New Frontier
JFK & Cold War
Great Society
New Frontier and Great Society
100

He was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1953-1969

Who is Earl Warren?

100

He was the first astronaut to step on the moon.

Who is Neil Armstrong?

100

This was a government-sponsored health care for people living below the poverty line.

What is Medicaid?

100

Kennedy's legislative agenda was called this.

What is the New Frontier?

200

in the 1960 presidential campaign, television was used for this for the first time.

What is advertise candidates?

200

Kennedy convinced Congress to invest more funds in these two areas.

What is defense and space exploration?

200

This is a government-funded health insurance plan for the elderly.

What is Medicare?

200

This was a preschool program for the disadvantaged.

What is Head Start?

300

The outcome of the 1960 presidential election was strongly influenced by this.

What is the televised debates?

300

During the space race, Kennedy's goal for the nation was to be the first to do this.

What is land a man on the moon?

300

This helped put young people to work in poor neighborhoods.

What is VISTA?

300

Johnson's goals for a better America were supported by the prosperity resulting from this.

What is a strong economy?

400

She was the director of the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor in the Kennedy Administration.

Who is Esther Peterson?

400

This was the purpose of the Warren Commission.

What is to find out if more than one person was involved in the Kennedy assassination?

400

This program provided college preparation for low-income teenagers.

What is Upward Bound?

400

The decision in the case of Reynolds v. Sims was important because it shifted political power from this area to this area.

What is from rural areas to urban areas?

500

In response to the recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women, President Kennedy ordered an end to this in the federal civil service.

What is gender discrimination?

500

This was the purpose of Kennedy's "flexible response" plan.

What is to build up conventional weapons?
500

This program helped young unemployed people find jobs.

What is Job Corps?

500

He was the first African American to serve in a cabinet.

Who is Robert Weaver?