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Johnson and Nixon Test Review
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Review for Johnson and Nixon Test at Plano East Senior High School
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1
Which amendment allowed 18-20 year olds to vote?
24th Amendment
19th Amendment
26th Amendment
27th Amendment
2
Which theory encouraged our intervention in Vietnam to stop communist takeover?
Arms Race Theory
Truman Theory
Domino Theory
Isolationist Theory
3
Which legislation outlawed segregation in public facilities?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Equal Rights Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1957
4
When did the U.S. put a man on the moon?
1969
1964
1967
1966
5
Which group believed that students should become more involved in policy making?
SDS
LULAC
NAACP
AIM
6
Why did Congress pass the War Powers Act of 1973?
to increase intervention around the world by American troops
to increase President's power to use military force
limit the President's ability to intervene militarily
to limit protest rights during war time
7
Thurgood Marshall was
the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
the founder of the NAACP.
the first African American to argue a case in court.
the founder of SNCC.
8
Which organization promoted equal job opportunities for women?
LULAC
EPA
AIM
NOW
9
Who was the first Hispanic woman to found organizations to support social change?
Sonia Sotomayor
Delores Huerta
Isabel Allende
Nancy Lopez
10
Which case ruled Texas' public school finance system unconstitutional?
Edgewood v. Kirby
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Tinker v. Des Moines
White v. Regester
11
Which event in 1968 decreased support and increased criticism of the Vietnam War?
Tet Offensive
Kennedy Assasination
Riots at the DNC in Chicago
Martin Luther King, Jr. Assasination
12
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the use of
race to disenfranchise voters.
literacy tests.
segregation in public facilities.
poll taxes.
13
The Watergate controversy resulted in
Ford's resignation.
arrest of Agnew.
vote of no confidence in Nixon.
Nixon's resignation.
14
Which case declared the reapportionment plan of the Texas House was unconstitutional?
Edgewood v. Kirby
Wisconsin v. Yoder
White v. Regester
Tinker v. Des Moines
15
Who would have disagreed with the Black Panthers' "violence if necessary" platform?
Russell Means
Dennis Banks
Stokely Carmichael
Martin Luther King, Jr.
16
Which area of the U.S. grew economically because of increased defense contracts?
West Coast
Sunbelt
Deep South
Northeast
17
President Nixon
ended NATO.
closed ties with communist countries.
opened economic relations with communist countries.
expanded the arms race.
18
President Nixon addressed environmental concerns by establishing the EPA and
OSHA.
the Global Inititiative on climate change.
creating the first Earth Day.
creating the Plant a Tree Foundation.
19
LBJ's Great Society supported federal funding of programs for the poor like
Eisenhower's Doctrine
Nixon's Fair Deal
FDR's New Deal
Kennedy's New Federalism
20
Which Great Society Program was designed to prepare low income children for school?
Head Start
Food Stamps
Job Corps
Medicaid
21
What gave Johnson power to expand our involvement in Vietnam?
Declaration of War on Vietnam
War Powers Act
Geneva Accords
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
22
Appeal to the "silent majority" helped win support for which president's policies?
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
23
Which case ruled that Amish 1st Amendment rights were violated by compulsory attendance laws?
White v. Regester
Tinker v. Des Moines
Edgewood v. Kirby
Wisconsin v. Yoder
24
The 24th Amendment made it unconstitutional to
deny a person the right to vote based on gender.
deny a person the right to vote if they were at least 18.
deny a person the right to vote based on race.
require a poll tax.
25
The Watergate ruling demonstrated that
Congressional officials may force the President to its will.
the Supreme Court is the most powerful branch.
government officials are limited by the Constitution.
the President is the ultimate authority in government.
26
Nixon implemented wage and price controls to provide relief from what economic problem?
low unemployment
low inflation
poverty
stagflation
27
SALT I
outlawed possession of nuclear weapons.
opened a phone line between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
limited the production of nuclear weapons.
provided for protection against nuclear attack.
28
Where did Nixon visit in 1972 that opened trade and entrance into the United Nations for it?
Vietnam
Cuba
Germany
China
29
Nixon's New Federalism advocated
reduce spending on all government programs.
increase taxes on the wealthy.
distributing some federal power to the states.
greater resources be allocated to the arms race.
30
What amendment was passed by Congress but never ratified by the required 3/4's of the states?
Prohibition Amendment
Equal Rights Amendment
Equal Pay Amendment
No Poll Taxes Amendment
31
The Chicano Mural Movement
raised bias against Mexican Americans.
expanded civil rights for Mexican Americans.
increased discrimination against Mexican Americans.
increased appreciation for Mexican American culture.
32
Educational deferment meant the draft
forced college educated officers to stay in U.S. to train.
most affected the poor who couldn't afford college.
most affected the wealthy who attended private schools.
allowed wealthy men to pay a fine instead of going to war.
33
The Beats and 1960's counterculture movements challenged
equal rights for women.
those protesting containment.
conformity and establishment thinking.
the use of new arts to show difference.
34
Which case said that wearing of armbands in protest of war is protected by 1st Amendment?
White v. Regester
Edgewood v. Kirby
Tinker v. Des Moines
Wisconsin v. Yoder
35
Which political organization did Cesar Chavez help found?
United Farm Workers
NOW
LULAC
SNCC
36
Which is an accomplishment of the American Indian Movement?
removal of all corrupt reservation politicians.
fighting for changes in offensive team nicknames and mascots
reparations for all past treaty abuses.
dedication of Alcatraz as an Indian Cultural site
37
Roy Benavidez won what award for his actions in Vietnam?
Purple Heart
Freedom Medal
Medal of Texas
Medal of Honor
38
Easing of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union was called
containment.
new federalism.
detente.
good neighbor policy.
39
To pay for the Vietnam War, the government
cut defense spending in other areas.
officials donated their own money.
instituted a war tax.
cut Great Society programs.
40
After the conflict, Vietnam
united under Communist rule.
remained divided into Communist North and Democratic South.
united under Nationalist rule.
remained divided into Communist North and Nationalist South.
41
Which legislation enunciated women's rights in hiring practices, employment and college sports?
CRA 1964
CRA 1957
Title IX
VRA 1965
42
Occupation of Wounded Knee in 1970s increased public awareness of the plight of
Latin Americans.
American Indians.
Asian Americans.
African Americans
43
Who led a strike in support of farm workers growing grapes in California?
LULAC and Delores Huerta
La Raza Unida and Cesar Chavez
UFW and Cesar Chavez
NAACP and Stokely Carmichael
44
To maintain the U.S.'s dignity as we withdraw from Vietname, Nixon proposed a goal of
Peace with Dedication
Peace with Honor
Victory with Sacrifice
Withdrawal with Confidence
45
What kind of money is valuable only because the government says it is?
Fiat Money
Representative Money
Commodity Money
Gold Money
