1960s Election
JFK Presidency
LBJ Presidency
Cold War
Misc
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The outcome of the 1960 presidential election was strongly influenced by what?
Televised Debates
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What was the nickname for JFK's presidency?
Age of Camelot
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What was the name of LBJ legislative agenda
Great Society
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Why was the location of Nuclear missiles in Cuba unacceptable by U.S. leaders?
The physical location of Cuba made large areas of the United States vulnerable to attack
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What was the purpose of Warren Commisson?
To find out if more than one person was involved in the Kennedy assasination.
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In the 1960 presidential campaign, televisio nwas used for the first time to do what?
Advertise candidates
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What was the name given to JFK's legislative agenda?
New Frontier
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The Office of Economic Opportunity was a major part of Johnson's...
War on poverty
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As a result of our apprent loss in the Space Race Kennedy convinced congress to invest more funds in
Defense and Space exploration
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Why was the decision in the case of Reynolds v Sim important.
The decision was important becuase it shifted political power from the rural areas to urabn areas.
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Who were the canidates in 1960 presidential election?
Kennedy vs. Nixon
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Why was Kennedy unable to pass many of his domestic programs?
Kennedy presidential win was a narrow victory and many Democrats in Congress did not feel that he helped them win their seat and did not feel that they owed him anything.
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Johnson's goal for a better America as supported by what?
THe prosperity resulting from the strong economy.
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Why did the Bay of Pigs invasion fail?
Kennedy refused to provide air support
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Reapportionment required by the Warren Court boosted the political power of whom?
African Americans
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Who was seen to have more experience and was expected to win the election?
Nixon
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What was President Kenedy responce to recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women?
He ordered an end to gender discrimination in the federal civil service.
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What enabled LBJ to move his legislative agenda through congress despite not having a strong control over Congress?
Two reasons -LBJ was extremelly powerful politically having serving in congress for many years -He was able to ride the simpathy of JFK assasination
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What was agreement that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?
1. Kennedy promised to publicly not invade Cuba. 2. Khushchev promised to remove Soviet missles from Cuba 3. Kennedy privately to remove missiles from Turkey
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To get the economy moving, Kennedy adopted the supply-side idea of doing what?
Reducing taxes
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To sothe religious concerns during the campaign, Kennedy spoke in support of what?
Seperation between church and state
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What was the Alliance for Progress?
The Alliance for Porgress was series of cooperative aid projects with Latin American governments.
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This is the name of a government-sponsored health care for people living bbelow the poverty line.
Medicare
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Kennedy's "flexible response" plan called for what?
A build up of convential weapons.
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What does the principle of "one man, one vote" mean?
All citizens votes should have equal weight
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