United States - Domestic Policy

Question 1

Which president signed the Interstate Highway Act?

Accepted Answer

David Dwight Eisenhower

Question 2

Which president initiated Great Society programs?

Accepted Answer

Lyndon B. Johnson

Question 3

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?

Accepted Answer

minorities and the poor

Question 4

Which musical event was the high-water mark of hippie culture in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Woodstock

Question 5

What was Levittown?

Accepted Answer

a suburban community

Question 6

Who did John F. Kennedy defeat in the 1960 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

Richard M. Nixon

Question 7

Which government body determined the final outcome of the Bush-Gore election of 2000?

Accepted Answer

Supreme Court

Question 8

The Pentagon Papers confirmed people's suspicions of how which war was handled?

Accepted Answer

Vietnam War

Question 9

Which term most closely associated with the counterculture?

Accepted Answer

Hippie Culture

Question 10

Leader of the Nation of Islam that preached a more militant approach to civil rights?

Accepted Answer

Malcolm X

Question 11

Which class of people tended to benefit the most from "Reaganomics?"

Accepted Answer

wealthy

Question 12

Which of the following was not a co-founder of Apple Computer?

Accepted Answer

Bill Gates

Question 13

Who was appointed president after Richard Nixon resigned from office.

Accepted Answer

Gerald R. Ford

Question 14

Brown v. Board of education overturned the doctrine of

Accepted Answer

separate but equal

Question 15

Which of the following terms is not associated with rock ‘n’ roll?

Accepted Answer

complex melodies and lyrics

Question 16

Which of the following groups was not present at the March on Washington?

Accepted Answer

Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Question 17

In its early days the the Internet was known as the

Accepted Answer

information superhighway

Question 18

A criticism of the structure of suburban housing was its

Accepted Answer

conformity

Question 19

Which political scandal involved the break-in of the Nation Democratic headquarters?

Accepted Answer

Watergate

Question 20

Which president is most closely associated with the Watergate scandal?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon

Question 21

Which Act eliminated literacy tests as a criteria for voting?

Accepted Answer

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Question 22

Many Americans believe that __ assassinated John F. Kennedy.

Accepted Answer

Lee Harvey Oswald

Question 23

Which of the following was a goal of the National Organization of Women (NOW)?

Accepted Answer

end gender discrimination in hiring

Question 24

One of the key components of "Reaganomic" was

Accepted Answer

tax cuts

Question 25

Which of the following was a concern of Earth Day?

Accepted Answer

conservation, nuclear energy, climate change, pollution

Question 26

What was a benefit that the GI Bill of Rights offered returning veterans?

Accepted Answer

low-interest loans

Question 27

Which was not a legacy of the women's movement?

Accepted Answer

more women deciding to be homemakers

Question 28

Martin Luther King, other ministers, and civil rights leaders founded which organization?

Accepted Answer

South Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

Question 29

The Warren Commission investigated the assassination of

Accepted Answer

John F. Kennedy

Question 30

Which of the following groups best exemplified the nonconformity of the beat movement?

Accepted Answer

artists, poets, and writers

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