Question 1
Multiple Choice Question
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What was significant about Brown v. Board of Education?
the Court ruled that federal courts had the right to tell states to reapportion their congressional districts for more equal representation
the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools were unconstitutional
the Court ruled that no one, regardless of wealth, education, or class should be charged with a crime and then be forced to face his accusers in court without guidance or counsel
the Court held that if police do not inform people they arrest about certain constitutional rights then their confessions may not be used as evidence at trial
Question 2
Multiple Choice Question
Points
1
Who developed the first vaccine for polio?
All of these answers are correct
Benjamin Spock
Jonas Salk
Albert Sabin
Question 3
Multiple Choice Question
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Who approved the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway so that ocean-going ships could sail directly into the Great Lakes?
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Question 4
Multiple Choice Question
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1
Who assassinated John F. Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Leon Czolgosz
Jack Ruby
John Wilkes Booth
Question 5
Multiple Choice Question
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What happened to the two men who murdered Emmett Till?
they were released in exchange for a list of public officials who were on the KKK’s payroll
they were acquitted
they were sentenced to death
they were sentenced to life in prison
Question 6
Multiple Choice Question
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What was the Bay of Pigs?
the construction of a seaway between Havana and Miami
a failed operation on the coast of Cuba by Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro’s Cuban Revolution
the transfer of Soviet missiles to Cuba
a successful operation on the coast of Cuba by Americans who opposed Fidel Castro’s Cuban Revolution
Question 7
Multiple Choice Question
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Nearly ________ of Americans watched television in the 1960s.
55%
90%
65%
42%
Question 8
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Which type of protest characterized the civil rights movement of the 1950s and early 1960s?
nonviolent
destructive
coup d’etat
riotous
Question 9
Multiple Choice Question
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Who were the nearly one-fourth of Americans living below the poverty level in the 1960s?
single mothers
the elderly
minorities
all of these answers are correct
Question 10
Multiple Choice Question
Points
1
Between ________, the American birth rate was at an all-time record high.
1946-1964
1936-1944
1941-1944
1912-1984
Question 11
Multiple Choice Question
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1
What was significant about Jones v. Mayer?
the Court ruled that the Thirteenth Amendment prohibits private racial discrimination in the sale of property
the Court ruled that federal courts had the right to tell states to reapportion their congressional districts for more equal representation
the Court held that if police do not inform people they arrest about certain constitutional rights then their confessions may not be used as evidence at trial
the Court ruled that no one, regardless of wealth, education, or class should be charged with a crime and then be forced to face his accusers in court without guidance or counsel
Question 12
Multiple Choice Question
Points
1
Which nation was the first to put an astronaut on the Moon?
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Germany
Question 13
Multiple Choice Question
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1
Who inspired Martin Luther King, Jr.’s fight for civil rights?
Elijah Muhammad
Fidel Castro
Mahatma Gandhi
Robert C. Weaver
Question 14
Multiple Choice Question
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1
The ________ is the government agency that regulates television and radio.
Federal Communications Commission
Patent and Trademark Office
Education Department
Census Bureau
Question 15
Multiple Choice Question
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1
How did television coverage influence the presidential election of 1960?
Nixon received a big boost in the polls after appearing more relaxed
Kennedy received a big boost in the polls after appearing more knowledgable on foreign policy
Eisenhower received a big boost in the polls after appearing knowledgable on foreign policy
Kennedy received a big boost in the polls after appearing more relaxed