U.S. Government & Politics
What government position did Lyndon B. Johnson hold just before becoming President of the U.S.?
Vice President
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
A movement aimed at ending racial discrimination and securing equal rights for African Americans and other minority groups.
What nickname was given to the conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for global influence?
The Cold War
What does NASA do for the United States?
- Space exploration and research
- Runs the International Space Station (ISS) in Houston, Texas
What was the main the result of the “Tidelands Controversy?"
The rise of the Republican Party in Texas
What is the name of the program Lyndon B. Johnson created to fight poverty and racial injustice?
Great Society
What is the name of the Supreme Court case that ended segregation in schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
What is communism?
A system where the government owns everything, and everyone shares resources equally
What goal did President Kennedy challenge the U.S. to achieve by the end of the 1960s?
To successfully land a person on the moon
What was the usual political preference of Texas before the 1952 election of Eisenhower?
Democrat
How did Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech influence President Johnson?
It inspired him to push Civil Rights laws through Congress.
Who was the first African American woman elected to the Texas state legislature?
Barbara Jordan
What event helped the U.S. get out of the Great Depression?
What was the name of the first satellite in space?
Sputnik from The Soviet Union
What was LULAC?
- Mexican American rights
- To fight segregation and support farm workers’ rights
How did Republican candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower gain support from Texas in the 1952 election?
He promised Texas control of the Tidelands
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?
It banned discrimination based on race in jobs and businesses
Which event led to an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union?
The United States using a nuclear bomb (nuke) during World War II.
Which organization was created by Hector P. Garcia to protect Mexican American veterans?
G.I. Forum
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?
It ended literacy tests and poll taxes that restricted voting rights
Who founded CORE and started “freedom rides” to end segregation in public places?
James Farmer