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1
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Interstate Highway Act?
people stopped using trains
preparation in the event of a Soviet attack
growth of suburbs
people used less gas
2
What did Ford do after taking office?
He resigned.
He sent Nixon to prison.
He pardoned Nixon.
He excused Nixon from all criminal wrongdoing.
3
What did the court decide in U.S. vs. Nixon?
Nixon had to turn over the tapes.
Executive privilege is not absolute.
No one, not even the president, is above the law.
all of the above
4
When Nixon turned over the tapes, several minutes had been deleted.
False
True
5
What was Eisenhower's reaction to the Little Rock 9?
He ordered that the school district close for a year.
He sent in the army to escort the students.
He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
He used the National Guard to block the students.
6
During which war was the military desegregated?
Vietnam War
Korean War
WWI
WWII
7
Which of the following was NOT a part of the 1950s?
television
suburbs
depression
rock and roll
8
Nixon resigned.
False
True
9
Who did the GI Bill of Rights help?
soldiers
minorities
women
all of the above
10
What part of the government has the power of impeachment?
The House of Representatives
The U.S. Senate
The President
The Supreme Court
11
Which civil rights activist believed that blacks and whites could not live together peacefully?
Rosa Parks
Malcolm X
James Farmer
Martin Luther King, Jr.
12
Which of the following is a true statement about affirmative action?
It is intended to make up for past discrimination.
It helps to diversify workplaces and college campuses.
It is intended to discriminated against whites.
It allows colleges to consider race as a factor in admissions.
13
What impact did the baby boom have?
Economic downturn
all of the above
concerns about the Social Security program
crowded schools
14
Which president took over after JFK was assassinated?
LBJ
FDR
Nixon
Ford
15
Which of the following is an example of civil disobedience?
sit-in
boycott
march
all of the above
16
What occurred at the Watergate building?
a break-in
a terrorist attack
a fire
a scandal
17
Where was one of the first mass-produced suburbs built?
Kings Park
Smithtown
Hicksville
Levittown
18
Martin Luther King, Jr. supported the use of civil disobedience.
False
True
19
Which organization challenged school segregation in the Brown case?
CCCP
NBA
NAACP
NATO
20
There has never been a U.S. President who has be impeached and removed from office.
True
False
21
Which form of civil disobedience result from the arrest of Rosa Parks?
Greensboro sit-in
March on Washington
Montgomery bus boycott
none of the above
22
Who was the president during the majority of the 1950s?
Trump
Truman
Eisenhower
FDR
23
How did activists try to integrate interstate buses?
civil disobedience
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Jail no bail
Freedom Rides
24
Who was the first black major league baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Derek Jeter
Michael Jordan
Babe Ruth
25
What group of people did LBJ's Great Society Plan try to help?
wealthy Americans
Poor and middle classs Americans
elderly
immigrants
26
Which Supreme Court case ruled that separate can never be equal?
Dred Scott
US vs. Nixon
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Brown vs. Board of Education
27
Which of the following presidents was NOT impeached?
Donald Trump
Andrew Johnson
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
28
Which of the following presidents is still alive today?
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
