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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18: The Politics of Justice; Justice and Poverty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John F. Kennedy succeed in achieving as a Senator?
(a) Imprisoning Walter Reuther.
(b) Passage of a labor law with a secret ballot in union leadership elections.
(c) Demonstrating on behalf of Communists.
(d) Imprisoning Jimmy Hoffa.

2. Where did Hoover get most of his information about organized crime?
(a) Infiltration.
(b) Bugging.
(c) Secret observers.
(d) Videotapes.

3. Which two offices did the FBI director covertly oppose?
(a) National defense and civil rights.
(b) Civil unions and health care.
(c) State and municipal.
(d) Attorney General and President.

4. In what five areas was civil rights legislation enforced?
(a) Marriage, home ownership, bus travel, shared housing, and community dining.
(b) Security, commerce, research, legislation, and justice.
(c) Education, transportation, suffrage, housing, and employment.
(d) Federal parks, state parks, public buildings, airlines, and taxis.

5. ______________ was Irish, an ardent anti-Communist, and liked by the Kennedy family initially.
(a) Walter Reuther.
(b) Joe McCarthy.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Jimmy Hoffa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died in a plane crash when Robert Kennedy married?

2. Who had terrifying power as the head of the FBI?

3. What discouraged Robert Kennedy during his work in the Justice Department?

4. Who scared away most witnesses from testifying against him?

5. What did America have to do to prevent the rise of Communism?

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