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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 Robert Kennedy find was a frequent result of poverty?
(a) Armed robbery.
(b) Depression.
(c) Theft.
(d) Juvenile deliquency.

2. Where did Robert Kennedy get a position because of his father's influence?
(a) Senate Investigations Committee.
(b) Attorney General's office.
(c) Senate.
(d) House of Representatives.

3. What did Robert Kennedy think were the two reasons for juvenile delinquency?
(a) Lack of opportunity and access to a middle class life.
(b) Education and community involvement.
(c) Safety and cleanliness.
(d) Nutrition and sleep.

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

5. Whose prosecution by Attorney General Robert Kennedy caused the ire of Lyndon B. Johnson?
(a) J. Vincent Keoh.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) Bobby Baker.
(d) Eunice Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. ______________ was Irish, an ardent anti-Communist, and liked by the Kennedy family initially.

2. What three organizations did Robert Kennedy enlist support from?

3. What was a difficult decision that the Attorney General Robert Kennedy faced during judicial prosecutions?

4. Who was murdered during the admittance of black students into college in Alabama?

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

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