed by Eisenhower and serves through JFK and JBJ was _________.
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Earl Warren
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The way in which states draw up political districts based on changes in population is referred to as _________.
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Reapportionment
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________ ensures that all people are treated the same by the court system.
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Due Process
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__________ is the name given to Cuban exiles who were secretly trained and armed by the CIA.
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La Brigada
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The commission who investigated the assassination of President Kennedy was called the ________.
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Warren Commission
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A ________ is a general agreement.
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Consensus
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A project directed at disadvantaged children which allowed them to attend preschool programs like kindeegarten is _________.
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Headstart
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_________ put young people with high ideals to work in poor school districts.
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VISTA
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Government-funded health insurance for the elderly is ________.
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Medicare
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________ helped young unemployed people find jobs.
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Job Corps
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The program aimed at helping less developed nations fight poverty was, and still is the _________.
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Peace Corps
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_______ banned the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere.
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Test ban treaty
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The leader in the Soviet Union during this time was ______.
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Krushchev
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________ was the leader in Cuba who aligned his country with the Soviet Union.
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Castro
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On what month, day, and year was President Kennedy assassinated?
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Nov. 22, 1963
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Who, according to the Warren Commission, was stated to be the lone shooter?
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald?
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Jack Ruby
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Where was Kennedy assassinated?
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Dallas, TX.
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The interstate system changed American life in all of these way except:
a. suburbanization b. urban minimization c. a new road culture d. the creation of an automobile society e. faster speed of travel |
B.
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President Eisenhower described his political beliefs as
A. conservative B. Liberal C. Progressive D. Middle of the road |
A. conservation
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Activist measures Eisenhower took during his administration included all of these except:
A. increased government control over business B. a reduction of spending on public housing C. increased minimum wage D. passage of the Feberal Highway Act |
A. increased governement control over business
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Truman won the election in 1948 with strong support from laborers, farmers, and
A. wealthy socialites B. southern democrats C. the new progressive party D. African American |
D. African Americans
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In 1947 the conservative Congress ser out to curb the power of organized labor by passing the:
A. Fair deal B. Federal Highway Act C. Taft-Hartley Act D. GI Bill |
C. Taft-Hartley Act
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The largest public works program in American history was the:
A. TV B. GI Bill C. Panama Canal D. Federal Highway Act |
D. Feceral Highway Act
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All of these legislative proposals by President Truman built African America political supposrt except:
A. banning discrimination in state employment B. ending segregation in the armed forces C. a civil rights bill D. issuing an executive order banning discrimination in federal employment |
A. banning discrimination in state employment
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The speech in which Nixon said the only gift he has ever recieved from a contribution that he kept was:
A. his cat named Domino B. the dog named Checkers C.the parakeet named Polly D. the turtle named Tuttle |
B. the dog named Checkers
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_______ banned the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere.
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Test ban treaty
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The leader in the Soviet Union during this time was ______.
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Krushchev
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________ was the leader in Cuba who aligned his country with the Soviet Union.
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Castro
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On what month, day, and year was President Kennedy assassinated?
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Nov. 22, 1963
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Who, according to the Warren Commission, was stated to be the lone shooter?
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald?
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Jack Ruby
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Where was Kennedy assassinated?
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Dallas, TX.
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The interstate system changed American life in all of these way except:
a. suburbanization b. urban minimization c. a new road culture d. the creation of an automobile society e. faster speed of travel |
B.
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President Eisenhower described his political beliefs as
A. conservative B. Liberal C. Progressive D. Middle of the road |
A. conservation
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Activist measures Eisenhower took during his administration included all of these except:
A. increased government control over business B. a reduction of spending on public housing C. increased minimum wage D. passage of the Feberal Highway Act |
A. increased governement control over business
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Truman won the election in 1948 with strong support from laborers, farmers, and
A. wealthy socialites B. southern democrats C. the new progressive party D. African American |
D. African Americans
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In 1947 the conservative Congress ser out to curb the power of organized labor by passing the:
A. Fair deal B. Federal Highway Act C. Taft-Hartley Act D. GI Bill |
C. Taft-Hartley Act
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The largest public works program in American history was the:
A. TV B. GI Bill C. Panama Canal D. Federal Highway Act |
D. Feceral Highway Act
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All of these legislative proposals by President Truman built African America political supposrt except:
A. banning discrimination in state employment B. ending segregation in the armed forces C. a civil rights bill D. issuing an executive order banning discrimination in federal employment |
A. banning discrimination in state employment
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The speech in which Nixon said the only gift he has ever recieved from a contribution that he kept was:
A. his cat named Domino B. the dog named Checkers C.the parakeet named Polly D. the turtle named Tuttle |
B. the dog named Checkers
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