Question 1

Evaluate the impact of the Warren Court on American life. Cite specific cases that "reflected [the Supreme Court's] deep concern for the individual, no matter how lowly."

Accepted Answer

The Warren Court, led by Chief Justice E

Question 2

Evaluate President Johnson's Great Society program. Do you think that its goals were realistic? Admirable? Why did it receive such heavy support in Congress?

Accepted Answer

President Johnson's Great Society progra

Question 3

The three P's that largely explain the cultural upheavals of the 1960s are

Accepted Answer

A)  poverty, political radicalism, and protest against authority. 
B)  public schools, parietal rules, and parental restrictions. 
C)  population bulge, protest against Vietnam, and prosperity. 
D)  patriotism, prowar enthusiasm, and perfectionism. 
E)  the pill, pot, and popular rock music. 
A)  poverty, political radicalism, and protest against authority. 
B)  public schools, parietal rules, and parental restrictions. 
C)  population bulge, protest against Vietnam, and prosperity. 
D)  patriotism, prowar enthusiasm, and perfectionism. 
E)  the pill, pot, and popular rock music.

Question 4

The American armed forces in Vietnam were composed largely of

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A)  Marines. 
B)  African Americans. 
C)  volunteer soldiers in their twenties. 
D)  the least privileged young Americans. 
E)  professional career soldiers. 
A)  Marines. 
B)  African Americans. 
C)  volunteer soldiers in their twenties. 
D)  the least privileged young Americans. 
E)  professional career soldiers.

Question 5

In response to Congress's attempt to stop him from continuing the bombing of Cambodia, President Nixon

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A)  repeatedly vetoed Congress's bills to halt the attacks. 
B)  gradually reduced the number of bombing raids. 
C)  shifted the bombing campaign to Laos. 
D)  declared that he was stopping the bombing but continued the campaign secretly. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  repeatedly vetoed Congress's bills to halt the attacks. 
B)  gradually reduced the number of bombing raids. 
C)  shifted the bombing campaign to Laos. 
D)  declared that he was stopping the bombing but continued the campaign secretly. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 6

The political challenge to President Johnson's Vietnam policies gained great momentum when

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A)  the Senate voted to cut off funds for any further escalation of the war. 
B)  the favorite for the Republican nomination, Richard Nixon, began opposing the war. 
C)  third-party challenger George Wallace began criticizing Johnson. 
D)  Vice President Hubert Humphrey turned against Johnson's policies. 
E)  Senator Eugene McCarthy nearly defeated Johnson in the New Hampshire Democratic primary. 
A)  the Senate voted to cut off funds for any further escalation of the war. 
B)  the favorite for the Republican nomination, Richard Nixon, began opposing the war. 
C)  third-party challenger George Wallace began criticizing Johnson. 
D)  Vice President Hubert Humphrey turned against Johnson's policies. 
E)  Senator Eugene McCarthy nearly defeated Johnson in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.

Question 7

What was President Nixon's Southern strategy? Why did he adopt it? Describe what he did to implement it. Was it responsible for his re-election? Why or why not? Why did liberal critics of President Nixon's Southern strategy condemn it as cynical, divisive, and exploitative?

Accepted Answer

President Nixon's Southern strategy was

Question 8

Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court handed down rulings to

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A)  prevent required prayer and Bible readings in public schools. 
B)  protect the rights of individuals accused of crime. 
C)  preserve states' rights. 
D)  support civil rights for blacks. 
E)  establish a right to choose abortion. 
A)  prevent required prayer and Bible readings in public schools. 
B)  protect the rights of individuals accused of crime. 
C)  preserve states' rights. 
D)  support civil rights for blacks. 
E)  establish a right to choose abortion.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of Lyndon B. Johnson.

Accepted Answer

President of the United States

Question 10

President Nixon's chief foreign policy adviser, throughout his administration, was

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A)  Henry Kissinger. 
B)  William Rogers. 
C)  Spiro Agnew. 
D)  Gerald Ford. 
E)  Donald Rumsfeld. 
A)  Henry Kissinger. 
B)  William Rogers. 
C)  Spiro Agnew. 
D)  Gerald Ford. 
E)  Donald Rumsfeld.

Question 11

The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplished all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  creation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 
B)  prohibiting discrimination based on gender. 
C)  banning sexual as well as racial discrimination. 
D)  banning racial discrimination in most private facilities open to the public. 
E)  requiring affirmative action against discrimination. 
A)  creation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 
B)  prohibiting discrimination based on gender. 
C)  banning sexual as well as racial discrimination. 
D)  banning racial discrimination in most private facilities open to the public. 
E)  requiring affirmative action against discrimination.

Question 12

Explain why the Civil Rights movement became more radical and violent as the 1960s progressed. What changes occurred in the motives, assumptions, and leadership of the movement?

Accepted Answer

The Civil Rights movement became more ra

Question 13

In Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court upheld a married couple's right to use contraceptives based on

Accepted Answer

A)  the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution. 
B)  the First Amendment. 
C)  a right to privacy. 
D)  Roe v. Wade. 
E)  the Fourteenth Amendment. 
A)  the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution. 
B)  the First Amendment. 
C)  a right to privacy. 
D)  Roe v. Wade. 
E)  the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 14

George McGovern, the Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1972, alienated the traditional working-class backbone of the Democratic party

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A)  by opposing the "closed shop" and minimum wage laws. 
B)  when he advocated an end to the Vietnam War. 
C)  when it was discovered that he had undergone psychiatric care. 
D)  by appealing to racial minorities, feminists, and youth. 
E)  by opposing the power of labor unions. 
A)  by opposing the "closed shop" and minimum wage laws. 
B)  when he advocated an end to the Vietnam War. 
C)  when it was discovered that he had undergone psychiatric care. 
D)  by appealing to racial minorities, feminists, and youth. 
E)  by opposing the power of labor unions.

Question 15

Were the cultural protests of the 1960 inside the United States connected to the political protests inside the United States in terms of similar themes, goals and objectives, and methods? Why or why not? Give specific examples to support your point of view.

Accepted Answer

Yes, the cultural protests of the 1960s

Question 16

When it came to welfare programs, Richard Nixon

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A)  sought to exclude African Americans. 
B)  tried to repeal only food stamps and Medicaid. 
C)  did little to reduce the poverty rate. 
D)  did his best to do away with Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs. 
E)  supported significant expansion in many areas. 
A)  sought to exclude African Americans. 
B)  tried to repeal only food stamps and Medicaid. 
C)  did little to reduce the poverty rate. 
D)  did his best to do away with Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs. 
E)  supported significant expansion in many areas.

Question 17

The top-secret Pentagon Papers, leaked and published in 1971

Accepted Answer

A)  revealed President Nixon's role in the Watergate scandal. 
B)  documented the North Vietnamese attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. 
C)  exposed President Nixon's secret bombing war of Cambodia. 
D)  was the first the American public knew of the Nixon Doctrine. 
E)  exposed the blunders and deceptions of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations in pursuing American involvement in the Vietnam War. 
A)  revealed President Nixon's role in the Watergate scandal. 
B)  documented the North Vietnamese attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. 
C)  exposed President Nixon's secret bombing war of Cambodia. 
D)  was the first the American public knew of the Nixon Doctrine. 
E)  exposed the blunders and deceptions of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations in pursuing American involvement in the Vietnam War.

Question 18

As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

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A)  whites left the South in record numbers. 
B)  centuries of discrimination and oppression ended. 
C)  whites refused to do business with blacks. 
D)  white southerners began to court black votes. 
E)  the South became strongly Democratic. 
A)  whites left the South in record numbers. 
B)  centuries of discrimination and oppression ended. 
C)  whites refused to do business with blacks. 
D)  white southerners began to court black votes. 
E)  the South became strongly Democratic.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of Charles de Gaulle.

Accepted Answer

President of France who withdr

Question 20

Even though Senator Barry Goldwater was buried in Lyndon Johnson's landslide victory in 1964, he is often seen as the forerunner of the later rise of conservatism in American politics. What explains the longer-term appeal of Goldwater-style conservatism? Why was he able to make so little headway in 1964?

Accepted Answer

The longer-term appeal of Goldwater-styl

Exam 36: The Stormy Sixties

Evaluate the impact of the Warren Court on American life. Cite specific cases that "reflected [the Supreme Court's] deep concern for the individual, no matter how lowly."

Evaluate President Johnson's Great Society program. Do you think that its goals were realistic? Admirable? Why did it receive such heavy support in Congress?

The three P's that largely explain the cultural upheavals of the 1960s are

The American armed forces in Vietnam were composed largely of

In response to Congress's attempt to stop him from continuing the bombing of Cambodia, President Nixon

The political challenge to President Johnson's Vietnam policies gained great momentum when

What was President Nixon's Southern strategy? Why did he adopt it? Describe what he did to implement it. Was it responsible for his re-election? Why or why not? Why did liberal critics of President Nixon's Southern strategy condemn it as cynical, divisive, and exploitative?

Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court handed down rulings to

Identify and state the historical significance of Lyndon B. Johnson.

President Nixon's chief foreign policy adviser, throughout his administration, was

The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplished all of the following EXCEPT

Explain why the Civil Rights movement became more radical and violent as the 1960s progressed. What changes occurred in the motives, assumptions, and leadership of the movement?

In Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court upheld a married couple's right to use contraceptives based on

George McGovern, the Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1972, alienated the traditional working-class backbone of the Democratic party

Were the cultural protests of the 1960 inside the United States connected to the political protests inside the United States in terms of similar themes, goals and objectives, and methods? Why or why not? Give specific examples to support your point of view.

When it came to welfare programs, Richard Nixon

The top-secret Pentagon Papers, leaked and published in 1971

As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Identify and state the historical significance of Charles de Gaulle.

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American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

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America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

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The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

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