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VUS.13 - Second Half of the 20th Century
VUS.13 - Second Half of the 20th Century
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1
What outlawed literacy tests?
15th amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
19th amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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What did President Ronald Reagan use supply-side economics to justify during the 1980s?
Increases in welfare spending
Expansion of Social Security
Reductions in military spending
Tax cuts for businesses
3
Who was the first astronaut to orbit the Earth?
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
Sally Ride
4
Which Supreme Court case was overturned by Brown v Board of Education in 1954?
Korematsu v. United States
Plessy v. Ferguson
Davis v. Prince Edward County
Briggs v. Elliott
5
What was the purpose of Reaganomics?
To cut taxes causing all profits to trickle-down through the economy
To tax and spend in an attempt to redistribute wealth to the middle class
To raise taxes on big business to promote the growth of smaller businesses
To raise taxes and cut spending in order to reduce the federal deficit
6
Which civil rights group focused most of its efforts and attention toward court cases challenging segregation?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Congress on Racial Equality (CORE)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
7
Who was the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
A. Phillip Randolph
Thurgood Marshall
Oliver Hill
8
Which president experienced a Republican sweep of congressional and state elections during the 1990s?
William J. Clinton
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
9
Which is NOT an expansion of initiatives for non-middle-class Americans?
Medicaid
Medicare
Economic Opportunity Act
Implementation of the G.I. Bill
10
The practice of Massive Resistance led to all of the following EXCEPT —
immediate integration
establishment of private academies
closing of some public schools
white flight from urban school systems
11
"That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." Why did Neil Armstrong make this statement?
He was the first person to step onto the surface of Mars
He was the first person to go into space
He was the first American to orbit the Earth
He was the first person to step onto the moon's surface.
12
At which event did Martin Luther King make his famous “I have a dream” speech?
March on Washington
Watts Riot
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Protest in Birmingham
13
The invention of the ____________ became the main mode of media for news, entertainment, and culture after WWII.
newspaper
television
Internet
radio
14
Which event in 1957 sparked the beginning of the space race?
Sputnik was put into orbit
Americans landed the first man on the moon
The Soviets tested their first atomic bomb
Germans launched their V-2 rocket
15
President Ronald Reagan appointed justices to the Supreme Court who exercised judicial —
review
liberalism
restraint
activism
16
The lawyer who became well-known for arguing the Brown case before the Supreme Court was —
Oliver Hill
Thurgood Marshall
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
17
How have public schools in the United States responded to increasing cultural diversity within the country?
Offered citizenship to illegal immigrants
Denied admission to immigrants
Offered bilingual education
Required students to take high level math courses
18
What has been a major goal of the Republican Party since the 1980s?
To increase the size of the Federal Government
To cut federal taxes
To reduce defense spending
To increase welfare benefits
19
President Ronald Reagan impacted the Supreme Court by —
campaigning for justices that strengthened the power of the Supreme Court
appointing justices that limited the exercise of their own power
reducing the number of justices on the Supreme Court
declaring decisions made by the justices unconstitutional
20
"Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem." This describes which US political party?
Democrat
Republican
Green
Socialist
21
What has been the most significant impact of technological advancement?
Increased political participation
Increased access to information
Decreased trade with foreign nations
Decreased college enrollment
22
What did Kennedy refer to as the “New Frontier?"
Containment of communism
Global disarmament
Space exploration
Female suffrage
23
Which President did the most to help civil rights legislation forward in an effort to bring equality to all in America?
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
24
What has been a major goal of the Republican Party since the 1980s?
Decrease the size of the military
Increase taxes on corporations
Appoint liberal justices to the Supreme Court
Give more responsibility to state governments
25
All of the following changes have taken place in work, school, and health care in recent decades EXCEPT —
online course work
outsourcing of jobs
telecommuting
decline of service industries
26
Which president brought an end to the "Reagan Revolution?"
William Clinton
B George H. W. Bush
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
27
Which issues are associated with illegal immigration in the United States?
Increased cultural diversity
Decreased border security
Increased strain on government services
Decreased labor in the manufacturing sector
28
The Supreme Court stated that all schools must integrate, some in Virginia practiced massive resistance which led to —
violent protests in their counties/cities
limiting the governments role in local affairs
the closing of some public schools
more segregation
29
How did President Kennedy feel about space exploration?
It was not worth the cost or the risk of failure.
Although there was possible danger, the risk was necessary.
Americans had nothing to fear in space exploration and everything to gain
Add US to the history of space exploration and presented few challenges.
30
What prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, nationality, & gender in public places & public accommodations?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Plessy v. Ferguson decision
Brown v. Board of Education decision
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What did Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education show about the U.S. Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court upholds racist ideas and views.
The Supreme Court helps to determine U.S. public policy.
The Supreme Court always comes to the same conclusion.
The Supreme Court upholds expanding civil rights.
32
How did the political philosophy of President Ronald Reagan impact the federal government?
The number of federal government programs were reduced
The number of federal government programs increased
The federal government increased regulations on businesses
The federal government reduced the power of state governments
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How did the people in Virginia respond to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
Many African American students enrolled in private academies
Many white students left urban school systems
Private academies reduced enrollment
Public schools immediately integrated
34
President Ronald Reagan and conservative Republicans advocated for all of the following EXCEPT —
the strengthening of the American military
the reduction of government regulations
the transfer of responsibilities to state governments
the increase of taxes on businesses
