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The presidential election
"The torch has been passed to a new generation, my fellow americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" This speech is representative of kennedy's youth and optimism which were traits that helped him win
Citizens need to get involved in helping others
"The torch has been passed to a new generation, my fellow americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" by this famous statement, Kennedy meant that
Raise the minimum wage
Although congress blocked many of Kennedy's legislative initiatives, they did agree to
Berlin Wall
For nearly 30 years, the ___ stood as a visible symbol of Cold War division between the US and the Soviet Union
Separation of Church and State
Kennedy spoke in support of...
The New Frontier
Kennedy's Legislative agenda was called
Buildup of conventional weapons
Kennedy's flexible response plan called for
Benefit all members of society for the long term
Kennedy's reaction to economic problems during his term in office was to propose solutions that would
Poverty
Michael Herrington's book, The Other America, Inspired LBJ to make the elimination of ___ a major policy goal
Cuba
October 22, 1962, President Kennedy announced that America's planes saw that the Soviet Union has placed long range missiles in
The first televised presedential debate
On september 26, 1960 an estimated 75 million people watched
Catholic
President Kennedy was the first president who was
Put a man on the moon
President Kennedy's goal in the space race against the Soviet Union was to
Due Process (NOT equal rights)
The .... decision that requires a police to read a criminal suspect provides for ___ under the law
Television
The 1960 presidential race was the first time candidates made substantial use of
To help unemployed young people acquire job skills
The Neighborhood Youth Corps provided program
War on Crime
The Office of economic opportunity was a major part of Johnson's
Put an end to gender discrimination in the federal civil service
The alliance for progress was a
Illiteracy
The economic opportunity act of 1964 attacked inadequate public services, unemployment, and ___ as a major cause of poverty
Debates
The four televised ___ between Nixon and Kennedy strongly influenced the outcome of the 1960 election
Lee Harvey Oswald
The man accused of killing president Kennedy was named
All citizens votes should have equal weight
The principle of one man one vote meant that
Spark an uprising against Fidel Castro in Cuba
The purpose of the bay of pigs invasion was to
Richard Nixon
The republican elect nominee in the 1960 election was
Miranda Rights
The right to remain silent is part of an individual's
Reapportionment
The way in which states draw political districts based on changes in population is called
Cut taxes
To get the economy moving, Kennedy pushed for
Had a majority in both houses in congress
When President Kennedy entered the office, democrats ____
Remove missiles from Turkey
Which of the following is part of the agreement to end the Cuban Missile Crisis
Programs grew quickly and were difficult to evaluate
Which of the following is true about the Great Society?
The first special olympic games were held
Which of the following took place in 1968
Medicare for the elderly.
Which of the following was a major Great Society claim
Yiri Gegari
Which of the following was the first person to orbit earth in 1961