The Camelot Years
Republican that JFK defeated in the 1960 Presidential Election
Richard Nixon
Successful JFK program that provided humanitarian aid through serving the 3rd world
Peace Corps
Much of the Warren Court directives were based on this idea..."Drawing up political districts based upon population changes in the U.S."
Reapportionment
The "key" to LBJ's Great Society was his declaration of unconditional war on .....
Poverty in the U.S.
LBJ defeated Barry Goldwater in the 1964 Presidential Election. LBJ won 61% of the popular vote....How many states did LBJ win in the ELECTORAL vote?
44
JFK's Vision/Platform to increase aid to education, insurance for the elderly, and to create a department of urban affairs
New Frontier
JFK succeeded in breaking price hikes in this American Industry
Steel
"The Law treats individuals as innocent until proven guilty in a court of law"
Due Process
This LBJ Great Society measure was essentially a "Domestic Peace Corps"...
V.I.S.T.A.
Name of the journalist (eventual CBS news anchor) who stated on the eve of JFK's assassination (11/22/63)...."Tonight a few Americans go to bed without a sense that somehow we have failed."
Walter Cronkite
Due to JFK's narrow victory in 1960, the Democrats failed to achieve this
Consensus
Although results were mixed, this program used $20 billion to improve Latin America infrastructure
Alliance for Progress
What the Warren Court's ruling/decision in Abington School District v Schemp" 1963 banned.
State Mandated Bible Reading in American Public Schools
What age did one have to be to receive job skills training in LBJ's JOB CORPS?
16 to 21 years of age
Which university/college in the state of Tennessee is tops in providing volunteers for work in the Peace Corps?
University of Tennessee at Knoxville
During the 1960 election, JFK spoke of using this policy toward the Soviet Union....."buildup of conventional weapons, troops, and increasing use of special forces
Flexible Response
A major personal success for JFK; sponsorship of Camp Shriver led to the evolution of this event first held in Chicago in 1968
Special Olympics
What "rights" did the court's ruling in the case Miranda v Arizona protect?
"Miranda Rights" or Rights of the Accused
This program of LBJ's Great Society provided health insurance and assistance to low-income households.
Medicaid
On July 16, 1969, Astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins boarded this "rocket" in Florida to fly to the moon.
Saturn V
JFK warned Americans that this existed..."American lagged behind in the Cold War, the Soviets were ahead in the game with their tech"
Missile Gap
Name one JFK initiative that Congress thwarted
TAX CUTS
Insurance for Senior Citizens in the U.S.
Federal dollars toward Education
In Gideon v Wainwright, what did the Warren Court say defendants had the "right to"?
A lawyer
Broad-based LBJ program that gave federal aid to many cities in the U.S. in order to improve transportation, health-care, housing, and policing...
"Model Cities"
JFK loved automobiles and boats (he owned many). One of the cars he purchased was a 1961 Ford Thunderbird, which featured a new sleek design.
Due to this new design, the T-Bird was nicknamed "___________"........An eerie nickname, especially if one considers how he died!
"Bullet Car"