Name: 
 

Ch20 Kennedy



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

All of the following are true of John F. Kennedy except that he ...
a.
served as Vice President
c.
was assassinated in his first term
b.
was the first Catholic President
d.
was a Democrat
 

 2. 

In the Kennedy-Nixon debates, Richard Nixon was hurt most by ...
a.
lack of maturity
c.
lack of foreign relations experience
b.
lack of experience on TV
d.
association with Eisenhower administration
 

 3. 

During the Kennedy years, Congress enthusiastically committed funds for
a.
education
c.
social services
b.
the space program
d.
urban development
 

 4. 

The defense policy called "flexible response" was designed to allow the U.S. to ...
a.
choose when to object to Soviet aggression and when not to
c.
pursue nonmilitary methods of decreasing the Communist threat
b.
engage in military actions that stopped short of nuclear attack
d.
decrease its defense budget and spend more on domestic programs
 

 5. 

The Bay of Pigs invasion humiliated the U.S. by making the government appear
a.
aggressive
c.
timid
b.
indecisive
d.
incompetent
 

 6. 

All of the following are Congressional acts passed as part of the Great Society legislation except the
a.
Civil Rights Act
c.
Americans with Disabilities Act
b.
Medical Care Act
d.
national Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
 

 7. 

Warren court decisions on criminal matters tended to strengthen the
a.
rights of the accused
c.
powers of the states to prosecute crimes
b.
powers of the states to fight crime
d.
powers of the police to investigate crimes
 

 8. 

Warren Court decisions regarding reapportionment dealt with fairly balancing the representation of
a.
rich and poor voters
c.
non-citizen voters
b.
urban and rural voters
d.
African American and White voters
 

 9. 

Who was president, and responsible,  when the Berlin wall was built by the Soviet Union, missles were installed in Cuba, the Bay of Pigs invasion failed
a.
Richard Nixon
c.
John F. Kennedy
b.
Dwight David Eisenhower
d.
Lyndon Johnson
 

 10. 

Which president started the Peace Corp?
a.
Eisenhower
c.
Johnson
b.
Nixon
d.
Kennedy
 

 11. 

How did JFK stimulate the economy?
a.
lowering taxes and government spending
c.
lowering taxes and increasing government spending
b.
lowering government spending and raising taxes
d.
increasing government spending and increasing taxes
 

 12. 

Who killed John F. Kennedy?
a.
Fidel Castro
c.
Oliver Stone
b.
Jack Ruby
d.
Lee Harvey Oswald
 

 13. 

Who ran against Lyndon Johnson in the 1964 elections?
a.
Bobby Kennedy
c.
Barry Goldwater
b.
Gene McCarthy
d.
J.Edgar Hoover
 

 14. 

Which president created the "War on Poverty" program?
a.
Lyndon Johnson
c.
Barry Goldwater
b.
John Kennedy
d.
General McArthur
 

 15. 

Which of the following are not part of the "Miranda Rights?"
a.
Right to privacy
c.
Right to remain silent
b.
Right to a lawyer
d.
anything said can be used against a suspect
 

 16. 

The Warren Court was headed by ...
a.
Warren Harding
c.
Hugo Black
b.
Earl Warren
d.
Clarance Thomas
 

 17. 

During which presidential election did the Kennedy-Nixon debates take place
a.
1956
c.
1964
b.
1960
d.
1968
 

 18. 

A presidents program for improving conditions inside the country is called .....
a.
foreign affairs
c.
the domestic agenda
b.
internal affairs
d.
the Peach Corp
 

 19. 

What was the "hot line" used for?
a.
ordering pizza
c.
calling the police prior to the 911 system
b.
communicating with congress
d.
contacting the Soviet Union in an emergency
 

 20. 

Medicare and Medicaid were mainly used to help .....
a.
young people
c.
the hospitals
b.
middle aged people
d.
old people
 

 21. 

Who was Attorney General under President Kennedy?
a.
Bobby kennedy
c.
Lyndon Johnson
b.
J. Edgar Hoover
d.
John Ashcroft
 

 22. 

The main purpose of the Warren Commission was to investigate
a.
the Bay of Pigs invasion
c.
the Kennedy Assassination
b.
the War on Poverty
d.
the Viet Nam war
 

 23. 

Baker v. Carr (1962) and Reynolds v. Sims (1964) dealt with the issue of
a.
school segregation
c.
one man one vote
b.
segregation in the armed forces
d.
rights of persons accused of a crime
 

 24. 

Barry Goldwater was considered a
a.
Conservative
c.
Socialist
b.
Liberal
d.
Labor Leader
 

 25. 

The big dance craze in the sixties was the "twist." Who invented the "twist?"
a.
Little Richard
c.
Elvis Presley
b.
Bill Haley and the Comets
d.
Chubby Checker
 



 
Check Your Work     Start Over