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1
What is Head Start?
Tripping someone
Extra time for children racing
A government program that provides financial aid for medical bills
Government program designed to help children have access to education
2
Which immigrant group had been banned from immigrating to the US until the passage of the Immigration Act of 1956.
Latinos
Eastern Europeans
Africans
Asians
3
What was the purpose of the Warren Commission?
To swear in the Vice president at the time
To prevent an assassination on future Presidents
To drive President Kennedy through the parade
To investigate the deaths of President Kennedy and Leed Harvey Oswald
4
A program that provides medical cost assistance to people who are impoverished (poor).
Medicaid
Workers' Compensation
Food Stamps
Medicare
5
A competition of exploring space between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Human Race
Marathon Race
Space Race
Arms Race
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radical African American activist who believed the only way to achieve equality and justice was to separate from whites
black panthers
Dr. King
Black separatist
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marriage between people of different races
miscengenation
misgeneration
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a political strategy in which legislators take turns speaking and refuse to stop or allow a bill to come to a vote
filibuster
riot
lesson
mob
9
Which statement best describes the response to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
It was filibustered for eighty-three days before it passed.
It earned a Nobel Peace Prize for President Lyndon Johnson.
It passed the House and Senate easily.
It had its strongest base of support in the South
10
Which court case overturned laws forbidding marriage between people of different races?
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Loving v. Virginia
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Milliken v. Bradley
11
Why did Kennedy choose Lyndon Johnson as his running mate?
because Kennedy hoped Johnson would appeal to Southern voters
because Kennedy hoped Johnson would appeal to California voters
because Johnson was Kennedy's close, trusted friend
because Kennedy needed the more liberal Johnson on the ticket for balance
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How was the Peace Corps established?
Kennedy signed an executive order to create the Peace Corps.
Kennedy signed a bill that had been previously passed by Congress.
Kennedy revived an old program from the Roosevelt era.
Kennedy introduced a bill to create it & lobbied Congress to pass it.
13
US political strategy in 1960 stressed creative problem solving, foreign diplomacy & technological advancements
naval quarantine
Space Race
New Frontier
bipartisam
14
What led to the Watts Riots?
frustration with busing programs
anger over police targeting of African-American citizens
the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
the assassination of Malcolm X
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_______ is a government policy that creates racial quotas to favor groups that suffer from discrimination
Civil Rights Act
Immigration Act
affirmative action
War on Poverty
16
Which statement describes the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
It required all states to get permission before changing voting practices.
It outlawed literacy tests and other methods of suppressing voters.
It banned poll taxes outright.
It made little difference in the number of African Americans who voted.
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relating to both parties in a two-party system
voter fraud
bipartisan
filibuster
partisan
18
How did Kennedy address concerns about his Catholicism?
He vowed to uphold the consitutional separation of church and state
He promisted to attend a Protestant church during his presidency
He left the Catholic Church & asked the voters to pick a new church for him
He trusted that the voters would eventually overcome any prejudice
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Provided low cost medical insurance to elderly.
Great Society
Guerilla Warfare
Medicare
Medicaid
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illegal manipulation of ballots to help win an election
voter fraud
voter help
election
de jure segregation
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Which court case ruled that quotas based solely on race were not constitutional?
Milliken v. Bradley
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Loving v. Virginia
22
What program established by President Kennedy to improve education, health, and economic conditions in Latin America
Organiztion of American State
Alliance for Progress
New Frontier Foundation
Peace Corps
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segregation by law
de jure segregation
de facto segregation
"equal protection"
affirmative action
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What did the Warren Commission determine?
JFK assassination was a cover up
The government was in a large amount of debt
Both Oswald and Ruby had acted alone
Multiple people were involved in the killing of JFK
25
How did the Immigration Act of 1965 change the demographic composition of the United States?
It increased immigration from Asia, but decreased Latino immigration.
It increased immigration from Asia and Latin America.
It increased immigration from Latin America, decreased Asian immigration.
It decreased immigration from Asia and Latin America.
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Type of segregation (separation) present in society despite no laws enforcing it
Plessy vs. Ferguson
de facto segregation
de jure segregation
Jim Crow laws
27
What did Khrushchev want in exchange for removing missiles from Cuba?
an end to the naval quarantine of Cuban ports
a promise not to invade Cuba and the removal of missiles from Turkey
the removal of all U.S. troops in Cuba
the restoration of trade between the U.S. and Cuba
28
What program prepares low-income preschoolers for primary school?
Title I of the ESEA
Head Start
VISTA
Neighborhood Youth Corps
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In what area did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 fall short?
It only applied to workplaces or facilities that received federal funding.
It did not cover discrimination in the work place.
It did not address gender discrimination.
It did not prohibit literacy tests and other tricks that restrict voting.
