What did the Court rule in 1938 when Lloyd Gaines, a black student, was denied admission to the Missouri School of Law?
The University had to pay for blacks to go to law school out of state or build a similar facility.
100
What group particularly benefited from the period of American economic growth between the 1950s and 1970s?
Women
100
John F. Kennedy ran on the _________________ ticket in the 1960 presidential election.
Demacratic
100
What type of judges did President Nixon appoint to the Supreme Court?
Conservative
100
Was the war in Vietnam popular in the United States? Explain why or Why not.
NO!
-Demonstrations
- Forced Drafts
- No clear exit strategy
- Very Costly
- High death toll
200
What type of reform did Earl Warren persuade the other Supreme Court Justices that the Court should take a leading role in promoting?
What is Civil Rights Reform
200
What was the most popular product among consumers during the 1950's?
Televisions
200
Which president asked his fellow Americans to “… ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”?
John F. Kennedy
200
What were 3 costs that contributed to a rapid rise in government spending during the Nixon years?
a. Cost of cleaning the environment
b. Costs of the space program
c. Cost of the war in Vietnam
200
What were some of the non- violent methods used by civil rights protesters in the 1960's?
-Sit-ins
-Picketing
-Civil Disobedience
- Marches
- Etc.
300
The Supreme Court rejected the Plessy v. Ferguson doctrine of “separate but equal’ in what famous Court ruling?
What is c. Brown v. Board of Education
300
Teenage music selections were typically divided across racial lines until disc jockey Alan coined the phrase “______________________” as a label for all youth-oriented music.
What is Rock n roll
300
On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated by ____________________________.
Lee Harvey Oswald
300
Why did the United States government mandate that manufactures and automakers be more conserving of petroleum and to produce fuel-efficient cars.
As result of the OPEC oil embargo, and the energy crisis.
300
What happened to the civil right leaders; John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X?
They were all assassinated
400
What did The Twenty-Fourth Amendment do?
Abolished any form of payment as a prerequisites for voting in federal elections.
400
What singer’s popularity was so overwhelming in the 1950s that many teens fainted upon seeing him in person?
Elvis Presley
400
On March 16, 1964, Johnson called for a “war on _______________” when he proposed a $962 million program to address the issue.
Poverty
400
True of False. Nixon had the FBI investigate his “political enemies” and the ordered the IRS to audit their tax returns.
True
400
The Watergate investigation revealed that President Nixon had ...
a. Ordered government agencies to harass his political opponents.
b. Known of illegal activities among his advisors.
c. Tried to prevent the investigation committee from discovering the facts.
500
Which president issued an executive order that all federal contractors implement “affirmative action” hiring practices towards women and minorities?
Lyndon Johnson
500
Name 2 things that happened as a result of the “baby boom”?
a. Home construction grew
b. New schools were built
500
What are two things that Kennedy did as part of his plan for winning the South during the election of 1960.
a. He selected Texan Lyndon B. Johnson as his running mate.
b. He pursed the black vote by developing a special committee.
500
Name at least 3 issues that were decided in Nixon's favor by the supreme court during his presidency.
-school busing
-wiretapping
-capital punishment
-publication of the Pentagon Papers
-abortion
500
Explain the Cold War and the idea of M.A.D.
War between democratic nations and communist for ideological control of the globe. It led to indirect fighting because of the idea of Mutually Assured Destruction due to the proliferation of nuclear weapons on both sides of the conflict.