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40 Cards in this Set
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New Frontier
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Described Kennedy's proposals to improve the economy, give aid to the poor, and enhance the space program
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Warren Commision
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Headed by Chief Justace Earl ____ that investigated Kennedy's assassination; claimed that Oswold worked alone
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Mandate
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A set of wishes expressed to a candidate by his or her voters
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Great Society
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Johnson's goals to aid education, medical care, and poverty
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Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
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Sent volunteers to help people in poor communities and gave poor people a voice in decisions
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Medicare
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Provided hospital and low-cost medical insurance for most americans age 65 and older
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Medicaid
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Provided low-cost health insurance for poor americans of any age who could not affort their own private health insurance
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Immigration Act of 1965
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Eliminated the quotas for individual countries and replaced them with more flexible limits
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Miranda Rule
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A suspect must be warned of his or her rights before being questioned
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Apportionment
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The distribution of a legislative body's seats among electoral districts
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Bay of Pigs Invasion
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CIA's training of cubans and failed attempt to regain control over Cuba
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Berlin Wall
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Symbol of the Cold War; erected in 1961 between East and West Berlin
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Limited Test Ban Treaty
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Banned nuclear testing above the ground
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Alliance for Progress
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Kennedy's proposal for cooperation among nations of the Western Hemisphere to meet the basic needs of their people
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Peace Corps
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Sends volunteers abroad as educators, health workers, and technicians to help develop nations around the world
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Interracial
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Involving both African Americans and white Americans
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Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
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Organization dedicated to bringing about change through peaceful confrontation
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference(SCLC)
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A civil rights organization that introduced nonviolent protest
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Nonviolent protest
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A peaceful way of protesting against policies
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC)
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A committee originally part of SCLC that involved younger generations
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Sit-ins
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A group sits down in a public place and if they are refused service they stayed where they were
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Freedom Rides
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A tactic designed to test whether southern states would obey the Supreme Court ruling and allow african americans to exercise the rights newly gained to them
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Albany Movement
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A year-long campaign of protest marches that called for desegregation of bus terminals and talks with white community leaders
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March on Washington
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A march in Wash. D.C. in which MLK gave his "I Have A Dream" speech
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Cloture
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A three-fifths vote to limit debate and call for a vote
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Involved Equal voting, prohibited discrimination in public places, allowed withholding of programs that practice discrimination, banned any discrimination by employers or unions, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Federal officials could register voters in places where local officials were blocking registration by African Americans
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Nation of Islam
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"Black Muslims"-viewed white society as oppressive, preached black seperation and self-help
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Black Nationalism
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A belief in the seperate identity and racial unity of the African American community
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Black Power
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Stokely Carmichael's idea that called on A.A. to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community, to begin to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations and support those organizations
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De Jure Segregation
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Racial seperation created by law
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De Facto Segregation
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The seperation caused by social conditions such as poverty
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Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965(HUD)
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Established to oversee the nation's housing needs and to develop and rehabilitate urban communities. Also provided money for rent and low-income housing
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Aid to Education
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Provided education aid to states based on the number of children from low-income homes
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Appalachian Regional Development Act
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To modernize the appalachian mountain area (WV, NC, etc._
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Clean Air Laws
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Brought about air quality standards and provided funding for environmental research (car emmissions, industries)
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Highway Beautification Act
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Cleaning up highways; planting flowers and trees
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Housing Subsides
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Provides cheaper housing; helps pay rent or mortgage
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Water Quality Act of 1965
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Brought about water quality standards and provided funding for environmental research
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Highway Safety Act
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Established safety standards for all vehicles to protect consumers
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